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Government Interworkings

• Executive
• The President and Vice President are elected by the citizens on the first day of January, April, July, and October and serve for a term of three months.
• The President appoints various Ministers which require a confirmation vote of the Senate to take office.
• Senate
• The number of seats in the Senate are calculated by the mean number of voters in the last three Senate elections divided by four and rounded up.
• Senators are elected by the citizens on the first day of February, April, June, August, October, and December and serve for a term of two months.
• The Senate elects one among their ranks to serve as Speaker who appoints a Deputy Speaker.
• Judiciary
• The Chief Justice is elected by the citizens whenever a vacancy arises and requires a confirmation vote of the Senate to take office.
• The Chief Justice appoints the Deputy Chief Justice and the Associate Justice which require a confirmation vote of the Senate to take office.
• Commission
• The Chief Commissioner is appointed by the President whenever a vacancy arises and requires a confirmation vote of the Senate to take office.
• The Chief Commissioner appoints the Deputy Commissioner.