President of Aiyaca

President of
the Lacasine Republic of Aiyaca
President of ; the Lacasine Republic of Aiyaca
Presidente de la República Lacasina de Aillaca
	Presidential standard
	File:R veltze presidente.jpgIncumbent; Guillermo Velázquez; since August 15, 2009
Style	The Honourable (formal); Mr/Mrs. President (colloquial)
Residence	Calzada Boulevard, La Sagrada
First holder	Manuel Lacasa (as President of Aillaca-Rocia); J.A. Curbelo (as President of Aiyaca)
Succession	Vice President
Salary	F1,200,000

The president of Aiyaca (Palian: Presidente de Aillaca), officially referred to as the president of the Lacasine Republic of Aiyaca (Palian: Presidente de la República Lacasina de Aillaca) is the head-of-state and the head-of-government of Aiyaca. The president is elected by direct popular vote and serves a term of seven years, and can be re-elected once. The president also appoints a vice president for advisory and successional purposes.

Role

The president serves as both the head of state of Aiyaca and the head of Aiyaca's unicameral Lacasine Congress. They also represent Aiyaca abroad in official diplomatic visitations. It is by far the most important political office in Aiyaca, and its position has been held near-constantly by the left-wing Estadistas party since 1948, with the exception of Marc Rey's coup d'état government in the 1950s. Significant powers are granted to the presidency as the head of the government's executive and legislative branches, and possess powers including but not limited to the calling and dismissal of sessions of the Lacasine Congress, a universal veto on legislative bills and the power to dismiss and appoint members of the higher government and state ministers.

Election

All presidential candidates run against each other in initial elections that eliminate candidates with the lowest popular vote until two candidates remain. First round candidates need at least 3% of the popular vote to advance to the next round of elections. Once two candidates remain, the president is elected by direct popular vote, making urban campaigning significantly more prosperous and important than campaigning for rural votes. This method of voting has been kept in principle since the establishment of the Electoral Decree of Aiyaca by the First Transitional Triumvirate in 1907, and was adapted by the Third Transitional Triumvirate in 1948. It has been criticised by political scientists and rural spokespersons for its inability to adequately account for rural localities and townships.

To be eligible for the Aiyacan presidency, a candidate must be a native-born Aiyacan citizen, over the age of eighteen and must belong to a political party.

List of presidents

No.	Portrait	President (Birth–Death)	Term		Form of entry Form of exit	Vice President
From March 2, 1906 to August 4, 1908, the presidency was held by the First Transitional Triumvirate.
1		Juan Andrés Curbelo (1851–1919)	August 4, 1908 – January 13, 1919	Estadistas	Elected by popular vote. Died of tuberculosis.	Ildefonso Zamarron
2		Ildefonso Zamarron (1855–1925)	January 13, 1919 – March 6, 1919	Estadistas	Succeeded Curbelo as Vice President. Stepped down as leader of the Estadistas in the 1919 election.	Miguel Angel Álvarez
3		Jaume Ligüerre (1877–1924)	March 6, 1919 – April 17, 1920	Liberal	Elected in 1919. Resigned in wake of constitutional crisis.	Tomás De Paz (Mar. 1919–Jun. 1919)
3		Jaume Ligüerre (1877–1924)	March 6, 1919 – April 17, 1920	Liberal	Elected in 1919. Resigned in wake of constitutional crisis.	Claudio Calleja (Jun. 1919–Apr. 1920)
From April 17, 1920 to April 20, 1920, the presidency was held by the Second Transitional Triumvirate.
4		Enrique Angulo (1866–1922)	April 20, 1920 – December 1, 1922	Estadistas	Appointed by the Second Transitional Triumvirate. Died of tuberculosis.	Vasco Santistevan
5		Vasco Santistevan (1849–1923)	December 1, 1922 – June 6, 1923	Estadistas	Succeeded Angulo as Vice President. Died of heart disease.	Francisco Ruiz y Rivera
6		Francisco Ruiz y Rivera (1863–1938)	June 6, 1923 – November 29, 1926	Estadistas	Succeeded Santistevan as Vice President. Resigned under military pressure.	Gael Sartori (Jun. 1923–Dec. 1923)
						Moria Mayordomo (Dec. 1923–Oct. 1926)
						Simón Villas Oct. 1926–Nov. 1926)
–		Junta for National Restoration	November 29, 1926 – February 2, 1927	Military	Took power after the resignation of Ruiz y Rivera. Resigned collectively.	–
7		Pablo Pardo (1871–1951)	February 2, 1927 – August 1, 1948	Military	Appointed by the Junta for National Restoration. Deposed by the Illescas Revolution.	Position unfilled
From August 1, 1948 to August 14, 1948 the presidency was held by the Third Transitional Triumvirate.
8		Hermán Sambuesa (1896–1971)	August 14, 1948 – August 6, 1955	Estadistas	Elected by popular vote. End of term in office.	Luis Miguel de Herrera
9		Desi Viveros (1899–1968)	August 6, 1955 – May 13, 1958	Estadistas	Elected by popular vote. Deposed in a coup d'état.	Sergio Ordóñez
10		Marc Rey (1908–1991)	May 13, 1958 – April 6, 1959	MSA	Came to power after the 1958 coup. Arrested for corruption.	Position unfilled
11		Lalo Santillan (1895–1977)	April 6, 1959 – August 15, 1973	Estadistas	Elected by popular vote. End of term in office.	Melania Giron
12		Carmelita Canales (1917–2004)	August 15, 1973 – August 9, 1987	Estadistas	Elected by popular vote. End of term in office.	Nazario Galdamez
13		Ermenegildo Fontán (1930–1988)	August 9, 1987 – June 6, 1988	Estadistas	Elected by popular vote. Died of a heart attack.	Francisco Olloqui
14		Francisco Olloqui (1928–2001)	June 6, 1988 – August 5, 1988	Estadistas	Succeeded Fontán as Vice President. Stepped down as President.	Position unfilled
15		Ismael Izquierdo (1940–)	August 5, 1988 – August 10, 2002	Estadistas	Elected by popular vote. End of term in office.	Kusi Nina Chamba
16		Macario Olivarez (1946–)	August 10, 2002 – August 15, 2009	Estadistas	Elected by popular vote. End of term in office.	Matias Alguacil
17	File:R veltze presidente.jpg	Guillermo Velázquez (1957–)	August 15, 2009 – present	Estadistas	Elected by popular vote.	Markel Castañeda