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The Cabinet of Belfras is the main executive body of Belfras made up of the **** assembly and the Council of Magistrates. The Sovereign Prince is the head of the **** Assembly and as head of state and chief executive is head of the entire cabinet which acts as officers on his behalf. The sovereign selects ministers and appointees to the assembly which is the higher of the two main bodies of the cabinet and requires no approval for appointments. These selections to the assembly can act as heads of ministries or as appointees may serve specific purposes, such as the Chief of the Military Council. These ministers have a set number of Praetorships below them which are held within the Council of Magistrates, these praetors will have a set portfolio of responsibilities within their ministry and have five year terms prior to going through a selection process once again. No praetor has a set term limit, but their office is not a set entity and is reliant on their portfolio remaining valid.

As a whole and constitutionally the cabinet has no direct executive power and functions primarily as an advisory body to the sovereign. In practice the sovereign deals with larger matters and a descending order of responsibilities is dependant upon their minister or the praetor making judgement calls, but any decisions or actions made by the Ministers and Magistrates will always comply with set policy laid out by the sovereign, and breaching said policy is grounds for immediate removal from office. Ever since its creation the Assembly has enjoyed the freedom to debate proposed decisions by the sovereign and express their opinion on any aspect of policy or legislature, with the sovereign often acting as a mediator for disagreements between parties and the Royal Chancellor acting as mediator in the event that a disagreement involves the sovereign. Despite this fact, once a decision has been made by the sovereign, all members of the assembly are bound by it and are obliged to support it publicly, anybody in the entire cabinet that is not prepared to publicly support a decision by the sovereign is obliged to step down. Typically an effort is made to reach a consensus on any decision made and in the event of disagreements the sovereign has been known to take a vote.

Composition and responsibilities

The cabinet is comprised of two main levels; The **** Assembly and the Council of Magistrates. The former consists of individuals appointed personally by the sovereign for an indeterminate period of time who will head specific government ministries or serve specific roles set out by the sovereign on their appointment. The Assembly is headed personally by the sovereign and their Royal Chancellor, who presides over meetings in the sovereigns absence and performs key duties for the running of the nation. Most appointments to the Assembly are done so at the confidence of the sovereign and remains so until their removal, either voluntarily or by loss of confidence from the sovereign. When a new monarch is crowned the entire cabinet is vacated for reappointments.

The Assembly is the highest level in the cabinet and are the primary body for setting the governments policies, agendas and making key decisions. The ministries controlled by members of the assembly serve to execute their legislation and policies with the help of the magistrates, who together are collectively known as the council of magistrates.

The Magistrates serve as deputies to Assembly members in their ministerial roles and are with few exceptions members of the ruling party in the senate. Each Magistrate will be a sitting senator and on appointment to their positions take over a set portfolio of responsibilities from their assigned ministry, such as the Praetor of Defence being responsible for personnel and equipment policy. The seats are not term limited but rely on the party maintaining the confidence of both the sovereign and the people, as the party losing its position as the largest will automatically void it's roles in government. The lead elected official in the country is the Consul, who serves as the presiding officer of the senate and attends meetings of the cabinet to help make key decisions and form legislation.

Magistrates appointed to Praetorship have a term of five years, typically arranged so that if more than one Praetor exists for a ministry then there is at least one year between terms ending. Their is no term limit and with the position being by appointment it allows the magistrate to voluntarily leave their position at the end of their term or allow the sovereign and Consul to change positions at specific dates. Members of the assembly, however, do not have a term and remain in their positions until they lose the confidence of the sovereign or voluntarily leave. Michael Feddici is the longest serving minister, having served as minister of defence from 1946 to 1986.

Current Cabinet

The **** Assembly		Title	Duties	Appointed
	His Majesty Nicholaus (Born 1955)	Sovereign Prince Sovereign of the Belfrasian Federation		Coronated 19 April 1980
PICTURE	Leo Casitus (Born 1957)	Royal Chancellor	Leads the cabinet in the Sovereigns absence Directs the civil service Conducts court ceremonies	2 February 1982
PHOTO	Adam Potrias (Born 1958)	Ministry of Defence Minister of Defence	Head of Ministry of Defence Strategic policy Defence policy Nuclear policy	14 October 2010
PHOTO	Aaron Tullus (Born 1964)	Ministry of the Treasury Minister of the Treasury	Fiscal policy Monetary policy	20 September 2012
PHOTO	Constantine Manilan (born 1973)	Ministry of National Security Minister of National Security	National security policy Anti-terrorism policy RIA Oversight	1 January 2021
PHOTO	Cassandra Vengardos (born 1980)	Ministry of Justice Minister of Justice	National judicial policy State judicial oversight Prisons and correctional committee	21 August 2017
PHOTO	Thomas Rensino (born 1947)	Ministry of Health and Social Care Minister of Health and Social Care	National health oversight National social care policy National public health policy International health partnerships	14 May 2020
PHOTO	General Anastasios Dialetis (born 1960)	Special appointee Chief of the military council	Senior military advisor to the sovereign Presiding officer for military council meetings Directs branches to carry out policy	1 January 2017

Council of Magistrates

Council of Magistrates		Title	Portfolio	Term of office
	Theodosius Lupis (born 1963)	Consul	First Magistrate Presiding officer of the Senate Highest elected official Heads up elected offices	2 May 2015 – Incumbent
PICTURE	Konstantina Golia (born 1965)	Proconsul	Deputy presiding officer of the Senate Heads senate meetings in absence of Consul	2 May 2015 – Incumbent
	Phiobe Maleinos (born 1985)	Ministry of Defence Praetor for the Guard	Home Guard oversight Border Guard oversight Civil Guard chair Veterans Committee	5 July 2019 – Incumbent
PICTURE	Alexander Gailius (Born 1977)	Ministry of Defence Praetor for Defence	Personnel Affairs Wages Oversight Equipment procurement Equipment development	5 July 2019 – Incumbent
PICTURE	Domianus Palamas (born 1942)	Ministry of National Security Praetor for National Security	Civil Guard oversight VIP protection policy Aviation and maritime security	January 14 2005 – Incumbent
PICTURE	Victor Terentios (born 1988)	Ministry of National Security Praetor for Crime & Policing	National Police chair Corrections oversight Criminal Justice national Fire & Rescue	April 18 2015 – Incumbent
PICTURE	Agnes Planuda (born 1961)	Ministry of National Security Praetor for Immigration & Border control	Border police policy Immigration compliance Immigration policy Passport office	April 18 2015 – Incumbent
PICTURE	Flavius Tremorinus (Born 1968)	Ministry of health and social care Praetor for Health and Social Care	Mental health policy Patient care oversight FDRA Policy
PICTURE	John Antonius (born 1976)	Ministry of the Treasury Praetor for the Treasury	Fiscal Affairs Tax Administration Local Government Finances Gambling Policy	1 December 2014 – Incumbent
PICTURE	Peter Sergia (born 1979)		National Benefits Customs Administration	20 July 2011 – Incumbent

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