General Council of the Southern Cross Republic

The General Council is the parliament of Southern Cross Republic. All important state-related questions pass through the General Council. In addition to approving legislation, the General Council appoints high officials, including the Prime Minister and Chief Justice of the National Justice Court, and elects (either alone or, if necessary, together with representatives of local government within a broader electoral college) the President. The General Council also ratifies significant foreign treaties that impose military and proprietary obligations, bring about changes in law, etc.; approves the budget presented by the government as law and monitors the executive power.