According to the constitution, the supreme power of the state is vested in the people who exercise this power throtigh a National Assembly composed of representatives elected by universal secret ballot, one to each 15,000 people, for a term of two years. This assembly in turn elects the "government,''
ing of seven members, which s in general the powers enjoyed by the president of the United States. The "government" appoints the ministry of cabinet, now composed of 15 members. It is perhaps the first attempt' to apply the commission form of government on a national scale.
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