Vozhd of the Slavic Union

Vozhd of the Slavic Union
Flag of the Slavic Union
Status	Head of state Head of government
Residence	Vozhd Palace
Seat	Osipovgrad
Nominator	Political parties or the Duma
Appointer	Duma
Term length	Until death or resignation
Constituting instrument	Slavic Constitution
Formation	October 23, 1940
First holder	Nikifor Osipov
Final holder	Matvei Pavlov
Abolished	August 30, 2021

The Vozhd of the Slavic Union was the head of government and chief executive of the Slavic Union until 2021. The Vozhd was elected by the Duma. Assigned with near autocratic power the Vozhd was the commander in chief of the Grand Slavic Armed Forces and the head of every branch of the Slavic government. There are very few limits on the Vozhd's power, with the only way to remove them before they've resigned was to issue a vote of no confidence, which requires approval by 85% of the Duma. This has been done only once to Vozhd Vasily Osipov in 1998 after he made repeated threats against bordering nations to invade.

The Vozhd also acts as the Unions primary representative on the world stage to the World Assembly, the Coalition of Crown Albatross, and any other nation with which the Union has diplomatic relations.

As of August 30, 2021 it appears that the position of Vozhd has been abolished.

Origin and Etymology

Vozhd (Russian: Вождь, lit. 'leader, guide') is a Russian Church Slavonic loanword derived from the verb vesti (вести, meaning "to lead", "to guide").

Slavic Field Marshall Nikifor Osipov was the first Vozhd, having abolished the monarchy after the death of Imperator Aleksandr II and declaring himself 'Vozhd of all Slavic peoples'.

List of Vozhds

Vozhd of the Slavic Union
No.	Portrait	Name (Years in office)	Term of office		Total time in office
1		Nikifor Osipov (1940-1953)	23 October 1940	18 April 1953	12 years, 5 months, 27 days
2		Khodiak Zhukov (1953-1964)	14 September 1953	22 September 1964	11 years, 9 days
3		Dima Orlov (1964-1969)	September 22 1964	May 17 1969	4 years, 7 months, 26 days
4		Kolzak Nikolaev (1969-1972)	May 17 1969	March 17 1972	2 years, 10 months
5		Vasily Osipov (1972-1998)	March 17 1972	December 03 1998	26 years, 8 months, 17 days
6		Grigori Sokolo (1998-2009)	December 12 1998	August 17 2009	10 years, 8 months, 5 days
7		Maksim Borisov (2009-2021)	August 17 2009	April 2 2021	11 years, 7 months, 17 days
8		Matvei Pavlov (2021-)	April 2 2021	August 30 2021	151 days