Constitution of possible new country
From Roach Busters
The Government
Article 1. The Government is the institution charged with the execution of the laws and the implementation of the politics of the State.
The Government shall determine the politics of the State in conjunction with the President of the Republic.
The Government is responsible to the National Assembly.
Article 2. The Government shall consist of a Prime Minister, Ministers and State Secretaries.
The Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President of the Republic.
The Ministers and the State Secretaries shall be appointed by the President of the Republic upon nomination by the Prime Minister.
Their number and their duties shall be established by the President of the Republic upon the nomination of the Prime Minister.
Article 3. Before taking office, the Prime Minister, the Ministers and the State Secretaries shall take an oath before the President of the Republic, who shall record it.
Article 4. The Prime Minister is the head of Government.
He presides over the Council of Ministers.
He directs the activities of the Government.
He shall keep the President of the Republic fully informed on the conduct of affairs of State.
Article 5. The Prime Minister, the Ministers and the State Secretaries are responsible to the National Assembly for their acts.
The Ministers are the heads of their ministries.
They shall apply the programs fixed and the decisions taken by the Government.
The Prime Minister and the Ministers shall rule by decree.
Article 6. The Prime Minister, Ministers and the State Secretaries shall resign whenever the duties of the President of the Republic shall terminate or in the event of vacancy created by resignation, definitive disability, or dismissal of the Prime Minister.
Article 7. The members of the Government may not be prosecuted except with the authorization of the President of the Republic, or for the acts committed in the exercise of their official functions which are placed in accusation by the President or by the National Assembly.
