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The '''President of the Miersan Republic''' ({{wp|Polish language|Miersan}}: ''Prezydent Republika Mierska''), commonly known as the '''President of West Miersa''' (''Prezydent Mierski Zachodniej'') is the {{wp|head of state}} of the [[West Miersa|Miersan Republic]]. Created in 1936 with the establishment of West Miersa, it was constitutionally defined as being the head of state, but over the decades has also become the {{wp|de-facto}} {{wp|head of government}}.
The '''President of the Miersan Republic''' ({{wp|Polish language|Miersan}}: ''Prezydent Republika Mierska''), commonly known as the '''President of West Miersa''' (''Prezydent Mierski Zachodniej'') is the {{wp|head of state}} of the [[West Miersa|Miersan Republic]]. Created in 1936 with the establishment of West Miersa, it was constitutionally defined as being the head of state, but over the decades has also become the {{wp|de-facto}} {{wp|head of government}}.


The president is elected every five years alongside the National Assembly (''Sejm'') via first-past-the-post. Over the decades the position has been commonly considered to be that of an autocrat, being a military dictator from the 1940s to the 1980s to a civilian dictator since. The current president [[Stanisław Kantorowicz]] has served in the role since 2008 being re-elected thrice.  
The president is elected every five years alongside the Sejm via first-past-the-post. Over the decades the position has been commonly considered to be that of an autocrat, being a military dictator from the 1940s to the 1980s to a civilian dictator since. The current president [[Jakub Lewkowicz]] has served in the role since 2008 being re-elected thrice.  
==History==
==History==
With the independence of West Miersa from [[Soravia]] following the implementation of the [[Godfredson Plan]] in 1936, the drafters of the [[Constitution of West Miersa|West Miersan constitution]] sought to create a {{wp|head of state}} modelled on the [[President of Soravia|Soravian Presidency]], elected every five years by the people of the Miersan  Republic. However, unlike Soravia, the framers decided to institute term limits, with each President only being re-elected once.
Although the Presidency was not intended to be as centralised as the Soravian Presidency, with powers being distributed to the [[National Assembly (West Miersa)|legislature]] and the [[Administrative divisions of West Miersa|voivodeships]], following the 1943 military coup the presidency became a dictator with elections abolished in favour of a military-appointed {{wp|electoral college}} choosing the president. Following the [[Miersan War]] the 1936 constitution was brought back with the president being envisioned to take a figurehead role. The new president, [[Tomisław Sobolewski]], abused the constitution by declaring a state of emergency following the Lemovican War and ruling as a dictator. Sobolewski's quarter-century long rule saw the presidency transformed as term limits were abolished in 1990. Sobolewski was elected six times - in 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006. Only in 1981 was the election considered to be competitive.
Sobolewski died in 2008 and was succeeded by the premier [[Stanisław Kantorowicz]] who pledged to serve for only two terms. Under Kantorowicz some presidential powers were returned to the Sejm in 2014. In 2018 Kantorowicz ran for and won a third term.
==Role==
==Role==
Under the [[Constitution of West Miersa|West Miersan constitution]], the President functions as the {{wp|head of state}} of the [[West Miersa|Miersan Republic]], with the power to sign legislation into law, to appoint and dismiss the [[Premier of West Miersa|Premier]] of the Miersan Republic from among the [[National Assembly (West Miersa)|National Assembly]], and to appoint legislators to represent what the West Miersan government considers to be "[[Administrative divisions of West Miersa|voivodeships under Kirenian occupation]]."
Under the [[Constitution of West Miersa|West Miersan constitution]], the President functions as the {{wp|head of state}} of the [[West Miersa|Miersan Republic]], with the power to sign legislation into law, to appoint and dismiss the [[Premier of West Miersa|Premier]] of the Miersan Republic from among the [[Sejm (West Miersa)|Sejm]], and to appoint legislators to represent what the West Miersan government considers to be "[[Administrative divisions of West Miersa|voivodeships under Valduvian occupation]]."


