Governor General of Talenore

The Governor General of Talenore is the head of government of Talenore and the most powerful person in Talenorian politics. After each election, and when the office is vacant, the Kaiser of Shireroth as head of state appoints a person able to get a budget bill passed in the National Assembly to the position. The Governor General and the Council of State (consisting of the politically appointed heads of government departments and their junior ministers) are accountable for their policies and actions to the National Assembly, their parties and ultimately to the electorate. Since the National Assembly can remove the Governor General, they are primarily answerable to the assembly. They are almost always the leader of the majority party in the National Assembly, or the largest party of a governing coalition.

According to the Constitution, the executive powers of the state are vested in the Governor General, not the Council of State. Provided that the Governor General can command the support of their party in the assembly, they can control both the legislature and the executive and wield considerable de facto power. As of 1665, the Governor General of Talenore is Mahmood Sadri Maleki, of the National Development Party.

Unlike many counterparts in other parliamentary democracies, the Governor General cannot initiate a dissolution of the National Assembly. If the Governor General loses the confidence of the National Assembly, they must resign. However, the Constitution demands a constructive vote of no confidence, meaning that the National Assembly must elect a new candidate for Governor General at the same time. Given the fractured nature of Talenorian politics, that would require parties with widely differing views on many issues to unite behind one candidate.