Editing Politics of San Marino (section)

==The Congress of State==
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The Congress of State is the government of the country and wields the executive power. It is composed by a variable number of Secretaries of State, which by law cannot exceed the number of 10, that are appointed by the Grand and General Council at the beginning of the legislature. Because of this fact, also the areas of competence of the various Secretaries are not fixed, as some could be merged depending on the number of Secretaries. The law identifies 10 sectors of the public administration for which the secretaries are politically responsible:

* [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs]]
* [[Secretary of State for Internal Affairs and Civil Defense]]
* [[Secretary of State for Finance, Budget and Programming, Information and Relations with the State Philatelic and Numismatic Office]]
* [[Secretary of State for Education, Culture, University and Justice]]
* [[Secretary of State for Territory, Environment and Agriculture]]
* [[Secretary of State for Health and Social Security (San Marino)]]
* [[Secretary of State for Trade and Relations with the Town Council]]
* [[Secretary of State for Communication, Transport, Relations with the Azienda Autonoma di Stato for Services, Tourism and Sport]]
* [[Secretary of State for Industry and Crafts]]
* [[Secretary of State for Labour and Cooperation]]

The Captains Regents participate to the Congress with coordination powers, but no voting right. While all the Secretaries are equally important on principle, over the years, the secretary of state for Foreign and Political Affairs  has assumed many of the prerogatives of a prime minister or [[head of government]].