Empress of the Californian Empire
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| Fiora Selene Alexa Dévnostraéva | |||||||||
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| Second Empress of the Californian Empire | |||||||||
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| 2nd Empress of the Californian Empire Head of State | |||||||||
| Reign | 14 November, 2300 — Present | ||||||||
| Coronation | 14 November, 2300 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Selene Dévnostraéva | ||||||||
| Born | Fiora Selene Alexa Dévnostraéva 14 November 2258 CE (age 42) Los Angeles, Los Angeles, N.C.D., C.E.S.C. | ||||||||
| Empress consort | Lillian J D'Agostino | ||||||||
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| Dynasty | Ravÿnna-Asträeva | ||||||||
| Father | Selene A. M. Dévnostraéva | ||||||||
| Mother | Alexa S. Vassaretti-Dévnostraéva | ||||||||
| Religion | Atheist | ||||||||
| Occupation | Business magnate Politician | ||||||||
The Empress of the Californian Empire is the head of state of Californian Empire. The Empress leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the Commander-In-Chief of the Californian Empire Armed Forces.
Article 3, Sections 1 & 2 of the 2300 Californian Empire Constitution vests the executive power in the Empress and charges her with the execution of federal law, alongside the responsibility of appointing federal executive, diplomatic, regulatory, and judicial officers and concluding treaties with foreign powers with the advice and consent of the Parliament. The Empress is further empowered to grant federal pardons and reprieves and to convene and adjourn the Parliament under extraordinary circumstances. The power of the Empress and the federal government has grown substantially. The Empress, despite possessing no formal legislative powers beyond signing or vetoing Parliament passed bills, is largely responsible for dictating the legislative agenda of Parliament and the foreign and domestic policy of Californian Empire.
Powers and Roles
Article 3: Executive Power
Article 3, Section 1: Head of State
The head of state of the Californian Empire shall be the Empress.
Article 3, Section 2: Powers of the Empress
Subsection 1: The Empress is the chief of state of the Californian Empire, as well as the supreme Commander-In-Chief of the military forces of the Californian Empire as well as it's primary chief diplomat.
Subsection 2: The Empress, having absolute authority in regards to the government of the nation may exercise the power to completely bypass Parliament and sign legislation into law, unilaterally sign and ratify treaties with foreign nations.
Subsection 3: The Empress retains the power to unilaterally remove any sitting President or any federal official from office, be it for “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors” or through a Parliamentary vote of no confidence if the official is deemed unfit or unable to hold that position.
Subsection 4: The Empress can demand of the three Chambers of Parliament that they must proceed to a new reading of any bill or proposal of law. The demand of a new reading is formulated by message. This new reading may not be refused.
Subsection 5: The Empress can, after having consulted the President of the Constitutional Court and having informed the President, the President of the Senate, and the President of the Chamber of Delegates, and the President of the National Assembly, dissolve by Order, the three Chambers or one of them only. The dissolution takes place after a message addressed by the Empress to the Nation.
Subsection 6: The election of the new Parliament, or of the new Chamber intervenes two months, at most, after the dissolution.
Subsection 7: When one (or more) Chamber(s), if dissolved, that which succeeds it may only be dissolved one year after its election, except if no governmental majority can be established from within the Chamber newly elected.
Subsection 8: The Empress can engage the responsibility of the government before Parliament, on a declaration of public policy or on the vote of a text.
The confidence can only be refused or the text rejected with the absolute majority of the members composing Parliament. The vote may only intervene three working days after the question of confidence has been posed. The refusal of confidence results in the collective resignation of the government.
Subsection 9: The Empress through an act of Delegata Temporaria Potestas (the temporary delegation of power), can authorize the head of government to act on her behalf for a period not exceeding thirty days from the issuance of Delegata Temporaria Potestas.
Subsection 10: The Empress has the power to at any time issue an Imperial Order to the federal government, any Imperial Order made must not be in contravention of the Constitution. The Empress can issue an Imperial Order to nullify an executive order made by the President.
Empresses of the Californian Empire
| # | Monarch | Reign | Duration | House | ||
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| From | To | Days | Years, days | |||
| 1 |  Selene of the Californian Empire
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1 November 2275 | 14 November 2300 | 9,145 | 25 years, 14 days | Ravÿnna-Asträeva |
| 2 |  Fiora of the Californian Empire
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14 November 2300 | Present | 779 | 2 years, 1 month, 19 days | |
