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== Government ==
The Phoenixian political system is composed of an executive power, exercised by the president of the republic and the goverment, a legislative power , which is exercised by the Congress and a judicial power exercised by the Supreme court and the Constitutional Court. The government is made up of the Premier and the ministers. The government can be dismissed by Congress on a motion of no confidence; this guarantees that the Government, proposed by the President of the Republic, is always supported by the majority of the Congress. ▼
Phoenixia has been a unitary republic since 1420 following the constitutional referendum that abolished the monarchy. From 1889 it changed its structure into a presidential republic. Currently Carlo Cox Andrew since 2016, The phoenixian head of state. The President of the Republic is elected by universal suffrage by the citizens, has a term of 6 renewable twice.
=== President of the Republic ===
The President is the highest office in the state and holds executive power. Appoint the Prime Minister and the government, which require congressional approval; he is commander of the armed forces and president of the superior council of national defense; negotiates and ratifies international treaties; takes the initiative on the revision of the Constitution on the proposal of the Prime Minister; appoints one third of the judges of the constitutional court. The President is elected in free double-round universal suffrage elections for a 6-year term, and can be elected for a maximum of 2 terms. The current President is Carlo Cox Andrew, in office since July 22, 2017 following the early elections caused by the resignation of his predecessor.
=== Prime minister ===
The Prime Minister, colloquially referred to as "Premier", is the head of the government of Phoenixia and chairs the council of ministers. According to the provisions of the Constitution, the President of the Republic appoints the prime minister and the ministers proposed by the latter. Fourteen days after his appointment, the Prime Minister must present a program outlining the government's agenda in Congress, requiring a vote of confidence.
▲The Phoenixian political system is composed of an executive power, exercised by the president of the republic and the goverment, a legislative power , which is exercised by the Congress and a judicial power exercised by the Supreme court and the Constitutional Court. The government is made up of the Premier and the ministers. The government can be dismissed by Congress on a motion of no confidence; this guarantees that the Government, proposed by the President of the Republic, is always supported by the majority of the Congress.
He or she directs the general policy and is responsible for it, maintains the unity of political and administrative direction, promotes and coordinates the activity of the Ministers. The first woman to hold the office of Prime Minister in Phoenixia was Meg Orswald Griffen (1980 - 1986).
The current Prime Minister is Francesco Alfred, who has been in office since January 22, 2018.
=== Ministers ===
They are appointed by the President of the Republic, on the proposal of the Prime Minister and are individually responsible for the acts adopted by the departments entrusted to them and, collectively, of the resolutions of the Council of Ministers.
Each Minister can be assisted by several undersecretaries who receive specific proxies from him for the exercise of their functions.. The function of political direction is up to the Ministers, that is, the definition of objectives and the programs to be implemented and a control function on the compliance of the results of the administrative management with the general directives imparted. The current ministries are 16.
=== Congress ===
Legislative power is exercised by Congress, which was established in 1354 and is one of the oldest continuous legislatures in the world; It meets in the capital, in Phoenixia ville. It has the task of approving and repealing laws, amending the constitution and ratifying international treaties. It gives and revokes the confidence of the Government, appoints the elected members of the Constitutional Court, the Court of Cassatiion, and other public officials.
The Congress is made up of 320 members elected by universal suffrage by citizens who have reached the age of 18. The electoral system is the proportional one. Parties that have obtained at least 4% of the votes enter parliament. The Congress has a president, two vice-presidents and a general secretary; Is divided into 20 permanent commissions and 14 special commissions.
Congress sessions are usually open to the public, but congress can vote to meet privately at any time. The works are also broadcast on Parliament TV, Phoenixia Network and Congress Today.
== Law ==
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