President of Mercury

President of Mercury
Incumbent President, Caroline Griffiths
Incumbent
Caroline Griffiths
since III.1721
Style	Sir/Madam
Residence	Araucaria House
Appointer	Mercurian Parliament
Term	3 years
Inaugural holder	Joe Foxon
Formation	2010

The President of Mercury is the head of state in Mercury, and is the chair of the Cabinet of Mercury, the executive branch of the Mercurian government.

Role

The President's primary position is to act as the head of state. They are, by convention, the leader of the most prominent party in the Mercurian Parliament, whether this be as part of a complete majority or in a hung parliament, and therefore hold both executive and legislative powers. Under the position, the President's authority extends to enacting lawmaking agenda, the appointment and dismissal of ministers, and oversight of the organisation of all governmental departments. The President is also the chairperson of the Mercurian executive, the Cabinet.

Election

The President is elected through Mercury's general election votes, using the Sainte-Laguë system. The party which gains the most seats in the election traditionally leads the government, either as a majority, minority or coalition, with the party's leader becoming President. Following the result of the election, the new President must be elected by Parliament, which usually occurs a few days after the general election, although in the case of Mercury's second President Nick Perry, this process took over two weeks due to his party initially being unable to form a coalition government. Caroline Griffiths was elected as Mercury's third President in 1721 AN.

There is no limit to the number of consecutive terms that a President can serve.

List of Presidents

	Picture	Name	Period	Party
1		Joe Foxon	11 June, 2010 – 14 June, 2019	National Party
2		Nick Perry	14 June, 2019 – III.1721 AN	National Party
3		Caroline Griffiths	III.1721 – III.1733 AN	Mercurian Labour Party
4		Gabrielle Fisher	III.1733 AN –	National Democratic Party