In addition, the President of the Miersan Republic has an obligation to represent all {{wp|Polish people|Miersans}}, both within the Miersan Republic, but also on the international stage.
In addition, the President of the Miersan Republic has an obligation to represent all {{wp|Polish people|Miersans}}, both within the Miersan Republic, but also on the international stage.
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==List of Presidents==
==List of Presidents==
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:60%;
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center;"
|-
! {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! width=5%| Portrait
! width=5%| Name
! Took office
! Left office
! Days
! Political Party
|-
|-
! style="background:#dddddd; color:white;" rowspan="2"|1
!align="center" colspan=4|President
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Ignacy Mościcki (-1934) (cropped).jpg|80px]]
!align="center"|Term of office
|rowspan="2"|[[Świętosław Wojdyla]]<br />{{small|(1870-1949)}}
!align="center"|Party
| 26<sup>th</sup> October 1936
|4<sup>th</sup> June 1943
|{{Age in years, months and days|1936|10|26|1943|06|04}}
| style="background:#dddddd;"|{{wp|Independent (politics)|Nonpartisan}}
|-
|-
| colspan="5"|<small>The first president of West Miersa Wojdyla focused on post-[[Great War (Kylaris)|war]] reconstruction and the creation of a functioning state. His term was marked by economic anarchy, political instability and widespread corruption. After facing several revolts and failing to contain a socialist insurgency Wojdyla was ousted in 1943 by a [[Soravia]]n backed coup.</small>
|'''1'''
|- style="background:#EEEEEE"
|style="background:silver"|
! style="background:#C3B091;" rowspan="2"|2
|[[File:Mannerheim1940.jpg|100px]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Rydz1939.jpg|80px]]
|<big>'''[[Pawel Michalowski]]'''</big><br>1867{{ndash}}<br>1950
|rowspan="2"|{{wp|Marshal (Poland)|Marshal}}<br>[[Sylwester Krasowsky]]<br />{{small|(1899-1961)}}
|1935 <br>{{ndash}}<br>1950
|4<sup>th</sup> June 1943
|Independent
|15<sup>th</sup> December 1961
|{{Age in years, months and days|1943|06|04|1961|10|15}}
| style="background:#C3B091; color:white;"|[[Miersan National Armed Forces|{{color|white|Military}}]]
|-
|-
| colspan="5"|<small>Coming to power with the support of Soravia, Krasowsky created a {{wp|military dictatorship}}. Reducing hyperinflation and eliminating the socialist rebellion Krasowsky made the country into a puppet of Soravia. His government was marked by stability but failed to generate economic development and remained very repressive being one of the poorest countries in Euclea. In 1961 he died in office, the first head of state to do so.</small>
|'''2'''
|- style="background:#EEEEEE"
|style="background:#2BD861"|
! style="background:#C3B091;" rowspan="2"|3
|[[File:J.K. Paasikivi 1945 portrait (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Wojciech Jaruzelski.jpg|80px]]
|<big>'''[[Emil Wojnicz]]'''</big><br>1870{{ndash}}<br>1959
|rowspan="2"|{{wp|Marshal (Poland)|Marshal}}<br>[[Maurycy Jackowiak]]<br />{{small|(1905-1997)}}
|1950 <br>{{ndash}}<br>1959
|15<sup>th</sup> December 1961
|[[Republika (West Miersa)|Republika]]
|3<sup>rd</sup> June 1981
|{{Age in years, months and days|1961|10|15|1981|06|03}}
| style="background:#C3B091; color:white;"|[[Miersan National Armed Forces|{{color|white|Military}}]]
|-
|-
| colspan="5"|<small>Succeeding Krasowsky Jackowiak led a programme of economic reform after the stagnation of the 1950s. Under Jackowiak economic development would lead to a gradual increase in the standard of living although corruption and stagnation continued to be pervasive in the national economy. In 1969 there was widespread student protests in the country that were brutally repressed leading to repression to tighten by the regime. Under his rule the country would be invaded by the [[East Miersa|east]] in the [[Miersan War]]. Although preventing the country from being overrun the collapse of much of the army led to support for his government to evaporate and he resigned in June 1981.</small>
|'''3'''
|- style="background:#EEEEEE"
|style="background:#2BD861"|
! style="background:#C3B091;" rowspan="2"|-
