Composed of the Head of Government and the ministers, the government is accountable to the King and to Parliament. “After the appointment of the members of the government by the King, the Head of Government presents and sets out before the two Houses of Parliament, meeting together, the programme that he intends to implement”, article 88, paragraph 1 of the new 2011 Constitution.
The Government is accountable to the King and to Parliament.
“After the appointment of the members of the government by the King, the Head of Government presents and sets out before the two Houses of Parliament, meeting together, the programme that he intends to implement.
This programme must set out the guidelines for the action that the Government proposes to carry out in the various sectors of national activity and, in particular, in the fields concerning economic, social, environmental, cultural and foreign policy.
This programme is the subject of a debate before each of the two Houses. It is followed by a vote in the House of Representatives.
The Government is invested after having obtained the confidence of the House of Representatives, expressed by the vote of the absolute majority of the members composing said House, in favour of the Government's programme”, (article 88 of the new Constitution).
And article 89 provides further: “The government exercises executive power. Under the authority of the Head of Government, the government implements its government programme, ensures the execution of laws, disposes of the administration and supervises the action of public enterprises and establishments”.
