Prime Minister of Billopesha

The Prime Minister of Billopesha was a position within the government of the Democratic Republic of Billopesha. The Prime Minister was both the Head of State and the Head of the Government in Billopesha. Most often, the Prime Minister is only the Head of Government so the position could also have been considered the same as a President. There are many attributes to the title that point to both a Prime Minister and a President. The term length was intended to be four years.

As the republic lasted only two years, there was only one official Prime Minister, Aaron Thorne, who was elected by the Billopeshian general election in August 2005 and served half his term. There was a previous provincial Prime Minister, Harry Redway, who served for two months before the general election. Thorne held the position until he was forced to resign in July 2007 following the Imperial Revolution of the Billopeshian Civil War when the monarchy was restored. When the new constitutional monarchy was established, the powers of the Prime Minister were then split between five government officials; the Chancellor and the four Secretaries of State.

Characteristics

The Prime Minister of Billopesha was:

• the head of and a member of the Cabinet.
• the President of the lower house of Parliament; the Government Senate.
• in charge of Finance and the Government Treasury.

These positions gave the prime minister the following powers:

• to propose any bill with the agreement of the Cabinet.
• impeach any government official.
• to appoint anyone for the Government Senate into the Cabinet.
• to veto any bill that has been disapproved by the People's Representatives.
• directs all activity carried out by the government ministries.
• has authortive power over the President of the PR. Can call for a vote of no confidence to be decided by the Senate.

The prime minister did not:

• have any direct control over the judicary.
• have any direct control over the constituency (local) governments.