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=== Council of State (Ironday meetings) === | === Council of State (Ironday meetings) === | ||
Once each '''Ironday''' (Friday), the Chancellor and cabinet ministers attend a '''Council of State''' at the '''Imperial Palace in Ironwood''', chaired by the Emperor. The '''Crown Prince or Princess''' is normally present. | Once each '''Ironday''' (Friday), the Chancellor and cabinet ministers attend a '''Council of State''' at the '''[[Imperial Palace]] in [[Ironwood]]''', chaired by the Emperor. The '''Crown Prince or Princess''' is normally present. | ||
At these sessions, the Chancellor: | At these sessions, the Chancellor: | ||
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These audiences have traditionally been considered strictly confidential, and later historians often reconstruct their impact only from letters, memoirs, and political outcomes. | These audiences have traditionally been considered strictly confidential, and later historians often reconstruct their impact only from letters, memoirs, and political outcomes. | ||
== Checks and accountability == | == Checks and accountability == | ||
Although powerful, the Chancellor’s authority is constrained by several institutions: | Although powerful, the Chancellor’s authority is constrained by several institutions: | ||