Rise of Australia

Chapter 257 Cabinet Restructuring
Flipping through a few pages casually, Arthur gradually had a general idea in his mind.

The cabinet of Australasia has been developed so far, and it can basically be responsible for all the work of the government.

Although the functions of various departments seem a bit bloated, because the size of Australasia is not too large, it does not pose a big problem.

The reason why the House of Representatives proposes to increase the number of cabinet seats is to put it bluntly for its own sake.

After all, every additional seat is an opportunity. The cabinet government is the top part of the Australasian government, and cabinet members in Australasia can be said to be under the royal family and above the government.

However, the election of the House of Representatives has not yet been held, and the final candidates for the members have not been determined. Is it a bit too hasty to worry about the future cabinet election now?

Arthur shook his head and looked at another proposal.

I saw a line clearly written on another proposal, suggesting the establishment of official positions such as deputy prime minister and deputy minister.

In fact, each department currently has the position of deputy minister. Even the foreign department, which currently has relatively few affairs, has a minister and a deputy minister.

It's just that the power of the deputy minister is rather embarrassing. Although he is in the department of the cabinet government, he is not in the cabinet government, and he is in a position of no rank.

The only good point may be to temporarily take over the positions of ministers when the ministers of various departments have accidents.

But the problem is that there is currently no possibility of war in Australasia, and the age of ministers in various departments is generally around 40 years old.

It is less likely that these young and vigorous ministers will be surprised than that they will become full-time in the next election.

As for the Deputy Prime Minister's proposal, Arthur thought it was a good idea.

There is currently no Deputy Prime Minister in Australasia, as the cabinet government tends to work under Arthur's decisions.

In addition, part of the power of the prime minister has been divided among various departments, so there is no need for the post of deputy prime minister.

However, as the size of Australasia grows, the government affairs of ministers of various departments will become more bloated and complicated.

Therefore, it is still necessary to set up the post of deputy prime minister in advance to share the government affairs and things that may increase in the future.

After all, if Arthur has important matters to visit in the future, a deputy prime minister and prime minister will be able to maintain domestic stability.

After all, the prime minister is a position elected by the House of Representatives. Although Arthur needs to nod and swear allegiance to Arthur in the end, this cannot guarantee the prime minister's absolute loyalty to Arthur.

Although under the premise that Arthur is in control of the military, the prime minister will basically not be able to make any troubles, but no one can guarantee that Arthur's next generation, the next two generations will still be able to firmly control the government.

If a monarch who has lost his monarchy wants to control the government, he has to add a few more insurances.

A deputy prime minister who is directly appointed by the monarch is obviously more able to guarantee his loyalty.

After all, the person who can let the monarch personally appoint the deputy prime minister, at least in the eyes of the monarch, is absolutely loyal to him.

From this point of view, it is necessary to slightly strengthen the power of the monarch in other aspects, so as to prevent his descendants from losing their royal power due to various reasons in the future. At least they must ensure that the royal power of themselves and their families is not threatened, and at the worst, they must become a monarch with certain power. constitutional country.

After thinking for a while, Arthur signed his decision on the two proposals, and called the guards to send them to the Royal Council.

On May 5, the Royal House of Representatives formally issued final opinions on the two resolutions to the House of Representatives, and they were handed over to the cabinet government for discussion.

The two resolutions were eventually merged and the cabinet was successfully increased.

It's just that the additional seats are not elected by the House of Representatives as the members thought, but are directly appointed by Arthur or the future monarch, and the term of office is also four years.

The specific resolutions are as follows: After consultation between Arthur and the Royal Council, the cabinet government of Australasia will be reformed.

The reformed cabinet government included seven ministers appointed by Arthur himself (the Lord Chancellor, the Archbishop, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of State, the Deputy Prime Minister, and the Secretary of State for the Crown), in addition to the eight ministers and the Prime Minister, the Chief Minister. , Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary of Defense).

The reformed Cabinet Government has been fully established as the highest government department in Australasia, and members of the Cabinet Government no longer serve as members of the Royal House of Representatives.

Cabinet government is generally accountable to Arthur and the Royal House, but the House of Representatives also has oversight powers.

If the House of Representatives is dissatisfied with an official of the cabinet government or the entire cabinet government, it can propose a resolution to impeach an official or the entire government.

Of course, unless the final impeachment pass rate exceeds 70.00%[-], it will be reported to the Royal House of Representatives and Arthur.

This also means that unless the House of Representatives unites, it will lose its jurisdiction over the cabinet government.Only the remaining supervisory power is also subject to great restrictions, which is also the pinnacle of Australasian royal power.

In addition, the ministers of the cabinet departments have also been officially renamed as department ministers, and the official title of the cabinet prime minister has also been changed to the chief minister.

From this point on, Australasia will have 16 cabinet seats, with Arthur in full control of seven and House of Representatives elections to nine.

To compensate the House of Commons, Arthur decided to allow the Prime Minister to appoint a Deputy Minister from each department for the term of the Prime Minister.

However, the ministers of various departments are still elected by the House of Representatives, which can completely divide the positions elected by the House of Representatives, such as the prime minister of the cabinet and the ministers of various departments, and block the possibility of combining these positions.

After all, the prime minister of the government will threaten the power of the department ministers, and it will also make the ministers of various departments feel a little jealous of the prime minister.

Under the circumstances that the cabinet and government are suspicious and distrustful of each other, they will naturally not unite and pose a threat to the royal power.

It is worth mentioning that after the cabinet was completely restructured this time, Arthur completely took the more important ministers of finance and defense into his hands.

However, the reaction caused by this regulation was the lowest. After all, even in the previous cabinet, the positions of ministers of the two departments of finance and defense were firmly in the hands of Arthur, and it was impossible to obtain them by relying on elections. two positions.

The impact of this cabinet reorganization on the political arena is not insignificant. It can be said that it has subverted the current top-level political structure in Australasia.

To sum it up in one sentence, this cabinet reorganization has greatly strengthened the royal power, both on the surface and in reality.

Although the prime minister was compensated with a post of deputy minister in each department, all the departments are in the hands of the ministers, and whether the deputy minister can gain power is another matter.

　I have thought about the cabinet system for a long time and checked a lot of information, so I only have [-] words.Ask for a monthly pass!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)