Sihou

Sihou (Huajiangite: 死后; Alphabetized Huajiangite: Sǐhòu; translated: After Death) is the legal term referring to the time after the death of a President. Because Presidents are not elected into office and are rather appointed, all presidents except for Qi Dibao have served their tenure until death. It revolves around the concept where most of the power is invested upon the position of the President. After the death of a President, all positions that are connected or approved by the President except for the Judiciary are vacated. This includes the entirety of the executive branch as well as the Congressional Premier. All power that is normally vested into the President is then vested between the Huajiang Legislative Tang and the Huajiang Supreme Court during this time. All Executive Commissions, while vacated, are normally kept with the same people. The only person to completely vacate all Executive Commissions during a Sihou was Xu Jing after the death of Ye Desheng.

This policy is unique to Huajiang due to its unorthodox presidential system. Sihou is a result of the policies that were enacted during Ye Desheng's reign, and is one of the products of Deshengism.

Service of the President

The President of Huajiang is an appointed office that is appointed before the death of the incumbent President. The office has only one term and is not elected. To date there has only been 1 President that has not died in office, Qiao Dibao, who resigned 6 years into office. When a President is sworn in by the Huajiang Legislative Tang, they are sworn in for life or until resignation. All Heads of Executive Commissions and the Head of the Executive Committee, as well as the Prime Minister of Huajiang and the Congressional Premier of Huajiang are appointed by the President during Sihou and afterwards sworn in by the Legislative Tang.