Government of Shirazam

Government of the Fourth Republic of Shirazam
Diwan ye Shirazam
Shirazam coat of arm
Overview
State	Shirazam
Leader	Rahban
Appointed by	House of Deputies
Responsible to	House of Deputies
Headquarters	Shirkal

The Divan of Shirazam (Diwan ye Shirazam) is the executive of the Fourth Republic of Shirazam. Its main executive organ is the eponymous Diwan, the council of ministers. Its members meet weekly at the Skadanshah-Kal at heart of Shirkal and near the House of Deputies.

Most senior ministers are titled "National Ministers" (Fyde Kalonan) followed in protocol by the Ministers (Kalonan), the Sub-Ministers (Zerkalonan), and Junior ministers titled "National Secretaries" (Fyde Dastdyar). All members of government are elected and appointed individually by the House of Deputies for a year-long mandate and are responsible before it. Notably: the House of Deputies serve as the court of justice in case of ministerial misbehaviour.

Functions

Diwan

According to the Constitution, the Diwan apply the policy of Shirazam under the direction of House of Deputies, notably through Decrees. All decisions made by the Diwan must be registered and published publicly.

The Diwan "proper" is the weekly meeting of all the ministers, senior to junior, and is chaired and led by the longest-serving, or simply oldest, National Minister present. All decrees must be approved by the Diwan. Furthermore, it is the Council of Ministers that defines the practical application of the policies defined by the House of Deputies. In addition to implementing policy, the government is responsible for national defense, and directs the actions of the Armed Forces of Shirazam.

Ministries

Most government work however is done elsewhere: in the individual ministries. Ministers each have their own staff (Gerkan) made of around ten to twenty public servants. Composition of a staff must include a Chief-of-staff (Gerkan Salar), Staff-assistant (Gerkan ⁠Adyavar⁠), ministerial advisers (Andarzpatan) with at least one communication and one parliamentary advisors, and at least one Mission Manager (Kar Salar). Advisers come from the Civil service, while Managers are political appointees. Ministries' compositions are under the control of the Public Salvation Committee.

Budget

The government is responsible for Shirazam' economic and financial policy. They must authorize all expenditures made by each ministry, and also manage all revenue. Each minister must prepare a list of requests for funds annually, and submit it to the Budget Ministry. This ministry decides whether to grant or deny requests for funding by ministers. The ministry also calculates the state budget for the coming year. The Budget Minister then prepare an Appropriation bill to be presented to, and voted upon by, The House of Deputies, although the House of Deputies maintain overseeing powers over budget applications.

Rahban

in time of crisis, the House of Deputies has the authority to elect an extraordinary magistrate endowed with full authority and powers of the State, subordinating the other magistrates and becoming the head of government for the duration of his mandate (generally six months, but renewable by the House of Deputies as many time as deemed necessary). This extraordinary magistrate is known as the Rahban, or "Dictator".

While the Public Salvation Committee cannot dictate the Rahban' policies, they keep track of his actions as the extraordinary magistrate remain accountable to the House. Notably: they are liable to prosecution after the end of their mandate.

Separation of powers

Ministers and other government officials in Shirazam cannot occupy any parliamentary office: if a Deputy is appointed to governmental positions, they have to leave their seat to their Running mate.However, members of government are allowed to keep any local governmental position they may have. They can thus be mayor (Xardar) or regional councilor. They cannot, however, serve as governor (Prataraka) of a province.