|[[File:Urho-Kekkonen-1975 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Siwicki.Florian.07.JPG|80px]]
|<big>'''[[Konstanty Bartko]]'''</big><br>1900{{ndash}}<br>1985
|rowspan="2"|{{wp|General officer|General}}<br>[[Witold Klimowicz]]<br />{{small|(1910-1984)}}
|1959 <br>{{ndash}}<br>1980
|3<sup>rd</sup> June 1981
|[[Republika (West Miersa)|Republika]]
|24<sup>th</sup> October 1981
|{{Age in years, months and days|1981|06|03|1981|10|07}}
| style="background:#C3B091; color:white;"|[[Miersan National Armed Forces|{{color|white|Military}}]]
|-
|-
| colspan="5"|<small>Coming to power following the conclusion of the Miersan war Klimowicz organised elections. He allegedly rigged the elections to ensure anti-socialist candidate Tomisław Sobolewski won.</small>
|'''4'''
|- style="background:#EEEEEE"
|style="background:#2BD861"|
! style="background:#dddddd;" height=40|
|[[File:Kalevi-Sorsa-1975 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|rowspan="4"|[[File:Борис Николаевич Ельцин.jpg|80px]]
|<big>'''[[Sylwester Petroski]]'''</big><br>1930{{ndash}}<br>2001
| rowspan="4"|[[Tomisław Sobolewski]]<br />{{small|(1930-2008)}}
|1980 <br>{{ndash}}<br>1982
| rowspan="2"|24<sup>th</sup> October 1981
|[[Republika (West Miersa)|Republika]]
| rowspan="2"|7<sup>th</sup> April 2008
| rowspan="2"|{{Age in years, months and days|1981|10|24|2008|04|07}}
| rowspan="2" style="background:#000000; color:white;"|{{wp|Independent (politics)|{{color|white|Nonpartisan}}}}<br>↓<br>[[Popular National Union|{{color|white|ZLN}}]]
|-
|-
! rowspan="2"|4
|'''5'''
|style="background:#1B4107"|
|[[File:Борис Николаевич Ельцин-1 (cropped) (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|<big>'''[[Kazimierz Glogowski]]'''</big><br>1931{{ndash}}<br>2006
|1982 <br>{{ndash}}<br>2004
|Independent (1982-1989)<br>[[Zabowiazanie]] (1989-2004
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" colspan="5"|{{small|The first civilian president since 1943 Sobolewski sought to rebuild West Miersa after the civil war. His government nationalised Soravian firms and led the ''sanajca'' policy that aimed to ethnically cleanse the country of minority groups targeting Soravians and Lemovicans in particular. These policies particularly towards Lemovicans led to [[Champania]] to invade the country and annex the Lemovica region isolating the country. During the latter half of the 1980s and early half of the 1990s west Miersa became marked by corruption, organised crime and ethnic violence leading to very high emigration. Political isolation ended in 199X when West Miersa joined Samorspi. Economic liberalisation helped lead to the western economy to recover although corruption remained rampant as did political repression. In 2008 Sobolewski died in office.}}
|'''6'''
|style="background:#1B4107"|
|[[File:Dmitry Medvedev official large photo -1 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|<big>'''[[Tomasz Kopernik]]'''</big><br>1964{{ndash}}
|2004 <br>{{ndash}}<br>2014
|[[Zabowiazanie]]
|-
|-
! style="background:#000000; color:white;" height=40|
|'''7'''
|- style="background:#EEEEEE"
|style="background:#1B4107"|
! style="background:#000000; color:white;" rowspan="2"|8
|[[File:Open Balkan 29 07 2021 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|rowspan="2"|[[File:Tallinn Digital Summit. Arrivals Donald Tusk (37340826506).jpg|80px]]
|<big>'''[[Jakub Lewkowicz]]'''</big><br>1970{{ndash}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Stanisław Kantorowicz]]<br />{{small|(1956-)}}
|2014 <br>{{ndash}}<br>
|7<sup>th</sup> April 2008
|[[Zabowiazanie]]
|Present
|{{Age in years, months and days|2008|04|07}}
| style="background:#000000; color:white;"|[[Popular National Union|{{color|white|ZLN}}]]
|-
|-
| colspan="5"|<small>Purging internal opponents Kantorowicz's presidency saw a gradual shift away from the policies of his predecessor opening up West Miersa to foreign investors, privatising state-owned enterprises, scaling back the programme of Miersiation and pursuing a foreign policy of "reconciliation and trust building" with West Miersa's neighbours. Kantorowicz has notably put relations with Soravia at the forefront of his presidency and under his rule west Miersa is noted to have undergone "Soraviasation".</small>
|}
[[Category:West Miersa]]
[[Category:West Miersa]]

