President of Costa Madora

President of Costa Madora
Presidente de Costa Madora
File:Md-presidential-seal.png Presidential seal
File:Md-presidential-standard.png Presidential standard
File:Elisabeth Strandberg portrait.jpg Incumbent Elisabeth Strandberg since June 18, 2018
Executive branch of the Madorian Government Executive Office of the President
Style	Mr. President/Mrs. President (spoken) The Honorable (written) His/Her Excellency (diplomatic)
Abbreviation	POCA
Member of	Executive Cabinet
Residence	Whiteburn Palace, official Leville Manor, country
Seat	Vitorife, Costa Madora
Nominator	Political parties or self-nomination
Appointer	Direct popular vote
Term length	4 years, renewable once
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Costa Madora
Precursor	King of Costa Madora
Formation	December 21, 1844 (December 21, 1844)
First holder	Oscar Casey
Deputy	Vice President
Salary	M₡384,000 (annually)
Website	palaciowhiteburn.gov.md/El_Presidente

Template:Government of Costa Madora The President of Costa Madora (Madorian: Presidente de Costa Madora) is the head of state and government of Costa Madora and commander-in-chief of the Madorian Armed Forces.

Under Article VII of the Constitution, the President exercises executive power, holding the office for four years (renewable once). The power includes the law enforcement and execution and the responsibility to appoint executive, diplomatic, regulatory, and judicial officers. Based on constitutional provisions empowering the president to appoint and receive ambassadors and conclude treaties with foreign powers, and on subsequent laws enacted by the Parliament, the modern presidency has primary responsibility for conducting Costa Madora's foreign policy.

Elisabeth Strandberg is the 27th and current President of Costa Madora, assuming the office on June 18, 2018.

History

List of Presidents

No.	Portrait	Officeholder	Term of office		Political party
1		Oscar Garrido (1812 – 1848)	December 21, 1844	March 14, 1854	Republican Party
2		Jacob Torres (1812 – 1854)	March 14, 1854	August 28, 1854	Republican Party
Second Kingdom (1854-1916)
3		Diego Seruendo (1894 – 1991)	June 5, 1916	June 18, 1920	Republican League
			June 18, 1920	June 20, 1924
4		Joaquín Alcabú (1892 – 1965)	June 23, 1924	June 15, 1928	Republican League
5		Miguel Ordóñez (1901 – 1978)	June 18, 1928	June 17, 1932	Labour Party
6		Salvador Botín (1894 – 1932)	June 20, 1932	June 23, 1932	Independent
7		Linda Botín (1893 – 1990)	June 23, 1932	May 8, 1934	People's Front
8		Charles Monroe (1850 – 1936)	May 10, 1934	October 21, 1936	Republican League
9		Marie Monroe (1905 – 2003)	October 22, 1936	August 14, 1939	Labour Party
10		Nicolás Espiga (1891 – 1943)	August 16, 1939	June 18, 1943	People's Front
11		Jean-Michel Baumé (1911 – 2001)	June 21, 1943	June 20, 1947	Social Democrats
			June 23, 1947	June 15, 1951
12		Diego Velázquez (1927 – Present)	June 18, 1951	June 19, 1959	Socialist Party
13		Juan Andrés Carvallo (1908 – 2005)	June 22, 1959	June 14, 1963	People's Party
			June 17, 1963	June 19, 1967
14		Felix Cormier (1938 – 1984)	June 22, 1967	June 18, 1971	People's Party
15		Juan Villacrés (1937 – Present)	June 21, 1971	June 20, 1975	Independent
16		Gabriel Cordeiro (1952 – 2008)	June 23, 1975	June 15, 1979	Social Democrats
17		Juan Villacrés (1937 – Present)	June 18, 1979	June 17, 1983	Christian Union
18		Martin Weider (1951 – Present)	June 20, 1983	June 14, 1991	Green Coalition
19		Samuel Espinoza (1918 – 1993)	June 17, 1991	March 25, 1993	Conservative League
20		Norton Espinoza (1936 – 1995)	April 2, 1993	January 4, 1994	Conservative League
21		Mia Espinoza (1973 – Present)	January 6, 1994	June 17, 1998	People's Party
22		Jean-Luc Brugière (1932 – 2017)	June 20, 1998	June 14, 2002	Socialist Party
			June 17, 2002	June 16, 2006
23		Matthias Breijder (1976 – Present)	June 19, 2006	June 18, 2010	People's Party
24		Michel Strandberg (1941 – 2014)	June 21, 2010	June 20, 2014	Social Democrats
25		Nicholas Rutte (1952 – Present)	June 23, 2014	June 15, 2018	Green Coalition
26		Elisabeth Strandberg (1978 – Present)	June 18, 2018	Incumbent	Social Democrats

