The Prime Minister (Kazulian: statsminister, literally 'Minister of the State') is the head of government of the Kingdom of Kazulia and the second most powerful government official in the Zardic parliamentary system of government, first being the monarch. In addition to this, much of the Statsminister's power stems from his/her status as the leader of the governing party or coalition; thus, they have significant but unofficial legislative power. The Statsminister is also directly responsible for the civil service, instead of running the civil service through a subordinate minister.