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{{Short description|Head of state of the Country of Freice}}
{{Short description|Hereditary office, Freice}}
{{Infobox official post
{{Infobox official post
| post                     = President
| post                   = Má’ita of the State of Freice
| body                     = the Republic of Freice
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| native_name             = {{nobold|''Má’ita Fése Tehua á’i e Háma'' (Freician)}}
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| flagcaption             = Flag of Freice
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| incumbent               = Kána Talá'akel
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| incumbentsince           = 30 January 2022
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| style                   = Honourable President <small>(within Freice)</small><br>His Excellency <small>(outside Freice)</small>
| incumbent               = [[Kána Talá'akel]]
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| residence               = [[La Seigneurie]] {{small|(traditional)}}
| termlength               = At Parliament's pleasure; elected at the beginning of the new Parliament by a majority of members, and upon a vacancy during a Parliament.
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| constituting_instrument = Constitution of Freice
| appointer               = Hereditary, with provision for pre-selection by incumbent
| precursor               = King of Freice
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| formation               = 3 April 1921
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| inaugural              = Tuá Kálalek
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| formation               = 1872
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| salary                   = Pe. 845,940 (36,780 ACU annually)
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{{Politics of Freice}}
{{Politics of Freice}}
The '''president of Freice''', officially titled the '''President of the Country of Freice''' (Freician: ''Fése Tehua Má’ita'') is the head of state and head of government of Freice. Members of Parliament elect the president from amongst their own ranks, doing so at the beginning of each Parliament. The president serves only as long as the lifetime of the Parliament in which they were elected (a maximum of two years) and ceases to be president upon the dissolution of that Parliament.
The '''Má’ita of Freice''' is the constitutional head of state of the [[Freice|State of Freice]]. Under the Constitution, the office of Má'ita combines the functions and nature of a monarch and a republican president, being an hereditary office held for life. As head of state and nominal chief executive, the Má'ita is responsible for representing Freice overseas, embodying the state, and appointing government officials to whom they are obliged to delegate power.  


The presidency was established in the 1921 Constitution. Initially a largely ceremonial position but, constitutional revisions in 1951 and 1969 established a presidential system. The constitution grants the president the ability to appoint and dismiss public officials, including the prime minister, ministers and justices of the high court.
The current Má'ita, since 30 January 2023, is Kána Talá'akel, who succeeded his brother on his sudden death following a brief illness.


The current president is Kána Talá'akel, since 30 January 2022.
==Description==
The Má'ita's office is hereditary and governed, like a monarchy, by a ''House Law'', which deals with matters pertaining to the organisation of the office not covered in other relevant law. The House Law, as amended in 2018, provides that the Má'ita is passed "through the blood," but that it may be "discharged from family possession by and with the advice and consent of the Council and of the People." As such, the office may be mortgaged or sold, as happened in 1921.


==Eligibility==
Although House Law requires that holders of the office be related to their predecessor, there is no requirement that they be a direct inheritor. The Má'ita may, in their will, direct that a specific relative may inherit the office. This provision is most readily utilised when it is apparent that the immediate heir is unwilling or unable to assume the role, or that such a succession would be unpalatable to the general population. Women face no barrier to succession, beyond the personal prejudices of the Má'ita, and there have been a number of female incumbents, who rule with the title of "Máv'liné" (Great Lady"
According to the Constitution of the Republic of Freice, only a born citizen of Freice who is a Member of Parliament and who is "of good and sound character" may be eligible for election to the presidency. There are no term limits and a president may be re-elected by a new Parliament providing that they continue to meet the criteria as established. The Presidency (Eligility) Act 2009 as further qualifications, requiring a president to renounce any position within Parliament (e.g., Speaker) and membership of any representative body of local self-government.
 
Although House Law requires that holders of the office be related to their predecessor, there is no requirement that they be a direct inheritor. The Má'ita may, in their will, direct that a specific relative may inherit the office. This provision is most readily utilised when it is apparent that the immediate heir is unwilling or unable to assume the role, or that such a succession would be unpalatable to the general population.
 
The Má'ita does not possess any distinct style or title beyond that of Má'ita. However, they are commonly addressed as "My Lord" or "My Lady" in the case of a Máv'liné.
 
==Má'itas and Máv'linés of Freice==
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# Kána Talá'akel (2023-present)
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The [[heir apparent]] to the seigneurship is the present má'ita's brother.
 
==See also==


[[Category:Freice]]
[[Category:Freice]]
[[Category:Anteria]]
[[Category:Anteria]]

Revision as of 12:04, 31 October 2023

Má’ita of the State of Freice
National Emblem of Freice.png
National emblem of Freice
Flag of Freice.png
Flag of Freice
Incumbent
Kána Talá'akel
since 30 January 2023
ResidenceLa Seigneurie (traditional)
AppointerHereditary, with provision for pre-selection by incumbent
Inaugural holderTuá Kálalek
Formation1872

The Má’ita of Freice is the constitutional head of state of the State of Freice. Under the Constitution, the office of Má'ita combines the functions and nature of a monarch and a republican president, being an hereditary office held for life. As head of state and nominal chief executive, the Má'ita is responsible for representing Freice overseas, embodying the state, and appointing government officials to whom they are obliged to delegate power.

The current Má'ita, since 30 January 2023, is Kána Talá'akel, who succeeded his brother on his sudden death following a brief illness.

Description

The Má'ita's office is hereditary and governed, like a monarchy, by a House Law, which deals with matters pertaining to the organisation of the office not covered in other relevant law. The House Law, as amended in 2018, provides that the Má'ita is passed "through the blood," but that it may be "discharged from family possession by and with the advice and consent of the Council and of the People." As such, the office may be mortgaged or sold, as happened in 1921.

Although House Law requires that holders of the office be related to their predecessor, there is no requirement that they be a direct inheritor. The Má'ita may, in their will, direct that a specific relative may inherit the office. This provision is most readily utilised when it is apparent that the immediate heir is unwilling or unable to assume the role, or that such a succession would be unpalatable to the general population. Women face no barrier to succession, beyond the personal prejudices of the Má'ita, and there have been a number of female incumbents, who rule with the title of "Máv'liné" (Great Lady"

Although House Law requires that holders of the office be related to their predecessor, there is no requirement that they be a direct inheritor. The Má'ita may, in their will, direct that a specific relative may inherit the office. This provision is most readily utilised when it is apparent that the immediate heir is unwilling or unable to assume the role, or that such a succession would be unpalatable to the general population.

The Má'ita does not possess any distinct style or title beyond that of Má'ita. However, they are commonly addressed as "My Lord" or "My Lady" in the case of a Máv'liné.

Má'itas and Máv'linés of Freice

  1. Kána Talá'akel (2023-present)

The heir apparent to the seigneurship is the present má'ita's brother.

See also