President of Ainin

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President of the Aininian Republic
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Incumbent
Cao Nima
since 15 June 2015
StyleHis Grand Excellency
Member ofthe Council of State
ResidenceChâteau des Sœurs
Huimont, Isle-Royale
NominatorSpeaker of the House of Censure
AppointerNational Assembly
Term lengthUp to 52 weeks after last legislative election
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Ainin
PrecursorCitizen-Protector of Ainin
Formation2 April 1798
First holderArnaud de Saint-Hyacinthe

The President of the Aininian Republic (French: Président de la République aininienne) is the head of state of Ainin and the chief executive of its government. The president is also commander-in-chief of each branch of the Armed Forces separately, holding the offices of General of the Armies in the Army, Admiral of the Fleet in the Navy, General of the Air Force in the Air Force and Commissar of the Gendarmerie in the Gendarmerie. The president represents Ainin before foreign representatives, has the power to make war and peace, signs bills of the National Assembly into law and has a voice in the day-to-day running of the government.

The office of president dates to 1798, when Father of the Republic Henri of Namoria proclaimed the establishment of the Provisional Republican Authority of Ainin during the Aininian Revolution with himself as president. After the end of the war, he briefly became the first president of Ainin as well. During the First Republic, the presidency was a powerful executive office and shaped over the policy agenda of the Cabinet and National Assembly. However, the 1897-1910 Social Revolution saw a complete overhaul of the Aininian government and the adoption of the Constitution of 1901, which put political power in the hands of the newly-established office of prime minister, relegating the presidency to a ceremonial office to acknowledge a prominent community leader as "first citizen".

Over the course of the 21st century, there has been a push to restore some political power to the presidency. When the Social Democrats came to power in 2002, party leader Rémi de Wampley defied convention and chose the presidency over the premiership. The decade was marked by a politically active presidency that resembled that of the First Republic, which continued into the term of the Progressive Conservative government under Steven Mann. However, after the 2015 election, the trend appears to be reversing with the election of non-partisan TV personality Cao Nima to the presidency.

The president is chosen by the National Assembly after a general election. Pursuant to Article II of the Constitution of Ainin, a candidate is nominated by the outgoing Speaker of the House of Deputies on the advice of the party leaders and confirmed by the incoming members of the House of Deputies and the outgoing members of the House of Censure.

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History and origin

Nomination

List

# Name Party Assumed office Left office Notes
1 Henri de Namoirie None 2 May 1801 15 November 1801 Previously served as President of the Provisional Republican Authority of Ainin
2 Arnaud de Saint-Hyacinthe Radical 15 November 1801 29 July 1803 Deposed in the March on the Cities and placed under house arrest
3 Jean-Marie La Chapelle None 29 July 1803 8 February 1809 President-for-life at head of Committee of National Defence military junta, died in office
4 Pierre La Chapelle None 8 February 1809 10 June 1810 Relinquished power, supervised transition to civilian government as caretaker
5 Chrétien de Doval Liberal 10 June 1810 6 August 1817
6 Jacques Henri Gachet Nationalist 6 August 1817 28 March 1821
7 Jean-Marie Thibodeau Liberal 28 March 1821 1 September 1825
(5) Chrétien de Doval Liberal 1 September 1825 2 May 1827 Third non-consecutive term, died in office
8 Félix Delannoy Liberal 2 May 1827 16 January 1829 Previously vice-president, succeeded to presidency
9 Estienne Bousquet Nationalist 16 January 1829 19 July 1835
10 François Arceneaux Liberal 19 July 1835 25 July 1839 Refused to concede defeat in 1839 election, forced out by Supreme Court
11 Maurice Radisson Neo-Radical 25 July 1839 24 December 1839 Extra-judicially impeached in the Christmas Eve events
12 Jean-Denis Verninacque Liberal 25 December 1839 6 February 1841 Appointed president by National Assembly following impeachment of predecessor
13 Philippe Beaumont Nationalist 6 February 1841 15 February 1845
14 Gervais Bettencourt Nationalist 15 February 1845 1 November 1849
15 Guillaume de Châteauguay Liberal 1 November 1849 6 February 1857
16 Albert Chéron Conservative 6 February 1857 30 May 1862 Assassinated
17 Bernard Auberjonois None 30 May 1862 22 September 1864 Previously vice-president, succeeded to presidency
18 Luc Delannoy Liberal 22 September 1864 1 October 1868
19 Lucien Passereau Republican 1 October 1868 21 December 1881 Died in office
20 Jacques Turgeon Republican 21 December 1881 30 April 1884 Previously vice-president, succeeded to presidency
21 Marie-Antoine Garnier Liberal 30 April 1884 1 October 1887
22 Alexandre Félicien Republican 1 October 1887 30 April 1889
23 Gaston Bonhomme Conservative 30 April 1889 3 February 1893
24 Albert Jean Francelin Liberal 3 February 1893 2 May 1897
25 Olivier Lapointe National 2 May 1897 2 July 1901 Longest-serving president in Aininian history
Promulgation of Constitution of 1901, establishment of the Second Republic
(25) Olivier Lapointe National 2 July 1901 5 May 1906
26 Hubert Calvet Liberal 5 May 1906 4 May 1910
(25) Olivier Lapointe National 4 May 1910 11 September 1921 Third to fifth non-consecutive terms
27 Marc Poulin Liberal 11 September 1921 2 August 1922
28 Émile Trottier Socialist 2 August 1922 10 May 1928
29 Simon Milhaud National 10 May 1928 5 June 1935
30 Henri Delacroix Socialist 5 June 1935 16 March 1944 Died in office
31 Samuel Verley Socialist 16 March 1944 5 March 1947
32 Joseph Langelier National 5 March 1947 1 May 1955
(31) Samuel Verley Socialist 1 May 1955 5 November 1960 Last president to serve non-consecutive terms
33 Charles Saltène National 8 November 1960 1 August 1968
34 Alexandre Baudelaire Social Democratic 1 August 1968 18 August 1974
35 Clément Laflèche Democratic 18 August 1974 15 May 1982
36 Jean-Marie Breton Social Democratic 15 May 1982 6 July 1992
37 Nicolas Morin Democratic 6 July 1992 9 July 2002
38 Rémi de Wampley Social Democratic 9 July 2002 26 April 2010
39 Catherine Rochefort Social Democratic 26 April 2010 1 April 2014 First female president
40 Stéphane Mann Democratic 1 April 2014 19 March 2015 Resigned, Jean de Finistère became acting president
41 Cao Nima None 15 June 2015 Incumbent First ethnically Minjianese president

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