3. The number, titles and competencies of ministries and secretariats of State shall be laid down in a Government statute. Section 105 (Council of Ministers) 1. The Council of Ministers shall comprise the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Ministers, if any, and the Ministers. 2. The Council of Ministers shall be convened and chaired by the Prime Minister. 3. The Deputy Ministers, if any, and the Secretaries of State may be required to attend meetings of the Council of Ministers, without a right to vote. CHAPTER II FORMATION AND RESPONSIBILITY Section 106 (Appointment) 1. The Prime Minister shall be designated by the political party or alliance of political parties with parliamentary majority and shall be appointed by the President of the Republic, after consultation with the political parties sitting in the National Parliament. 2. The remaining members of the Government shall be appointed by the President of the Republic following proposal by the Prime Minister. Section 107 (Responsibility of the Government) The Government shall be accountable to the President of the Republic and to the National Parliament for conducting and executing the domestic and foreign policy in accordance with the Constitution and the law. α Section 108 (The Programme of the Government) 1. Once appointed, the Government should develop its programme, which should include the objectives and tasks proposed, the actions to be taken and the main political guidelines to be followed in the fields of government activity. 2. Once approved by the Council of Ministers, the Prime Minister shall, within a maximum of thirty days after appointment of the Government, submit the Programme of Government to the National Parliament for consideration.