President of Artaska

President of Artaska
Incumbent Emin Bisliev since 20 May 2018
Residence	Red Palace, Coplesti
Term length	Five years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Nurdi Gatayev
Formation	22 March 2002
Salary	33,440 annually

The President of Artaska is the head of state of Artaska. The current president is Emin Bisliev, who was elected in the first round of the 2017 presidential election with 53.90% of the vote. The official residence of the president is the Red Palace in Coplesti.

Term

According to the Constitution of Artaska, Article 97:

The President of Artaska shall be elected for the period of five years.

The same person may be elected the President of Artaska in two terms.

The President of Artaska shall assume the duty on the date of taking an oath before the Members of the Parliament.

If the mandate of the President expires during the state of war or the state of emergency, the mandate shall be extended for maximum 90 days after the end of circumstances that have caused that state.

The President of Artaska shall not perform any other public duty.

Presidential duties

The Red Palace in Coplesti, the official seat of the President of Montenegro.

The "Jadranka" presidential yacht

According to the Constitution of Artaska, Article 95, the president of Montenegro:

1. Represents Artaska in the country and abroad;
2. Commands over the Army on the basis of the decisions of the Defense and Security Ministry;
3. Proclaims laws by Ordinance;
4. Calls for the elections for the Parliament;
5. Proposes to the Parliament: candidate for the prime minister, after consultations with the representatives of the political parties represented in the Parliament; president and judges of the Constitutional Court; protector of human rights and liberties;
6. Appoints and revokes ambassadors and heads of other diplomatic missions of Artaska abroad, at the proposal of the Government and after obtaining the opinion of the Parliamentary Committee responsible for international relations;
7. Accepts letters of accreditation and revocation of the foreign diplomats;
8. Awards medals and honors of Artaska;
9. Grants amnesty;
10. Performs other tasks stipulated by the Constitution or the law.

Performance of duties

According to the Constitution of Artaska, Article 99, in the case of cessation of mandate of the president of Artaska, until the election of the new president, as well as in the case of temporary impediment of the president to discharge his/her duties, the Vice President of Artaska shall discharge this duty.

Promulgation of laws

According to the Constitution of Artaska, Article 94, the president of Montenegro shall proclaim the law within seven days from the day of adoption of the law, that is, within three days if the law has been adopted under a speedy procedure or send the law back to the Parliament for new decision-making process. The President of Artaska shall proclaim the re-adopted law.

Presidents

Former Office-holders

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  1st
  Nurdi Gatayev
  2002-2012
  (1966–2019)
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  2nd
  Yandardi Utsiyev
  2012-2017
  (born 1958)
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  3rd
  Emin Bisliev
  2017–
  (born 1962)