Grand Vizier of Çakaristan

Grand Vizier of Çakaristan
Incumbent
Dervish Çelebi
since 1704 AN
Style	His excellency
Residence	Rani Mahal, Agra
Appointer	Shahanshah
Term
Inaugural holder	Rajesh Avchat
Formation	1688 AN

The Grand Vizier of Çakaristan is the head-of-government of the Çakar Empire. The office is regulated by the Akbar Constitution. Between 1707 and 1710, the Grand Vizier was elected through a system of electors. This makes the Grand Viziership separate from the legislature.

Constitutional Authority

History

The position was created when Akbar was attacked shortly after his appointment as Sultan. The position was mainly focused on as an acting head of state; this has been taken over by the Ataliq since the establishment of the Akbar Constitution. Informally, during the sultanate, the position of grand vizier was mainly as head of government. As a result, the sultan was not directly involved politically. In 1691 the first parliamentary elections were held, at which the position of head of government was elected.

During the period of the Great Apollonian Empire, the position was temporarily filled by an appointed Imperial Chancellor. The intention was that this would become electable after the establishment of a constitution, with the position being called "Chief Minister". This did not succeed in the end.

Upon its continuation as Çakar Empire, the position again became "Grand Vizier". Again, the position holder was appointed by the Shahanshah. In 1707, the first elections are scheduled in which the position becomes elective. With outbreak of the Sanpo-Çakar War, a state of emergency was declared, this suspended the election of the Grand Vizier. The current term of the incumbent Grand Vizier, Dervish Çelebi, expired in 1719 AN and the Shahanshah appointed him. The Shahanshah has the authority to remove and appoint the Grand Vizier.

Election and removal

Under the Akbar Constitution, the Grand Vizier was elected through a system of electoral votes. Each governorate, riyasat, sarkar and subah have electors according to the number of Shuyukh with a minimum of one. The results of the elections are certified by the Shuyukh. A candidate must have a majority of electoral votes. Candidates must be resident in Shahanshahi for at least 10 Nortonyears and at least thirty-five years of age.

An elected Grand Vizier takes an oath: "I solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of Grand Vizier, as a loyal subject of the Shahanshah, and that I will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution."

A sitting Grand Vizier could be removed from office by the Çakari Congress. Reasons for this are conviction of bribery, treason and other serious crimes.

Role and powers

In addition to appointing viziers, the Grand Vizier is in charge of foreign relations. He appoints and revokes the envoys and vakils (ambassadors). However, foreign representatives must address their credentials to the Shahanshah. The Grand Vizier is responsible for the national budget, which is presented annually to the Çakari Congress. There is a debt ceiling, which is determined by the Çakari Congress. Taxes are determined by qanun (law).

List of heads of government

No.	Portrait	Name	Term	Party	Notes
1		Rajesh Avchat	1688 - 1691 AN	none	Has been appointed by the Grand Assembly to start government of the new nation.
2		Jayanti Sinha	1691 - 1698 AN	United Green	Elected by elections: Çakari parliamentary elections of 1691 AN Çakari parliamentary elections of 1695 AN
3		Zhang San	1698 - 1704 AN	none	Has been appointed by the Tobu Emperor as Imperial Chancellor of the Great Apollonian Empire.
4		Jayanti Sinha	1704 - 1711 AN	United Green	Has been appointed by the Grand Assembly to the continuation of the government of the nation. She managed to win the 1707 Çakaristan elections.
5		Dervish Çelebi	1711 - Incumbent	United Green (until 1719 AN)	He managed to win the 1711 Çakaristan elections and the 1715 Çakaristan elections. Since 1719 AN, he has been appointed by the Shahanshah.

Facilities

Rani Mahal

Residence

The Rani Mahal serves as the official residence for the Grand Vizier. It is a place of residence, office and reception of guests. Meetings of the viziers are also held here. The Rani Mahal is named after the wife of the first Grand Vizier, Rajesh Avchat. He was appointed Grand Vizier immediately after the attempted assassination of Akbar. After the situation was restored, Rajesh had the residence built for future grand viziers.

Travel

Just before the merger into the Great Apollonian Empire, there were plans to purchase a plane for the Grand Vizier. This was cancelled. When it was continued as the Çakar Empire, these plans were resumed. For the time being, the Grand Vizier uses the Shahanshah's planes for air transport. When the Shahanshah himself is not on board, the aircraft with the Grand Vizier on board is referred to as Air Çakar Second.