Prime Minister of Mount Vema
The Prime Minister of Mount Vema, is the head of a cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of the government. The PM selects and dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. The Prime Minister is the official who manages the civil service and executes the directives of the head of state (The Vema Seamount Authority).
The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Mount Vema
At present, His Mount Vema Majesty King Peter Goldishman is not just the Head of State, and the titular leader of the territory who represents the state at official and ceremonial functions, he is also the Head of Government. Therefore, the Prime Minister of Mount Vema. He is currently the official who oversees and directs the operations of the Capital House Administration which, is the main administrative body with duties to manage the day-to-day domestic activities of His Mount Vema Majesty's Government. He also delegates the work to the departments which are run by freelancers with specialist knowledge in their field of expertise.
Capital House
Capital House, also referred to as the Capital House Administration, is the office and the official residence of the Prime Minister of Mount Vema, to be located in Maryland (the Capital of the City of Mount Vema) Seat of the Elected Government. Not to be confused with Neverland (the Capital of the Kingdom of Mount Vema) Seat of the Monarchy and Diplomatic Embassies.
At present, the Capital House Administration is made of civil servants appointed by the sovereign to run the territory from the diplomatic premises of the Kingdom of Mount Vema overseas until the City of Mount Vema is ready. The Capital House Administration is responsible for the drafting of the rules with regards to the day-to-day management of the Territory; the community businesses overseas, foreign trade and commerce with foreign governments, borrowing and minting the currency, the post office, defense, license, immigration and customs.
At present, the Capital House Administration is made of civil servants appointed by the sovereign to run the territory from the diplomatic premises of the Kingdom of Mount Vema overseas until the City of Mount Vema is ready. The Capital House Administration is responsible for the drafting of the rules with regards to the day-to-day management of the Territory; the community businesses overseas, foreign trade and commerce with foreign governments, borrowing and minting the currency, the post office, defense, license, immigration and customs.
Becoming the Prime Minister of Mount Vema
The Prime Minister of Mount Vema enters into office by direct election by popular vote. As the winner, the PM sets timescale within which he/she must form a cabinet. Once cabinet is formed, the PM presents the Cabinet Composition and Legislative Program to Congress, once the congress is formally informed, then the winner can be officially appointed by the reigning monarch (The Vema Seamount Authority).
Elections:
The Monarchy is hereditary, followed by general elections to elect a Prime Minister who governs for a four years term.
Prime Minister Elections
All Mount Vema General Elections (to elect a Prime Minister) must take place on the last week of May, and whenever there is a general election, it must be organized in a manner that ensures that the Prime Minister enters office on the 1st day of September.
Standing for Prime Minister
When someone decides to stand for Prime Minister of Mount Vema, before he/she submits the candidacy, he/she must have a list of people selected among community members who he/she believes will be able to join his/her cabinet as head of a ministerial department (secretaries of state).
Vetting Candidates
Within the Mount Vema society not just anyone can join the government. Candidates must submit the list of their potential cabinet officers to the security services for vetting to ensure there are no conflict of interest, candidates have no links to any organized crime, or no risk to the integrity or threat to the long-term stability of the state.
The security services then submit the list to the sovereign for approval based on the information compiled by the security services which must be verified by the Royal Mount Vema Department of Statistics and Risk Assessment. If the list is rejected by the sovereign, the candidate must find a replacement and try again until all his/her team are approved by the sovereign. If the names are approved, the candidate can then register his/her candidacy.
Submitting Candidacy
When submitting candidacy, the candidate must register his/her candidacy, publish his/her manifesto, and submit the budget proposal for the next fiscal year to the sovereign through the Royal Mount Vema Reserve Bank.
Campaigning and Election
At present most Mount Vema citizens are dual nationals and living all over the world. So, when the campaign officially starts it will be covered by VSBCnews to enable Mount Vema citizens worldwide to choose a candidate based on their manifesto and more. Campaign starts on the first week of January, and the election takes place on the last week of May.
After Election
When the candidate is elected, he/she must not enter office until September 1st, after he/she swears in before the sovereign as the new Prime Minister of Mount Vema. The Cabinet which will be composed of the most senior appointed officers of the Government, will also be sworn in, in the presence of the sovereign, to receive the title "Minister," and begin their duties.
Term in Office
The Prime Minister of Mount Vema is not appointed for a specific term in office and in effect may remain in power through a number of elections and congresses. In case of a letter of resignation or a request for dissolution of congress, the latter in effect will allow the government to appeal the opposition of congress to the electorate. However, the head of state (The Vema Seamount Authority) may order or refuse the dissolution of congress, requiring the resignation of the Prime Minister and his or her government. Nevertheless, the Prime Minister is the person who will decide when to request a dissolution of congress which will have to be confirmed by the sovereign.
