Refer to the passage below and then answer the question afterwards in the same language as the passage:

Passage: A sentence that is of death.The decisions involving pardoning and other rights by the president are independent of the opinion of the prime minister or the Lok Sabha majority. In most cases, however, the president exercises his executive powers on the advice of the prime minister and the cabinet.

Question: Whose advice does the president use when exercising his executive powers?
the prime minister and the cabinet