Revision as of 16:35, 12 December 2023

President of West Miersa
WMCoaNew.png
Emblem
Aleksandar Vučić (2022-11-11).jpg
Incumbent
Jakub Lewkowicz
since 7 April 2014
Term lengthFive years
Constituting instrumentConstitution of West Miersa
Inaugural holderPawel Michalowski
Formation26 October, 1936
DeputyPremier of West Miersa

The President of the Miersan Republic (Miersan: Prezydent Republika Mierska), commonly known as the President of West Miersa (Prezydent Mierski Zachodniej) is the head of state of the Miersan Republic. Created in 1936 with the establishment of West Miersa, it was constitutionally defined as being the head of state, but over the decades has also become the de-facto head of government.

The president is elected every five years alongside the Sejm via first-past-the-post. Over the decades the position has been commonly considered to be that of an autocrat, being a military dictator from the 1940s to the 1980s to a civilian dictator since. The current president Jakub Lewkowicz has served in the role since 2008 being re-elected thrice.

History

Role

Under the West Miersan constitution, the President functions as the head of state of the Miersan Republic, with the power to sign legislation into law, to appoint and dismiss the Premier of the Miersan Republic from among the Sejm, and to appoint legislators to represent what the West Miersan government considers to be "voivodeships under Valduvian occupation."

In addition, the President of the Miersan Republic has an obligation to represent all Miersans, both within the Miersan Republic, but also on the international stage.


Official residence

List of Presidents

President Term of office Party
1 Mannerheim1940.jpg Pawel Michalowski
1867–
1950 		1935
–
1950 		Independent
2 J.K. Paasikivi 1945 portrait (cropped).jpg Emil Wojnicz
1870–
1959 		1950
–
1959 		Republika
3 Urho-Kekkonen-1975 (cropped).jpg Konstanty Bartko
1900–
1985 		1959
–
1980 		Republika
4 Kalevi-Sorsa-1975 (cropped).jpg Sylwester Petroski
1930–
2001 		1980
–
1982 		Republika
5 Борис Николаевич Ельцин-1 (cropped) (cropped).jpg Kazimierz Glogowski
1931–
2006 		1982
–
2004 		Independent (1982-1989)
Zabowiazanie (1989-2004
6 Dmitry Medvedev official large photo -1 (cropped).jpg Tomasz Kopernik
1964– 		2004
–
2014 		Zabowiazanie
7 Open Balkan 29 07 2021 (cropped).jpg Jakub Lewkowicz
1970– 		2014
–
 Zabowiazanie
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