Election

Eligibility

Article VII, Section IV establishes three qualifications for holding the presidency;

• Be a natural-born citizen, or have at least one natural-born parent.
• Be a resident of Costa Madora for 10-15 years.
• Be at least 20 years old

Furthermore, the candidate must not hold any offices before election day. All candidates serve for four years, and are allowed to be re-elected once, according to the "two terms then out" predecent established by James Shields.

Inauguration

Both the President and Vice President begin their terms of office on Monday afternoon after the elections. However, before executing the powers of the office, President-elect is required to recite the presidential Oath of Office, found in Article VIII of the Constitution:

"I, (name and surname), solemnly swear as the new President of Costa Madora, to defend the sovereignty and independence of Costa Madora, to protect the people, their rights and freedoms, and uphold the Constitution of the Costa Madora."

— Presidential Oath

Although the Constitution does not specify the inauguration location, it has often been Salón de Selene of the Whiteburn Palace, in front of Victory Arch or in the National Assembly Hall of Parliament.

Presidents have traditionally placed one hand upon a copy of the Constitution while taking the oath, and have added "So help me God" to the end of the oath. Although the oath may be overseen by any authorized person, presidents are traditionally sworn in by the Chief Justice of Costa Madora.

Presidential office

Official residences

The President's official residence is the Whiteburn Palace in Santa Rosa, Vitorife. Available faculties to the president include access to the Whiteburn Palace staff, medical care, recreation, housekeeping and security services. The Government pays for state dinners and other official functions, but the president pays for personal, family, and guest dry cleaning and food.

Leville Manor in Montagne, San Monica, is the president's country residence and has been used to host foreign dignitaries.

Keystone House, located west of the Palace and Keystone Park, serves as the president's official guest house and as a secondary residence for the president if needed.

Entitlements

Since 1998, the President's annual salary is M₡384,000 with M₡50,000 expense allowance, determined by the Parliament. When the President must travel within or outside Costa Madora, they have access to Serrato C-1, designated Marine One and Bourseiller E14-A referred to as Executive One, a designation used by any aircraft the President is aboard.

For ground travel, the president uses the presidential state car, which is an armored Guerrier Lionne limousine, maintained and operated by Guardia Presidencia.

Guardia Presidencia is charged with protecting the President, First Family and other important government officials or visiting heads of state. As part of their protection, all individuals and locations are assigned codenames.

Succession and removal

Upon death, removal or resignation of the President, the Vice President takes over as acting president until the new President takes office. If the Vice President is unable to serve this position, other officeholders are considered.

While in office, the President enjoys immunity, but can be impeached by the Parliament for voluntarily violating Madorian law. In either of the two bodies a two-thirds majority is required. Once the Parliament impeaches the President, the Constitutional Court is charged with determining if they are guilty of the offence. If the charge is sustained, the court has the authority to remove the president from office.

Post-presidency

Foundations

Between 1934-2019, presidents have established various charitable foundations, such as the Monroe Foundation, engaging chronic illnesses and Strandberg Foundation, engaging poverty.

Living former Presidents

As of 2021, there are six living former Presidents. The most recent death was that of Michel Strandberg, occuring on July 2, 2014.

• 

  Diego Velázquez
  (1951-1959)
  Age 96
• 

  Juan Villacrés
  (1971-1975; 1979-1983)
  Age 86
• 

  Martin Weider
  (1983-1991)
  Age 73
• 

  Mia Espinoza
  (1994-1998)
  Age 50
• 

  Matthias Breijder
  (2006-2010)
  Age 47
• 

  Nicholas Rutte
  (2014-2018)
  Age 72