Mayor-President of Elstock
| Mayor-President of the Free City of Elstock | |
|---|---|
| Bùrméster-przédnik Wòlnégò Gardu Elstók (Elsian) Bürgermeister-Präsident der Freien Stadt Elstock (Tyrnican) | |
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| Office of the Mayor-President | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | Council of Elstock |
| Reports to | Council of Elstock |
| Appointer | Council of Elstock |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Elstock |
| Inaugural holder | Frãcëszk Szolc |
| Formation | 1 January 2000 |
| Website | www.bp.el |
The Mayor-President of the Free City of Elstock (Elsian: Bùrméster-przédnik Wòlnégò Gardu Elstók; Tyrnican: Bürgermeister-Präsident der Freien Stadt Elstock) is the head of government of Elstock. Unlike a prime minister or similar role, the Mayor-President is part of the larger Council of Elstock, the executive body and government of the city-state, acting as first among equals within the Council and its main representative. The current Mayor-President is Jón Ritter, since 2018.
Role
The role of the Mayor-President is primarily ceremonial, acting as the most visible member in the Council of Elstock, which hold the majority of administrative power over the government. The Mayor-President is appointed by the Council during its first session after a general election, and typically is a senior member from the largest political party in the Council, or a party leader. The Mayor-President can resign voluntary or be forced to resign from their position at any time if they lose support in the Council. The position comes with the ability to use a tie-breaking vote if a tie occurs in the Council while voting on bills and policy, but otherwise the Mayor-President de jure retains the rights and responsibilities of a Councilor, following the convention of first among equals.
Unofficially, the position of Mayor-President can have influence on policy and decision-making in the Council, and the position has been leveraged to expand beyond the constitutional restraints of the position, such as Léch Hersz's attempted reforms in 2010 to bring the position closer to that of a prime minister. Since Elstock's independence and the creation of the role of Mayor-President in 2000, debate has occurred on how much influence the Mayor-President has over the Council, with often conflicting opinions between politicians and policy-makers.
History
List of Mayor-Presidents
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Political party | Election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Frãcëszk Szolc (1920–2001) |
1 January 2000 | 10 April 2001 (Died in office) |
Socialist People's Party | 2000 |
| 2 | 
|
Erik Górka (1953–) |
10 April 2001 | 8 March 2009 | Socialist People's Party | 2003 2006 |
| 3 | 
|
Léch Hersz (1946–) |
8 March 2009 | 11 March 2012 | Democratic Union | 2009 |
| 4 | 
|
Josef Gottlieb (1957–) |
11 March 2012 | 11 September 2014 | One Elstock | 2012 |
| 5 | 
|
Édita Szlender (1948–) |
11 September 2014 | 8 March 2015 | Socialist People's Party | – |
| (4) |
|
Josef Gottlieb (1957–) |
8 March 2015 | 11 March 2018 | One Elstock | 2015 |
| 6 | 
|
Jón Ritter (1967–) |
11 March 2018 | Incumbent | Socialist People's Party | 2018 2021 |
List of living former Mayor-Presidents
As of 2022, only one former Mayor-President, Frãcëszk Szolc, has died, passing away while in office in 2001 at the age of 81.
Erik Górka
Served 2001-2009
Born 1953 (age 71)
Léch Hersz
Served 2009-2012
Born 1946 (age 78)
Josef Gottlieb
Served 2012-2014 and 2015-2018
Born 1957 (age 67)
Édita Szlender
Served 2014-2015
Born 1948 (age 76)
