Government of Suomi

The **Government of Suomi** is the executive authority of the Duchy of Suomi. It is headed by the Governor (Officially Referred to in the Executive Branch as the Prime Minister), and its members are ministers, who the Prime Minister has the authority to appoint and dismiss them (with the approval of the Council). The Government of Suomi has the authority in most aspects of the state and the public, and it represents the Duchy of Suomi externally. Ministers are responsible for all government decisions and actions, and they are responsible for them, even if they are contrary to their opinion.

## Parties

### Cabinet Parties

PSW, PFR, PJR, PKL, PJN, PFH, FRP, PSL, PMM, PSL, PJM, PMM, PSM

## History

### Next Cabinet

2nd Government of Suomi

In order to form a government, the prime minister is required to receive the confidence of the Council, that is, an absolute majority in the Council that votes for the government. Thus, it is natural to form a coalition of several parties, And appoint the party leaders as ministers, thus gaining the confidence of the Council.

The seat of the Government of Suomi is the Government Palace, Helsinki.

## **Government Structure**

The following list lists the institutions and positions that make up the Suomite government:

### **Prime Minister**

The Prime Minister is the head of the executive branch in the duchy, they have the highest authority in the Suomite system of government. The Prime Minister is automatically the Governor, who also serves as the Speaker of the Council (for most of the Time). The Prime Minister is the senior minister in the government, and they are responsible for all its activities. The prime minister must also be a member of the Council (any minister other than the prime minister does not have to be a member of the Council).

The law states that when the prime minister dies or resigns, the entire government resigns with them, and it is necessary to form a new government. The Prime Minister's powers are:

* Have the Final Decision Making.
* Representsthe government and the duchy internally and externally.
* Conduct government meetings and the work of the government in general; set the agenda of the government and chair its meetings, guide the government secretary in publishing matters relating to government discussions and decisions and determine the matters to be addressed by the government and be primarily responsible for government policy results.
* The Government Ministers are accountable to the Prime Minister for the positions for which they are in charge.
* The Prime Minister may remove a minister from office after notifying the Government of their intention to do so, and after notifying the Minister of a transfer from office. The prime minister also replaces ministers who have resigned or are unable to perform their duties.
* Oversee the work of the ministerial committees.
* The Prime Minister is the chairman of the Ministerial Committee on Defense Affairs.
* The Prime Minister signs the Council laws.
* The prime minister has considerable influence in the area of ​​major appointments, which require government approval.
* The prime minister cannot force their opinion on the government directly, but they can dismiss ministers (even without the consent of the Council) and appoint new ministers (with the approval of the Council) in a way that will buy them maximum support. The Prime Minister may dissolve the Council in a situation where there is a majority in the Council that does not allow the government to function, and thus bring about new elections.

### **Designated Acting Prime Minister**

The title "Acting Prime Minister", as opposed to the titles "Deputy Prime Minister" and "Vice Prime Minister", is a position of legal and not just symbolic significance. The Acting Prime Minister conducts cabinet meetings when the Prime Minister is outside Suomi and serves in their place when the Prime Minister is temporarily unable to perform their duties. When the prime minister is unable to perform their duties permanently, or when the temporary detention lasts for more than "14 consecutive days", the acting prime minister is not appointed in their place, but the government is considered to resign and continues to serve as a transitional government. During the term of office of a transitional government, the Government may appoint an "Interim Prime Minister" to fulfill the functions of the Prime Minister without priority to the Acting Prime Minister.

### **Vice Prime Minister**

Vice Prime Minister is a title that does not exist in the laws of the Duchy of Suomi and has no statutory significance. Their goal is to be a more honorable degree than the Deputy Prime Minister of Suomi.

### **Deputy Prime Minister**

The title of "Deputy Prime Minister" in Suomi is purely symbolic and without powers. Therefore, there is no limit to the number of deputy prime ministers.

### **Ministers**

Ministers serve as members of the government, and are usually in charge of government ministries and all government work. However, ministers without portfolio are also appointed and serve in the government, who are full members of the government but are not in charge of a government ministry. They are assigned different roles, permanent or temporary. The role of a minister is also called a "portfolio": the Minister of Defense holds the defense portfolio in the government, the Minister of Infrastructure holds the infrastructure portfolio in the government and the Minister of Health holds the health portfolio in the government.

Ministers do not have to be members of the Council. Ministers who are not members of the Council may participate in Council debates, but not in voting. The role of ministers is to carry out all the issues for which the government is responsible: foreign relations, security, economy, education, police, health and the like.

### **Deputy Minister**

A minister in charge of a government ministry may appoint a deputy minister. A Deputy Minister acts in the Council or in the Government Ministry within the framework of the matters and powers assigned to them by the Minister.

Unlike government ministers, who do not have to be members of the Council, the deputy ministers must be members of the Council (or members of the Council in the event of termination of membership under Norwegian law), and their resignation from the Council will require termination of office.

When a minister resigns or is fired from the government, the deputy minister is also terminated for the same office. In addition, the Prime Minister, the Government or the Minister appointed by them may transfer or terminate the term of office of the Deputy Minister.

### **Ministrial Committees**

One of the ways in which the government works in making political decisions is to appoint permanent, temporary, or certain ministerial committees for certain matters. Government regulations detail the list of permanent ministerial committees.

## **Formation of Government**

### **Procedures for forming a government**

After the election to a new Council or with the resignation of a government directly or as a result of an event that when it takes place the government is seen as having resigned, proceedings are opened for the formation of a new government. The main official who conducts the procedures for forming a government in Suomi is the Governor.

