Sandbox:Consules Plebeii

The Consuls of the People (Magonian: Consules Plebeii) are the two heads of government of the Empire. They jointly chair the Epistalma, the chief executive body of the Empire, and represent the Imperial government to the Imperial Commission. The Consules Plebeii are members of the Senate of the Empire who are elected each year on 1 December by the chamber as a whole through the single transferable vote system, and are ineligible to be reelected up to 3 years after the end of their term. To differentiate the two consuls from each other, the terminology "Primus" and "Segundus" is used at the end of their titles, which is assigned according to their place in the vote in the Senate; however, this terminology does not imply different functions between them.

Between 1072 and 1720 there was only one Consul Plebeius and it exercised limited functions alongside a Consul Concilli (elected by the High Council). Before this, the executive power of the Empire was exercised by two Consul Concilii (plural: TBD) from the year 452, when the First Electivate arose. The First Imperial Law, approved in 1720, established the current functions of the Consules and created the Epistalma, the executive body that supports the Consules in the exercise of the executive power.