President of Anserisa (Pacifica)

President of Anserisa
Présidento d'Anserisa
File:Seal of the Commission.svg Seal of the Republican Commission
Flag of Anserisa
Incumbent Columbo Septimum since 6th June 2014
Member of	Republic Commission
Seat	Presidential Palace, Brantavilla, Anserisa
Nominator	Congress of the Republic
Term length	Four years
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Anserisa
Precursor	Horatio Secundinum
Formation	21st September 1815 (205 years ago)
First holder	Calpurnio Fabricium
Deputy	Vice-President of Anserisa

The President of Anserisa is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Anserisa. The president is also the head of the Republican Commission of Anserisa.

Chapter 3 of the Constitution of Anserisa defines the Republican Commission and within this chapter, the role of the president. Powers included are to appoint the Vice-President, the Commissioners, the Judges and to sign laws or apply a veto on laws and the budget.

The president is also responsible for the internal and foreign policies of Anserisa and is acting as the General Commander of the Anserisan Armed Forces.

The president is indirectly elected, since the members of the Congress of the Republic is responsible for the nomination of the president, which is often the chief of the political party which elected the most members in the Congress. Before 1930, the president nominated was often a member of the Congress, today the presidential candidate are not running for a seat in the Congress.

Columbo Septimum is the 26th President of Anserisa. He was nominated on 6th June 2014.

Origin

Following the deposition of Emperor Hadriano by the republicans in 1815, it was decided that most of the powers and responsibilities of the emperor would be transferred to the president with the exception of lawmaking. Lawmaking was given to the restored Congress of the Republic, which had been abolished during the Anserisan Empire period. The other notable difference was that the president would be elected. At first, the idea to elect the president to universal suffrage was discussed but ultimately, the republicans decided to elect the president among the members of the Congress. This measure was applied for the last time in 1941, today the presidents are not running for a seat in the Congress.

Powers and duties

The Constitution of Anserisa does not mention the president specifically but within the Chapter 3, which is about the Republican Commission. As the head of the Commission, the president has some powers and responsibilities within this institution. He is responsible for the appointment of the Vice-President and the other members of the Commission, the Commissioners. In that matter, the president is indirectly responsible for the internal and foreign policies of Anserisa since the president is responsible for the nomination of the people at the head of the departments.

The main constitutional powers of the president is to sign or veto the laws adopted by the Congress. Since the president is appointed by Congress the veto is not often used but as been used in the past, since the removal of a veto needs a strong majority in the Congress and because the president is elected for mandates of four years, and some members of the Congress are elected for two years and others for six years.