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"The Council of Kerlile is the supreme authority in Kerlile," Sheridan began. "They have the power to appoint or recall the President - though the President has more power than any individual Councillor, she answers to the Council as a whole. Every Councillor is equal on the Council, though some Councillors take responsibility for specific areas of interest. More than one Councillor can share an area, for example, both Councillors Hale and Georgiou are responsible for international trade - along with the Minister for International Trade, presently Ines Abbott, who is appointed by the President. At the moment, only Councillor Patel is in charge of justice on the Council, so she shares responsibility for it along with the Justice Minister Monika Hardie, also appointed by the President. The Council can make laws for Kerlile without approval of the Parliament, or they can veto laws passed by the Parliament. It is therefore the most powerful institution in Kerlile."