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« on: September 25, 2020, 11:53:56 PM »Prime Minister and Council of Government of Lionbourg
Hôtel de Bourgogne, 4, rue de la Congrégation, Lionbourg City: Official residence of the Prime Minister and meeting place of the Council of Government
Hôtel de Bourgogne, 4, rue de la Congrégation, Lionbourg City: Official residence of the Prime Minister and meeting place of the Council of Government
The Prime Minister of Lionbourg is the head of the government of Lionbourg, and the most powerful person in Lionbourg politics. The political importance of the Grand Duke has decreased over time, whereas the position of Prime Minister has gradually become more important. Besides coordinating government policies, the Prime Minister is responsible for the proper execution of the coalition agreement. He or she also presides at meetings of the Council of Government and manages conflicts of competencies between the ministers. In addition, the Prime Minister represents the government coalition in public, both at home and abroad. It is the Prime Minister who maintains contact with the Grand Duke and presents the government policy statement in the Parliament. He or she can also ask Parliament for a vote of confidence, which can even lead to the government's resignation in the case of a constructive vote of no confidence. Unless the Prime Minister resigns because of a personal matter, the whole government resigns when he or she resigns. The Prime Minister also represents Lionbourg in the various international organisations, alongside the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The day after the national elections, the incumbent Prime Minister offers the resignation of his government to the Grand Duke. The Grand Duke then asks the resigning government to continue as a caretaker government until a new government is formed. The Grand Duke then consults a number of prominent politicians in order to ascertain the different possibilities of forming a government. He usually consults the President of the Chamber of Deputies, the most important political parties, and other people of political and socio-economic importance. After the consultations, the Grand Duke appoints an informateur who is in charge of collecting information from the different political parties about their demands for formation of a new government. After these consultations, the informateur reports to the Grand Duke so that the Grand Duke can find a suitable formateur, who is responsible for forming the government. Usually, it is the formateur of the national government who then becomes Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister is appointed by the Grand Duke, alongside the other ministers and secretaries of state of the national government. As the head of government, they are the first to be appointed. Per the Constitution, the Grand Duke's actions are only valid with the countersignature of a minister. For this reason, the outgoing Prime Minister countersigns the Act of Appointment of the new Prime Minister, and the new Prime Minister countersigns the Act of Resignation of the resigning Prime Minister. Although the Prime Minister is almost always the political leader of his party and a member of the Chamber of Deputies, he is required to give up his seat for the duration of his tenure, as Lionbourg ministers are not allowed to be members of parliament.
The Council of Government of Lionbourg consists of the Prime Minister and a number of ministers. It meets on a weekly basis to discuss bills to propose to the Chamber of Deputies. It is obliged to deliberate as a group on matters to be submitted to the Grand Duke. Its decisions are taken by a majority of votes. In case of an even split, the Prime Minister has the casting vote. All members of the government are responsible for every decision taken by the Council of Government which they agreed with. However, if a minister who makes their disagreement known in the minutes of a Council of Government meeting, they may be freed from their responsibility. Typically, a good deal of effort is put into reaching relative consensus on any decision.
List of Ministers
Céline Lentz (DP) | Prime Minister, Minister of State Minister for Communications and Media Minister for Religious Affairs Minister for Digitalisation Minister for Administrative Reform |
Thierry Rewenig (LSAP) | Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Sport Minister of Labour, Employment and the Social and Solidarity Economy |
Auguste Diederich (DG) | Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Defence Minister for Mobility and Public Works |
Henry Rabinger (LSAP) | Minister of Foreign and Ardian Affairs Minister of Immigration and Asylum |
Georges Wolff (LSAP) | Minister of Agriculture, Viticulture and Rural Development Minister of Social Security |
Jean-Pierre Reuter (DP) | Minister of Finance |
Daniel Kilburg (DP) | Minister of Education, Children and Youth Minister for Higher Education and Research |
Catherine Scholtes (DP) | Minister for Family Affairs and Integration Minister for the Greater Region |
Lina Trausch (DG) | Minister for the Environment, Climate and Sustainable Development |
Joseph Weiler (DP) | Minister for the Civil Service Minister for Relations with Parliament Minister Delegate for Digitalisation Minister Delegate for Administrative Reform |
Fernand Calmes (DG) | Minister for Energy Minister for Spatial Planning |
Josiane Majerus (LSAP) | Minister for Consumer Protection Minister of Health Minister Delegate of Social Security |
Iréne Kahnt (DG) | Minister for Culture Minister of Justice |
Gisèle Kieffer (LSAP) | Minister for Home Affairs Minister of Equality between Women and Men |
Xavier Joris (DP) | Minister for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Minister for Tourism |
Sylvain Meyers (DG) | Minister for Housing Minister for Internal Security |
France Becker (LSAP) | Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs Minister of the Economy |
Chamber of Deputies
Hôtel de la Chambre, Krautmaart, Lionbourg City (Meeting place)
Hôtel de la Chambre, Krautmaart, Lionbourg City (Meeting place)
The Chamber of Deputies (Lionbourgish: D'Chamber, French: Chambre des Députés, German: Abgeordnetenkammer, Italian: Camera dei Deputati), abbreviated to the Chamber, is the unicameral national legislature of Lionbourg. Krautmaart (French: Marché aux herbes, English: "Herb Market") is sometimes used as a metonym for the Chamber, after the square on which the Hôtel de la Chambre (Lionbourgish: Chambergebai, English: "Hall of the Chamber of Deputies") is located.
