Pantocratorian Imperial Government

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The Pantocratorian Imperial Government is the national executive government of Pantocratoria. It is understood to theoretically consist of the Emperor of Pantocratoria and his ministers meeting together as the Council of Ministers, although in practice it is often regarded as simply being the members of the Imperial Cabinet.

Formation of the Council of Ministers

The ministers are, theoretically, selected by the Emperor, who by tradition, selects them on the advice from the Imperial Chancellor. By convention, the Member of Parliament who enjoys the confidence of a majority of the Pantocratorian Imperial Parliament is asked by the Emperor to accept the office of Imperial Chancellor and to form a government. The newly commissioned Imperial Chancellor will then select a ministry from the Parliament, and advise the Emperor to appoint the selected MPs to the Council of Ministers in the portfolios assigned to them by the Imperial Chancellor. Once appointed to the Council of Ministers, a person is entitled to be referred to as "The Honourable", even if they should later have their commission as Minister of the Crown withdrawn (e.g., Isaac Comnenus, a minister in a former Imperial Government, remains styled the Honourable Isaac Comnenus, although he is no longer a minister). Technically speaking, once admitted to the Council of Ministers, a person never ceases to be a member of that council, although once his or her commission as a Minister of the Crown is withdrawn, he or she will no longer receive invitations to the council's meetings.

The Imperial Cabinet

The Imperial Cabinet is essentially a duplication of the Council of Ministers, except that it is convened by the Imperial Chancellor at the Palais du Parlement, rather than by the Emperor at the Imperial Court of Christ Pantocrator. Cabinet meetings are where the ministers decide upon the Imperial Government's agenda - the business of the executive is formally enacted later at a Council of Ministers meeting, but this is usually little more than a sort of rubber stamp (depending on how involved the Emperor of the day wishes to be in the day to day governance of the nation). The minutes of meetings of the Imperial Cabinet are top secret, and remain classified for thirty years, at which time they are declassified automatically unless they refer to matters still regarded to be of importance to national security.

The Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers meets at the Imperial Court of Christ Pantocrator at the pleasure of the Emperor (typically between sessions of the Imperial Parliament). Although all Ministers of the Crown are invited to the Council of Ministers, no more than a handful of ministers will usually attend the meeting (whose quorum is only four ministers and the Emperor). Ministers who didn't attend will sign the appropriate enabling documents and minutes later, unless advised by the ministers who did attend that the meeting didn't proceed along the expected lines (which is to say, unless the Emperor refused to simply rubber stamp the Cabinet's agenda for the meeting).

Dismissing Ministers

If the Imperial Parliament believes a minister should be removed from office (i.e. if the Imperial Parliament has no confidence in the minister), it may pass a motion of no confidence in the minister. If such a motion of no confidence passes, the Speaker of the Imperial Parliament will advise the Emperor that the minister does not enjoy the confidence of the house, and the Emperor, by convention, will revoke the minister's commission. If the minister in question is the Imperial Chancellor, this will usually include the dismissal of the rest of the government, and possibly fresh parliamentary elections. If the Imperial Chancellor believes that a minister should be removed from office, he or she may advise the Emperor to revoke a minister's commission, without a motion of no confidence from the Imperial Parliament. More normally, an Imperial Chancellor who comes to believe that a minister should be removed from office will first ask that minister to tender his or her resignation to the Emperor. Finally, the Emperor himself may dismiss any minister of his own accord, although it is understood by convention that he will not revoke the commission of a minister who enjoys the confidence of the house, and especially will not dismiss an Imperial Chancellor who commands a majority in the Imperial Parliament.

The Drapeur Government

The present Imperial Government, the Drapeur Government, is a coalition government formed by the Pantocratorian Socialist Alliance and the Constantinople Party. Its ministers are:

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