The work of the Prime Minister
The Prime Minister works with his/her ministers and district liaison officers to ensure his/her administration delivers on the pledges made on their manifesto during the election.
There are no political parties in the political system of Mount Vema, and the elected government is not responsible for foreign relations which is the responsibility of the Head of State.
However, the elected government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tourism can conduct negotiations and sign agreements with foreign corporations or international organizations for the benefit of the People of Mount Vema in the following cases only:
Commercial agreements, with foreign establishments, businesses and organizations; agreements with donor organizations for the purpose of implementing arrangements for the provision of assistance to the Kingdom of Mount Vema development programs; agreements for the purpose of implementing the Kingdom of Mount Vema international development commitments. Cultural, scientific and educational agreements.
State of the Nation
On the first week of July the Prime Minister must address the nation before the sovereign with updates about the general state of the nation. If the Prime Minister addresses the nation in his last term because he/she lost the election or he/she has resigned, then that address marks the end of the Prime minister’s term. However, if the Prime Minister remains in office, then after he/she addresses the nation, the Prime Minister must submit his/her budget proposal for the following fiscal year to the sovereign through the Royal Mount Vema Reserve Bank.
The budget proposal is a request to increase or reduce the debt ceiling. The sovereign then looks into the annual financial statements of the reserve bank which is confidential (about foreign currency reserves and overseas operations and assets), and then he looks into the state of the annual financial statement which are public information from the Mount Vema Central Bank (Bank of Mount Vema) and the Treasury. Then by September, the sovereign must decide as follows:
Option (1)- Approve – The debt ceiling is increased or reduced as requested.
Option (2)-Reject – No changes (The Prime Minister must make the best out of the available resources).
Option (3)-Recommendations – The sovereign may make recommendations.
The sovereign’s decision is final, at least for the fiscal year. Then the elected Prime Minister, his/her cabinet, and the congress can take it from there until the end of the fiscal year. Make the best out of the available resources, which must reflect on how secure, safe, and prosperous the society and the state become at the end of fiscal year and at the end of the four-year term.
The Monarchy is hereditary, followed by general elections to elect a Prime Minister who governs for a four years term.
Prime Minister Elections
All Mount Vema General Elections (to elect a Prime Minister) must take place on the last week of May, and whenever there is a general election, it must be organized in a manner that ensures that the Prime Minister enters office on the 1st day of September.
Standing for Prime Minister
When someone decides to stand for Prime Minister of Mount Vema, before he/she submits the candidacy, he/she must have a list of people selected among community members who he/she believes will be able to join his/her cabinet as head of a ministerial department (secretaries of state).
Vetting Candidates
Within the Mount Vema society not just anyone can join the government. Candidates must submit the list of their potential cabinet officers to the security services for vetting to ensure there are no conflict of interest, candidates have no links to any organized crime, or no risk to the integrity or threat to the long-term stability of the state.
The security services then submit the list to the sovereign for approval based on the information compiled by the security services which must be verified by the Royal Mount Vema Department of Statistics and Risk Assessment. If the list is rejected by the sovereign, the candidate must find a replacement and try again until all his/her team are approved by the sovereign. If the names are approved, the candidate can then register his/her candidacy.
Submitting Candidacy
When submitting candidacy, the candidate must register his/her candidacy, publish his/her manifesto, and submit the budget proposal for the next fiscal year to the sovereign through the Royal Mount Vema Reserve Bank.
Campaigning and Election
At present most Mount Vema citizens are dual nationals and living all over the world. So, when the campaign officially starts it will be covered by VSBCnews to enable Mount Vema citizens worldwide to choose a candidate based on their manifesto and more. Campaign starts on the first week of January, and the election takes place on the last week of May.
After Election
When the candidate is elected, he/she must not enter office until September 1st, after he/she swears in before the sovereign as the new Prime Minister of Mount Vema. The Cabinet which will be composed of the most senior appointed officers of the Government, will also be sworn in, in the presence of the sovereign, to receive the title "Minister," and begin their duties.
Term in Office
The Prime Minister of Mount Vema is not appointed for a specific term in office and in effect may remain in power through a number of elections and congresses. In case of a letter of resignation or a request for dissolution of congress, the latter in effect will allow the government to appeal the opposition of congress to the electorate. However, the head of state (The Vema Seamount Authority) may order or refuse the dissolution of congress, requiring the resignation of the Prime Minister and his or her government. Nevertheless, the Prime Minister is the person who will decide when to request a dissolution of congress which will have to be confirmed by the sovereign.
The work of the Prime Minister
The Prime Minister works with his/her ministers and district liaison officers to ensure his/her administration delivers on the pledges made on their manifesto during the election.
There are no political parties in the political system of Mount Vema, and the elected government is not responsible for foreign relations which is the responsibility of the Head of State.
