The Government

The Council of Ministers is the principal body of the Executive Branch. Chaired by the Prime Minister, it heads and implements the domestic and the foreign policy of the state, ensures the public order and the national security, exercises overall guidance over the state administration and the Armed Forces. The Prime-Minister-designate is nominated by the largest parliamentary group and is given a mandate by the President to form a cabinet. The proposed Council of Ministers is elected by the National Assembly. The activity of the Council of Ministers is under the direct control of the National Assembly. Individual ministers and the Prime minister are obliged to answer questions and interpellations addressed by Members of the National Assembly.