Prime Minister of the Resurgent Dream

In the Resurgent Dream, the Prime Minister is the head of government, exercising many executive powers in his or her own right as well as heading the Cabinet. The Prime Minister and the Cabinet are both responsible to Danaan Parliament of which they are required to be members by the Agwenian Edicts. The current Prime Minister is Minerva Karamanlis (of the Liberal Party) who has been in office since 2005.

The title of Prime Minister has officially existed since 1538 when it was given to Duke Arakus ap Gwydion, chief advisor to High Queen Corrina ni Gwydion. The first Prime Minister in the modern sense was Lord Percival ap Dougal who assumed office in 1641. Prior to this, the chief advisor to the High Queen was the Lord Chancellor, a position which still exists in the High Court but no longer has any governmental role. Unlike in some constitutional monarchies, the Prime Minister of the Resurgent Dream does not traditionally hold any other ministerial or court position.

A Prime Minister first receives a mandate to form a government from the High King. This mandate almost always goes to the leader of the party which has a plurality or to the leader of the strongest party in an established coalition which has a majority. After receiving the mandate, the Prime Minister then has one month's time to form a government which can receive the confidence of Parliament, as determined by majority vote. This vote concerns the entirety of the Cabinet, not individual ministers. If this task is not completed in one month's time, Parliament is dissolved and new elections are called. If, at any subsequent point, Parliament passes a motion of no confidence in the government, the leaders of the various parties have one week to form a new coalition. If, during this time, a coalition whose member parties include a majority of Parliament is formed, then a new mandate will be issued to the leader of the strongest party in such a coalition. If this does not occur, Parliament will be dissolved and new elections called. Regardless of whether or not Parliament has withdrawn its confidence, a Prime Minister who has been confirmed by Parliament remains Prime Minister from the time they are confirmed until the time Parliament confirms another Prime Minister.