However, the elected government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tourism can conduct negotiations and sign agreements with foreign corporations or international organizations for the benefit of the People of Mount Vema in the following cases only:
Commercial agreements, with foreign establishments, businesses and organizations; agreements with donor organizations for the purpose of implementing arrangements for the provision of assistance to the Kingdom of Mount Vema development programs; agreements for the purpose of implementing the Kingdom of Mount Vema international development commitments. Cultural, scientific and educational agreements.
State of the Nation
On the first week of July the Prime Minister must address the nation before the sovereign with updates about the general state of the nation. If the Prime Minister addresses the nation in his last term because he/she lost the election or he/she has resigned, then that address marks the end of the Prime minister’s term. However, if the Prime Minister remains in office, then after he/she addresses the nation, the Prime Minister must submit his/her budget proposal for the following fiscal year to the sovereign through the Royal Mount Vema Reserve Bank.
The budget proposal is a request to increase or reduce the debt ceiling. The sovereign then looks into the annual financial statements of the reserve bank which is confidential (about foreign currency reserves and overseas operations and assets), and then he looks into the state of the annual financial statement which are public information from the Mount Vema Central Bank (Bank of Mount Vema) and the Treasury. Then by September, the sovereign must decide as follows:
Option (1)- Approve – The debt ceiling is increased or reduced as requested.
Option (2)-Reject – No changes (The Prime Minister must make the best out of the available resources).
Option (3)-Recommendations – The sovereign may make recommendations.
The sovereign’s decision is final, at least for the fiscal year. Then the elected Prime Minister, his/her cabinet, and the congress can take it from there until the end of the fiscal year. Make the best out of the available resources, which must reflect on how secure, safe, and prosperous the society and the state become at the end of fiscal year and at the end of the four-year term.
Department of General Management and Budget
The Department of General Management and Budget (DGMB) is the Office in the Capital House that oversees the activities of the Ministerial Departments and Government Agencies. It is responsible for management, legislative, regulatory, and budgetary issues. The employees are charged with monitoring the adherence of their assigned programs to Capital House policies. The Department performs coordination roles by gathering, filtering, and promulgating the Prime Minister’s annual budget request.
The Department of General Management and Budget (DGMB) is the Office in the Capital House that oversees the activities of the Ministerial Departments and Government Agencies. It is responsible for management, legislative, regulatory, and budgetary issues. The employees are charged with monitoring the adherence of their assigned programs to Capital House policies. The Department performs coordination roles by gathering, filtering, and promulgating the Prime Minister’s annual budget request.
The other responsibilities of the Prime Minister of Mount Vema
The Prime Minister of Mount Vema ensures that the activities of the Capital House Administration and the City of Mount Vema do not conflict with the mission and objectives of the Kingdom, and oversees the Department of General Management and Budget. The Prime Minister also brings together the Ministries to meet regularly; aiming to provide the impetus for the major issues relating to long and short-term goals of the Nation and to issue general policy guidelines.
The Prime Minister, with the support of Ministerial Departments, also works in liaison with District Governors, and oversee, district plans and their matters related to: Accommodation, Transportation, Utility, Waste Disposal, Communications, Security, Law & Order, Emergency, Education, Sports, Entertainment, Tourism, Land Maintenance, Trade and Industry.
In Congress, the district Governors are members of the Council of District Administrators who are also responsible for proposing new laws or law reforms to the relevant Cabinet Ministers based on their day to day district management experiences. District proposals are only submitted to the relevant Cabinet Minister when approved by majority vote at the Council of District Administrators.
When a proposal is presented to a Cabinet Minister, the relevant Cabinet Minister presents it to the Prime Minister. Then the Prime Minister must submit it to the Congress for debate no less than 24 hours after such document has been received.
The Prime Minister of Mount Vema ensures that the activities of the Capital House Administration and the City of Mount Vema do not conflict with the mission and objectives of the Kingdom, and oversees the Department of General Management and Budget. The Prime Minister also brings together the Ministries to meet regularly; aiming to provide the impetus for the major issues relating to long and short-term goals of the Nation and to issue general policy guidelines.
The Prime Minister, with the support of Ministerial Departments, also works in liaison with District Governors, and oversee, district plans and their matters related to: Accommodation, Transportation, Utility, Waste Disposal, Communications, Security, Law & Order, Emergency, Education, Sports, Entertainment, Tourism, Land Maintenance, Trade and Industry.
In Congress, the district Governors are members of the Council of District Administrators who are also responsible for proposing new laws or law reforms to the relevant Cabinet Ministers based on their day to day district management experiences. District proposals are only submitted to the relevant Cabinet Minister when approved by majority vote at the Council of District Administrators.
When a proposal is presented to a Cabinet Minister, the relevant Cabinet Minister presents it to the Prime Minister. Then the Prime Minister must submit it to the Congress for debate no less than 24 hours after such document has been received.
No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, "And their righteousness is from Me," Says the LORD. Isaiah 54:17
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