Generally the constitutional position of a minister-president in a state is very similar to the one of chancellor on the federal level. He is elected by a majority in the parliament of the federal state (Landtag), appoints the ministers and determines the policy guidelines. He also, along with several of his ministers, represents the state in the Bundesrat.
The president may be impeached for high treason at the recommendation of one-third of the members of the National Assembly and removed from office by the vote of a three-quarters majority.
The present National Security Council is composed of the prime minister, the chief of the General Staff, the ministers of national defense, interior, and foreign affairs, and the commanders of the branches of the armed forces and the gendarmerie.
In addition, each minister is responsible for the conduct of affairs under his or her jurisdiction and for the actions of subordinates.
The President is responsible to the Assembly for the actions of the Council of Ministers.
The ministers shall continue in office unless they are dismissed, or given a vote of no-confidence by the Assembly as a result of their interpolation, or a motion for a vote of no- confidence against them.
The assets of the Leader, the President, the deputies to the President, and ministers, as well as those of their spouses and offspring, are to be examined before and after their term of office by the head of the judicial power, in order to ensure they have not increased in a fashion contrary to law.
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