Czar Court

The Council of Ministers of the Federal Republic of Deltaria, also known as the Executive Council, is composed of high-level ministers of the Government of Deltaria, led by the Premier.

Role
The Council is responsible to the President of Deltaria. The PResident is the one to propose a cabinet and Premier, and is also the officer directly above the Coucil of Ministers. The National Forum maychoose to pass a motion of censure forcing the Council of Ministers to resign, and this requires a 2/3rds majority in the Nationa Forum. Until a new cabinet is formed a temporary cabinet shall be made from the largest party.

The Council of Ministers usually holds sessions on Wednesday mornings at the Czar Court and is chaired by the Deltarian Premier, but the President may call an emergency session. The cabinet is supposed to maintain daily administration of the nation, and is supposed to work on a national scale, while the Provincial Cabinets work with Provincial offices and duties. A head from each of the major departments is a member of the cabinet, and has various roles in the cabinet and on occasion may be summoned to the National Forum.

Ministers are required to answer written or oral questions put to them by members of the National Forum, known as Government questions. In addition, ministers attend sessions of the National Forum when laws concerning their assigned sectors and departmental portfolios are under consideration.

Cabinet ministers cannot propose legislation without Forum approval, though the Premier may under certain limits enact statutory instruments, known as orders-in-council, i.e., government orders with statutory force. Ministers can however propose bills to the National Forum and any such legislation is generally very likely to pass.

On occasion, the majority opinion in the National Forum may differ significantly from those of the executive, resulting in a large number of riders.

Rank
Council members are subdivided into three substantial ranks, along with one honorary rank:

Ministers — highest-ranking members of the Government Deputy ministers — assist ministers in specialized areas of their portfolio Secretaries of State — assist ministers in less important areas and occasionally attend sessions of the Council of Ministers. Ministers of State — a purely honorary title, granted to some ministers as a symbol of prestige among other Council members.