President of West Miersa

President of West Miersa
Emblem
Incumbent Jakub Lewkowicz since 7 April 2014
Term length	Five years
Constituting instrument	Constitution of West Miersa
Inaugural holder	Pawel Michalowski
Formation	26 October, 1936
Deputy	Premier 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.

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.

List of Presidents

President				Term of office	Party
1			Pawel Michalowski 1867– 1950	1935 – 1950	Independent
2			Emil Wojnicz 1870– 1959	1950 – 1959	Republika
3			Konstanty Bartko 1900– 1985	1959 – 1980	Republika
4			Sylwester Petroski 1930– 2001	1980 – 1982	Republika
5			Kazimierz Glogowski 1931– 2006	1982 – 2004	Independent (1982-1989) Zabowiazanie (1989-2004
6			Tomasz Kopernik 1964–	2004 – 2014	Zabowiazanie
7			Jakub Lewkowicz 1970–	2014 –	Zabowiazanie