In the lead, jogging up and down the tarmac, went the 48-year-old cabinet official, slim, square-shouldered, with chiselled astronaut good looks.

Cabinet officials believe that the new vote will not take place until the middle of next month.

Approximately 50 dignitaries, family members and cabinet officials gathered in the front library for the inauguration.

This check on executive power can be employed through binding legislation, public debates on government policy, investigations, and direct questioning of the chancellor or cabinet officials.