President of East Chanchajilla

President of East Chanchajilla
President of the Chanchajillan Republics
Flag of East Chanchajilla
Incumbent Gideon Boer since December 1st, 2018
Style	Mister/Madam President The Honorable His/Her Excellency
Status	Head of state Head of government
Residence	National Palace
Seat	Vilanja
Nominator	Political parties or self-nominations
Appointer	Popular vote
Term length	4 years 2 terms
Constituting instrument	Constitution of East Chanchajilla
Formation	July 26th, 1951
First holder	Biel Morata

The president of East Chanchajilla, officially the president of the Chanchajillan Republics, is the head of state and head of government of East Chanchajilla. Under the Constitution of East Chanchajilla, the president heads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the Federal Chanchajillan Armed Forces. The current president is Gideon Boer, who took office on 1 December 2018. East Chanchajillan presidents are limited to two four-year terms. No one who has held the post, even on a caretaker basis, is allowed to run or serve again. The constitution and the office of the president closely follow the presidential system of government.

List of presidents

Presidents of East Chanchajilla
No.	Portrait	Name (Years in office)	Term of office		Most known for
1	File:Biel Morata Official Portrait.jpg	Biel Morata (1951-1959)	July 1951	October 1959
2	File:Yeray Bermúdez Official Portrait.jpg	Yeray Bermúdez (1959-1963)	October 1959	October 1963
3	File:Alan Ferrufino Official Portrait.jpg	Alan Ferrufino (1963-1971)	October 1963	October 1971
4	File:Aitor Salazar Official Portrait.jpg	Aitor Salazar (1971-1975)	October 1971	October 1975
5	File:Rafael Arroyo Official Portrait.jpg	Rafael Arroyo (1975-1979)	October 1975	October 1979
6	File:Jonathan Conde Official Portrait.jpg	Jonathan Conde (1979-1987)	October 1979	October 1987
7	File:Brais Padrón Official Portrait.jpg	Brais Padrón (1987-1991)	October 1987	October 1991
8	File:Emma Saldaña Official Portrait.jpg	Emma Saldaña (1991-1999)	October 1991	October 1999
9	File:Francisco Javier Caballero Official Portrait.jpg	Francisco Javier Caballero (1999-2007)	October 1999	October 2007
10	File:Diego Charpantier Official Portrait.jpg	Diego Charpantier (2007-2015)	October 2007	October 2015
11	File:Andres Obrahoma Official Portrait.jpg	Andres Obrahoma (2015-2018)	October 2015	December 2018
12		Gideon Boer (2018-present)	December 2018	Incumbant

Selection Process

Eligibility

To be eligible to serve as president, Article 82 of the Constitution specifies that the following requirements must be met:

• Be a natural-born citizen of East Chanchajilla ("Chanchajilla por nacimiento") able to exercise full citizenship rights, with at least one parent who is a natural-born citizen of East Chanchajilla.
• Be a resident of East Chanchajilla for at least twenty years.
• Be at least thirty-five years of age at the time of the election.
• Be a resident of East Chanchajilla for the entire year prior to the election (although absences of 30 days or fewer are explicitly stated not to interrupt residency).
• Not be an official or minister of any church or religious denomination.
• Not be in active military service during the six months prior to the election.
• Not be a secretary of state or under-secretary of state, attorney general, governor of a state, or head of the government of Vilanja, unless "separated from the post" (resigned or been granted permanent leave of absence) at least six months prior to the election.
• Not have been president already, even in a provisional capacity (see Succession).