Executive Council of Brun-South

The Executive Council of Brun-South is tasked with electing a governor for the region and a chief counsellor from the main opposition against the incumbent government. Counsellors serve 6 year terms with a total of 15 being present in the body. Elections for counsellors are held every 2 years, electing 5 people using a ranked member proportional electoral system. Counsellors can be impeached if found guilty by the Grand Brun-South Assembly with a 2/3s majority vote. The governor must be a counsellor themselves and thus can be impeached by the assembly. The council can directly remove a governor from power by holding a vote of no confidence. Any legislation approved by the Grand Brun-South Assembly has to gather the support of at least 5 counsellors to pass into law.

History
Historically governors of Brun-South have been only only conservatives, that being either the National Conservative Party, the Unionist Party or the now disbanded Common Sense Union. The 2020 election marked the first time when someone not a member of any of these parties was elected governor. The 2020 election saw a gain for the Labour Union, a gain for the Social Democratic Union and a gain for the Freedom Advancement Coalition, cementing the authority of the progressive parties in the chamber. It was expected that the incumbent Jeremiah Meligston will remain governor due to the Nationalists saying they support him. However, the Liberal Democratic Union, who previously stood behind him, abandoned the government and said they support a moderate Social Democrat to be elected governor. David Ledgnot was the most senior progressive counsellor and was put forward by the SDU. He was confirmed with a vote of 8 to 7. Meligston was later barely elected chief counsellor by a vote of 4 to 3 within the opposition.