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1) The President is head of state and its main representative both in the country and abroad.
2) The President is elected by the people every five years.
3) The President has many responsibilities:
- he has control over the armed forces,
- he appoints many officials (for example judges or ambassadors),
- he shapes foreign policy,
- he ratifies international agreements,
- he has the right to veto,
- he can also dissolve the Seym or grant a pardon.
4) The President should always stand above party politics.
5) The Council of Minister is the executive branch which is headed by the Prime Minister. The members of the Cabinet are the ministers of the interior, finance, education, defence, justice, ect.
6) The local government system is based on the territorial division of the country into 16 provinces. The representatives of the local communities are called councillors.