#### **After an Election or Resignation of the Government**

After the Council elections have taken place, or a government has resigned in the manner not described below, the Governor must consult with the Council faction representatives (after the elections - in the elected Council), and work on forming the New Government with the Parties willing to join the Coalition, within 2 Days From the date of the Election or the resignation of the government, as the case may be. However, in the event of the resignation of the government automatically due to the death of the Prime Minister, the Interim Governor may impose the post within 3 days from the date of death.

The period for forming a government lasts 5 days. After the Governor has succeeded in assembling, they must notify the Council on the issue, and get ready for the Council meeting to form the government, which will be held within 1 day from the date of the Governor's announcement. Once the government has been formed, it informs the Council of the basic lines of its policy, its composition and the division of roles among the ministers, and requests an expression of confidence in it. Expressing confidence in a new government requires a simple majority of Council members. At the end of the vote of confidence in the government, it takes office and then the prime minister and ministers are required to declare allegiance to the Council.

In case the Governor failed to Form a government, a 4-day period begins in which 61 or more Council members may request the Governor to try again to Form a Government. If such a request is made to the Governor, they will have a 3-Day period to try once again to Form a Government. In the event that the Governor has once again not succeeded in their mission, The Council will enact a law to dissolve itself, and elections for a new Council are held after about 5 days.

#### **Following an Expression of No-Confidence**

The Council has the option of expressing distrust in the government, while expressing confidence in a new government. When a motion of no confidence in the government is placed on the Council table, it must include the identity of the prime minister and the ministers and the division of roles between them in the proposed government, as well as detail the basic lines of its policy. With the expression of the Council's distrust of the outgoing government, while expressing confidence in the new government, the new government begins to serve. After expressing confidence in the new government, and as close as possible to it, the new prime minister and their ministers declare allegiance.

#### **Following a Prime Minister's Order to Dissolve the Council**

The prime minister can dissolve the Council by order, if they are present because there is a majority in the Council that opposes the government in a way that interferes with its functioning. From the date of publication of the order, the government is deemed to have resigned, and a 4-day period begins, during which 61 or more Knesset members may request in writing to the Governor to try and Form a New Government. If such a request is submitted to the Governor, they will have a 6-Day period to form a Government. In the event that the Governor has not succeeded in this mission, the Governor must notify the Council of that. Upon such announcement by the Governor to the Council or upon the Council expressing distrust in the government Valid, and the situation is seen as if the Council had enacted a law to dissolve itself, and elections for a new Council are being held after about 5 days.

In the event that the Governor, specified in the Council members' request, manages to form a government, and the Council expresses confidence in their government, the order of the outgoing Prime Minister to dissolve the Council is revoked, and the new government begins to serve with the Council's confidence in it. After expressing confidence, and as close as possible to it, the prime minister and their ministers declare allegiance.

#### **Summary of options and procedures for forming a government**

a Government
to show the results
Members to sign
a Petition for
another attempt
a Government
to show the results
new, early
an
Election
 The
resignation
of the
government
not in the
ways
enumerated
 Death of
the Prime
Minister
 Publication
of the Prime
Minister's
order to
dissolve
the Council
 Expressing
of No
Confidence
in the
government
of the new government
takes place as part of
the no-confidence
motion

## **Interim Government**

An Interim government exists in Suomi after the death, resignation, permanent imprisonment of the prime minister, or due to their conviction in a final verdict for a disgraceful offense, as well as with the publication of the prime minister's request to dissolve the Council (these count as government resignation) or after elections (If the government was not in any case a transitional government "with the election of a new Council"). The government may, during a transitional government, appoint a Knesset member to a new minister in the position of a minister who has ceased to serve, without the Knesset's approval.

## **Government Secretariat**

The Government Secretariat, headed by the Government Secretary, is responsible for recording protocols, providing secretarial services to the government and its committees, transferring government decisions and committees to the various levels of government, monitoring government decisions, publishing announcements on behalf of the government and maintaining contact between the government and the Council. The Secretariat of the Government is responsible for the convening and holding of meetings of the Ministerial Committees convening in the Secretariat of Government, at the request of the Chairmen. Accordingly, the Government Secretariat is responsible for providing all secretarial services to the members of the Ministerial Committee and to the committees themselves during the meetings of the Ministerial Committees.

The Government Secretariat prepares for the Ministerial Committees, in accordance with the instructions of the Chairman of the Committees, the agendas as well as the accompanying material for the meetings of the Ministerial Committees, including background material of various types, as the case may be.

The Government Secretary is responsible for preparing the agenda for government meetings and ministerial committees. For this purpose, it maintains regular contact with all members of the government, during which the proposals for the decision of the government and the ministerial committees that are on the table of the government and the committees are coordinated. The Government Secretary serves as the Spokesperson for the Government and briefs the media representatives at the end of the Government meetings. They are responsible for the connection between the government and the Council, together with the minister who liaises between the government and the Council. In addition to their responsibility for the work of the Government Secretary, the Government Secretary performs additional tasks assigned to them by the Prime Minister.

## **Place of Seating of the Government**

The Place of sitting of the Government is the Government Palace, which is right next to the Presidentinlinna.

## **Ministries and Offices**

The Government of Suomi includes government ministries in charge of various areas. "The Government may, with the approval of the Council, combine ministries, divide them, cancel them and establish new ministries." For coalition reasons, new government ministries may be established, and sometimes an existing ministry is split in two. Sometimes the names of the offices change, to emphasize certain aspects of their activities.

### **Government Composition**

The Following List is the List of the Members of Government;

## **Governments of Suomi**

Governments of Suomi
Date
to the End
of the
Government
Term
Term
 1st
Government
of Suomi
Council
2021
Prep