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|title1=President of Cascadia | |title1=President of Cascadia | ||
|image1=[[File:Seal of the Governor of Cascadia.png|115px|center|Gubernatorial seal]] | |image1=[[File:Seal of the Governor of Cascadia.png|115px|center|Gubernatorial seal]] | ||
|image2=[[File: | |image2=[[File:Setrus.png|245px]] | ||
|incumbent=[[ | |incumbent=[[Setrus]] | ||
|incumbentsince=since | |incumbentsince=since May 21, 2023 | ||
|branch=[[Cabinet of Cascadia|Executive branch of Cascadia]] | |branch=[[Cabinet of Cascadia|Executive branch of Cascadia]] | ||
|style=Mr. President ''(informal)'',<br>The Honorable ''(formal)'' | |style=Mr. President ''(informal)'',<br>The Honorable ''(formal)'' | ||
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|deputy=Vice President | |deputy=Vice President | ||
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The '''President of Cascadia''' is the head of state and head of government of [[Cascadia(Aurora)|Cascadia]]. The president directs the executive branch of the national government and is the commander-in-chief of the Cascadian National Guard. | The '''President of Cascadia''' is the head of state and head of government of [[Cascadia (Aurora)|Cascadia]]. The president directs the executive branch of the national government and is the commander-in-chief of the Cascadian National Guard. | ||
Article IV of the Constitution establishes the executive branch of the national government and vests the executive power in the president. The power includes the execution and enforcement of national law and the responsibility to appoint national executive, diplomatic, and judicial officers. Based on constitutional provisions empowering the president to appoint and receive ambassadors and conclude treaties with foreign powers, and on subsequent laws enacted by the Legislature, the modern presidentship has primary responsibility for conducting Cascadian foreign policy. | Article IV of the Constitution establishes the executive branch of the national government and vests the executive power in the president. The power includes the execution and enforcement of national law and the responsibility to appoint national executive, diplomatic, and judicial officers. Based on constitutional provisions empowering the president to appoint and receive ambassadors and conclude treaties with foreign powers, and on subsequent laws enacted by the Legislature, the modern presidentship has primary responsibility for conducting Cascadian foreign policy. | ||
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The president is elected directly by the people by Instant Runoff Voting, starting in the September 2022 election. Under the previous electoral law, elections for president were held using first-past-the-post voting. Elections for president are held simultaneously to legislative elections. In addition, if a president resigns or is removed from office in the middle of their term, the vice president becomes president. Until late September, the position was called the '''Governor'''. | The president is elected directly by the people by Instant Runoff Voting, starting in the September 2022 election. Under the previous electoral law, elections for president were held using first-past-the-post voting. Elections for president are held simultaneously to legislative elections. In addition, if a president resigns or is removed from office in the middle of their term, the vice president becomes president. Until late September, the position was called the '''Governor'''. | ||
Setrus is the 7th and current president of Cascadia, having assumed office on May 21, 2023, following the May general election. | |||
==Elections== | ==Elections== | ||
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*[[March 2023 Cascadia general election|March 2023 Cascadia presidential election]] | *[[March 2023 Cascadia general election|March 2023 Cascadia presidential election]] | ||
*[[April 2023 Cascadia general election|April 2023 Cascadia presidential election]] | *[[April 2023 Cascadia general election|April 2023 Cascadia presidential election]] | ||
*[[May 2023 Cascadia general election|May 2023 Cascadia presidential election]] | |||
==List of presidents== | ==List of presidents== | ||
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|April 16, 2023<br>–<br> | |April 16, 2023<br>–<br>May 21, 2023 | ||
|[[April 2023 Cascadia general election|April 2023]] | |[[April 2023 Cascadia general election|April 2023]] | ||
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|'''Setrus''' | |||
|May 21, 2023<br>–<br>''Incumbent'' | |||
|[[May 2023 Cascadia general election|May 2023]] | |||
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