The Chamber is made up of 145 seats. Deputies are elected to serve five-year terms by proportional representation in multi-seat constituencies. Voters may vote for as many candidates as the constituency elects deputies. All laws must be passed by the Chamber. Each bill must be submitted to two votes in the Chamber, with an interval of at least three months between the votes, for it to become law. Laws are passed by absolute majority, provided that a quorum of half of the deputies is present.
A deputy can only enter into office after having taken the oath of office, in all of the four official languages in Lionbourg: Lionbourgish, French, German and Italian. The oath of office is as follows: "I swear to observe the Constitution". (Lionbourgish: Ech schwieren d'Verfassung ze beobachten, French: Je jure d'observer la Constitution, German: Ich schwöre, die Verfassung zu befolgen, Italian: Giuro di osservare la Costituzione)
Type: Unicameral
Founded: 1815
President: Alphonse Sax (DP)
POLITICAL PARTIES
Christian Social People's Party (Opposition)
Leader: Alexandre Weiler
Founded: 1944
Headquarters: 4 rue de l'Eau Lionbourg City
Youth wing: Christian Social Youth
Political Position: Centre to Centre-right
Ideology: Christian democracy, Conservatism, Pro-Internationalism, Liberal conservatism
Seats in the Chamber: 49/145
Democratic Party (Government)
Leader: PM Céline Lentz
Founded: 1955
Headquarters: 9 rue du St. Esprit, L-1475 Lionbourg City
Newspaper: Léiwebuerger Journal
Youth wing: Democratic and Liberal Youth
Political Position: Centre to Centre-right
Ideology: Liberalism, Conservative liberalism, Social liberalism, Pro-Internationalism
Seats in the Chamber: 29/145
Lionbourg Socialist Workers' Party (Government)
Leader: Thierry Rewenig
Founded: 1902
Headquarters: 68 rue de Gasperich Lionbourg City
Youth wing: Lionbourg Socialist Youth
Political Position: Centre-left
Ideology: Social democracy, Progressivism, Pro-Internationalism
Seats in the Chamber: 24/145
The Greens (Government)
Leader: Auguste Diederich & Lina Trausch
Founded: 1983
Headquarters: 3 rue du Fossé L-1536 Lionbourg City
Youth wing: Young Greens
Political Position: Centre-left
Ideology: Green Politics, Pro-Internationalism
Seats in the Chamber: 21/145
Alternative Democratic Reform Party (Opposition)
Leader: Ralph Schneider
Founded: 1987
Headquarters: 22 rue de l'eau L-1449 Lionbourg City
Youth wing: ADRenalin
Political Position: Right-wing to Far-right
Ideology: Conservatism, Right-wing populism, National conservatism, Economic liberalism, Soft Internationaloscepticism
Seats in the Chamber: 12/145
Pirate Party Lionbourg (Opposition)
Leader: Gaston Thyes & Frédérique Molitor
Founded: 2009
Headquarters: 1a rue de Lionbourg L-8184 Kopstal (Koplescht)
Youth wing: ADRenalin
Political Position: Syncretism
Ideology: Pirate politics, Direct democracy, Copyright reform, Government transparency
Seats in the Chamber: 5/145
The Left (Opposition)
Leader: Collective leadership (National Coordination)
Founded: 1999
Headquarters: 5 rue Aldringen Lionbourg City
Youth wing: Young Left
Political Position: Left-wing
Ideology: Democratic Socialism, Soft Internationaloscepticism
Seats in the Chamber: 5/145
Council of State
Hôtel du Conseil d'État 5, rue Sigefroi L-2536, Lionbourg City (Meeting place)
Hôtel du Conseil d'État 5, rue Sigefroi L-2536, Lionbourg City (Meeting place)
The Council of State (Lionbourgish: Staatsrot, French: Conseil d'État, German: Staatsrat, Italian: Consiglio di Stato) is an institution in Lionbourg that advises the national legislature, the Chamber of Deputies. Until 1 January 1997, it was also the country's supreme administrative court, but this function was ceded to the newly created Administrative Tribunal and Administrative Court.
The Council of State is composed of twenty-one councillors, who are appointed by the Grand Duke. Of these, at least eleven must hold doctorates in law. Neither number applies to members of the Grand Ducal Family, who may be appointed as additional members of the Council. Membership is restricted to Lionbourgian nationals, who are resident in the Grand Duchy, are in possession of their full civil and political rights, and are at least 30 years old. The final restriction does not apply to the heir to the Grand Duchy, who may be appointed as soon as he or she is granted that title.