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President of AH.com
The President is the head of His Administratorness' Government of the Imperial Republic of AH.com and Parliament of AH.com ruling in the name of the Paramount Leader, Ian the Admin.
Usually a Party Leader, any individual who stands for Presidential Elections may not stand in the Elections for the AH.com Parliament at the same time. Presidential Candidates who do not gain the Presidency may however be offered posts in the Cabinet, or a Vice Presidential position by the President. The President is the Candidate who wins the most number of votes in the Presidential Election Thread organised by the Electoral Officer.
The President convenes the Parliament and appoints the Cabinet. He may appoint whomever he likes to the Cabinet, and individuals do not have to be MPs for this purpose. He may also fire any members of the Cabinet or dissolve the entire body if he's feeling particularly pissed off. In addition to conferring Cabinet and Ministerial posts, he confirms the appointment of the Prime Minister and appoints the Deputy Prime Minister. He may also appoint individuals to the positions of the two Vice Presidents. He also issues proclamations, decrees, and can introduce legislation, proposals, votes, referenda and polls into the Parliament and also is able to veto proposals, polls and legislation if he's in a really bad mood or more commonly when the consensus, Parliament or Cabinet disapproves of certain such things. Of course, such vetoes can be overruled by a two-thirds “supermajority” in Parliament.
The President may also proclaim days of importance to be added to the AH.com Calendar. Under the Sargon Doctrine he may also declare annexations of various areas by Presidential Decree and appoint people to positions in those areas. He is also the Supreme Commander of the AH.com Armed Forces and may create new regiments, squadrons, units, branches etc., as necessary with which to batter the enemies of AH.com with. He may also declare States of Emergency.
In the event of a Presidential Candidate winning the election, but becoming unavailable for some reason during this event and not being around to take up the position, the (new) Party Leader of his party will assume the post of Acting President until such time as they return to the Board or the following year's elections come up. The Acting President may execute all the powers and enjoy all the privileges of the President in this case. If the Candidate is the only member of his party, then the Candidate with the second highest number of votes will assume the Presidency as Acting President until he returns, or until new elections are held. At this point people tend to get as drunk as possible and use this as an excuse to engage in massive fights in the AH.com Bar.
If the President or Acting President resigns, is absent from the Board, is otherwise unavailable or incapacitated, then one of the Vice Presidents will become Acting President with the approval of the Cabinet until such time as the President returns, or if he does not, until the next elections when all the usual chaos and dirty tricks can start again during the campaigns in earnest.
The President or Acting President may of course disappear for a RL holiday or somesuch and thus can temporarily approve one of the the Vice Presidents as Acting President until his return at which time they will step down and the President/Acting President will re-assume his post. On his return, the President is expected to shower people with souvenirs and post photos of his time away.
The President may also form committees and other bodies and carry out other acts as as when needed or when he feels like it. He should also buy lots of drinks for people in the AH.com Bar and ask the Minister of Moral Corruption to organise parties for various reasons.
List of Presidents of AH.com
| # | Name | Party | Elected | Served |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leo Caesius | AH.com Party of the Proletariat | August 8, 2006 | August 8, 2006 - August 16, 2007 |
| 2 | Midgard | Evil Party | August 16, 2007, In Absentia | May 3 - May 9, 2008; May 21 - August 3, 2008 |
| 3 | Sargon | Evil Party | August 3, 2008 | August 3 - September 8, 2008; October 1, 2008 - March 1, 2009; March 4 - April 25, 2009; June 13 - July 6, 2009; August 9, 2009 - Present |
Presidential Facts
Leo Caesius served the longest unbroken term as President: 374 days (1 year, 9 days). He also holds the record for fewest bills signed by any President of AH.com: one (the 2006 Runoff Election Act).
Midgard served the shortest term of any President: 82 days (2 months, 21 days) or 106 days (3 months, 16 days) when including the 24 days spent as Acting President. He is also the only President to have been elected while away from AH.com and the only President to not start his term immediately following his election.
Sargon has served 174 days (5 months, 20 days) as President as of February 14, 2009. When his time spent as Acting President is included, he has served the longest term of any President: 444 days (1 year, 2 months, 16 days) as of February 14, 2009. He also holds the record for most bills signed by any President: seven as of February 14, 2009.