Executive Council of Fratanica

Executive Council of Fratanica
Date formed	September 14, 1942 (1942-09-14)
People
Head of government	Michael Lambert, Prime Minister
Deputy head of government	Robin Fortune, Deputy Prime Minister
No. of ministers	15
Member party	Liberal Unity Party
Opposition cabinet	Shadow Cabinet of Camille Vallin
Opposition party	Parties Fratanica Forward Party Social Conservative Party National Justice Party Affirmative Equality Party
Opposition leader	Camille Vallin
History
Predecessor	Cabinet of Fratanica

The Executive Council of Fratanica is the main executive governing body in Fratanica. The body is composed of 15 ministers, as well as external observers. The body was established in the Constitution of Fratanica in mid-1941, with the Prime Minister as the head of government and answering solely to the National Assembly.

The Prime Minister and ministers within the body may only be dismissed by the National Assembly through a vote of no confidence or through impeachment. Unlike a vote of no confidence, impeachment both removes the minister from office and indicts them for misconduct. As a consequence of this, the National Assembly may choose to vote against individual ministers. However, they can not merely remove the Prime Minister, as that would require the rest of the body to resign for a new government.

Process of Nomination and Appointment

The nomination process for federal ministers is conducted by the President of Fratanica, with advice from the prime minister. In theory, the President may choose to appoint anybody he wants for those positions. However, due to the necessity for majority parliamentary support, the President often appoints a person after consulting with the Cabinet. He then issues a letter of appointment to the National Assembly. Once this is done, the National Assembly must take the appointment. The appropriate committee conducts exploratory hearings for the appointee. They are then put to a vote. If a simple majority approves of the appointment, they are appointed to the position. Otherwise, the National Assembly sends back the appointment and requests for a new appointment.

If the minister is approved by the National Assembly, they will take an oath of office in front of its members. Afterwards, they will visit the Presidential Palace and receive a certificate of appointment from the President, completing the process of appointment.

In the case of the prime minister, the President sends a letter of recommendation to the National Assembly. The National Assembly may choose to ignore this letter of recommendation, and instead send up an interim prime minister for 14 days. Parties will have 14 days to send up a candidate for Prime Minister and vote on them with a majority. Without a majority, the President can send forth another candidate, accept the candidate with a plurality of the vote, or dissolve the National Assembly. If they accept it, they must conduct exploratory hearings, and then put them up to a majority vote.

The new Prime Minister first takes the oath of office, conducted by the President of the Supreme Court. They will then head to the Ilias Residence, receive a certificate of appointment, and then convene a Cabinet meeting with members of the interim cabinet, put forth by the Prime Minister's party. Interim cabinet members may stand for up to 60 days, after which a new interim cabinet must be created. The Prime Minister will later consult the President to appoint permanent ministers of the cabinet.

Members

Order	Office	Image	Incumbent	Party	In office
1	Prime Minister of Fratanica	Example	Michael Lambert	Liberal Unity Party	Example
2	Deputy Prime Minister of Fratanica	Example	Robin Fortune	Liberal Unity Party	Example
3	Minister of Foreign Affairs	Example	Sofia Marinelli	Liberal Unity Party	Example
4	Minister of Justice	Example	Roland Fischer	Liberal Unity Party	Example
5	Minister of Defense	Example	Peter Beck	Liberal Unity Party	Example
6	Minister of Home Affairs	Example	Adrian Janssen	Liberal Unity Party	Example
7	Minister of Economic Affairs	Example	Andrea Berger	Liberal Unity Party	Example
8	Minister of Commerce and Innovation	Example	Angelo Costa	Liberal Unity Party	Example
9	Minister of Agriculture and Food Products	Example	Leonard Krause	Liberal Unity Party	Example
10	Minister of Housing and Urban Planning	Example	Demenys Balart	Movement for Social Justice	Example
11	Minister of Transportation and Tourism	Example	Lance Martin	Liberal Unity Party	Example
12	Minister of Culture, Sports, and Entertainment	Example	Alice Rousseau	Movement for Social Justice	Example
13	Minister of Education	Example	Erika Weber	Democratic Cohesion Party	Example
14	Special Minister for Augustine Island	Example	Stefan Linne	N/A	Example
15	Special Minister for Whitney Island	Example	Oscar Campbell	N/A	Example