Batavian Emperor

The Emperor of the Batavian Empire is the Batavian Head of State.
== Coronation ==
The coronation of the Batavian Emperor lasts seven days. In these seven days the Batavian Prince must travel to the Piramde of Cheops, the Imperial Palace of Tehran, the Winterpalace in St. Petersburg, the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, the Royal Palace in Madrid, the Westminister Abbey in London, and finnaly the Imperial Palace in Amsterdam. He is crowned Emperor on the seventh day in Amsterdam. The Council of Barons assembles to give the Imperial Bless. Officialy the choice to give it is free, but practically Barons are obligated to give it, since they will be removed and replaced otherwise. In Caïro, Tehran, St. Petersburg, Vienna, Madrid and London he is granted other titles of high allure. The coronation ends with a parade through Amsterdam.
== Other titles ==
The Emperor also has other titles:
-Prince of Holland, Zealand and Utrecht:
These prins-titles are inextricably bound with each other and a heritage of the Dutch United Republic, where the prince-stadtholder held these titles. William III of Orange was the last to hold all three titles. The titles are granted by the Prince of the Netherlands just before the Council of Barons comes together to give the Imperial Bless, ballots must be cast for the prince with the title 'The Honourable Batavian Prince of Holland, Zealand and Utrecht' The titles can't be granted separately.
-Prince of Aragon and Castillia
These two titles are inextricably bound with each other and a heritage of the old Spanish Kingdom. The titles were never worn together till the first coronation of Citus-Augustus I. The titles are given by the Prince of Spain during the fourth day of the coronation
-Grand Duke of Luxembourg
​The title Grand Duke of Luxembourg is given to the Emperor on the third day in Vienna by the Prince of Luxembourg. It is an honorary title. It used to be the title of the royal family of Luxembourg before 2034.
-Grand Duke of Antarctica
The title Grand Duke of Antarctica was introduced by Emperor Citus-Augustus as he wanted to clarify his responsibility for Antarctica. It was the first royal title the continent of Antarctica ever had. The Emperor keeps this title untill he dies, after that it is given to his succesor. The title is given to him by the Lictor of Scandinavia, which he is himself on the last day of the coronation in Amsterdam.
Co-Archduke of Austria
During the third day of the coronation the Emperor is granted the title Co-Archduke of Austria, he has this title along with the other Co-Archduke from the House Habsburg. The title is given to the Emperor by the Archbischop of Austria.
-Duke of Cambridge
On the fourth day of the coronation the Emperor is granted the title Duke of Cambridge in the Westminster Abbey. The title is given to him by the Prince of England. 
-Earl of Britain
Another title he receives on the fourth day in the Westminster Abbey is Earl of Britain. This title is given to him by the Archbischop of Cantebury. 
-Sovereign Lord of Russia
On the second day of his coronation he is granted the title Souvereign Lord of Russia. This title is given to him by the Patriarch. The title is made to ensure the fact that European-Russia belongs to the Batavian Empire.
-Magistrate of Frisia
During the start of the last day of the coronation the Emperor is granted the title Magistrate of Frisia. The title is given to him by the Pastor of Dongeradiel.
-Lictor of Scandinavia
On the second day of the coronation in St. Petersburg the Emperor is given the title Lictor of Scandinavia. The title is granted by the Prince of Denmark.
-Squire of Labrador
On the last day in Amsterdam the Emperor is also granted the title Squire of Labrador by the Pastor of Mary's Harbour. 
-Baron of Amsterdam
After his coronation the Emperor is also the Baron of Amsterdam. This is a position just like all the other executive-barons.
== Politicial powers ==
=== Appointments ===
====Prime-Minister====
After each election of the House of Consuls, the largest party in the House gains the initiative to from a coalition (if necessary). After the coalition has been formed the House has a debate about who they want to elect Prime-Minister. This debate is however mostly pro forma, as this has already been decided by the coalition partners. At the end of the debate, which can last very long since the House can filibuster with 270 votes, the House votes to elect the Informator Consulati, which is practically the next Prime-Minister and so called Prime-Minister-Elect. The Emperor than has to formally appoint him. This usually happens in a period of maximum one month.
====Ministers====
The Prime-Minister can nominate people to become minister. After the nomination the House assembles for hearing sessions. After some hearing sessions the House motions to vote and the minister can be confirmed or rejected. Rejected nominees can still become minister, although it is very unlikely as the Prime-Minister mostly withdraws the nomination in such scenario. The confirmation votes are confidential to make it easier for consuls to vote against party-lines. The confirmed nominees visit the Emperor who can appoint them or reject them. It sometimes happens that the Emperor refuses to appoint an aspirant-minister who is confirmed due to no confidence, a tight confirmation or even a tied-house but confirmed by the Speaker. The appointment of a minister usually happens with a High Justice, or even Chief Justice as witness. 
====Imperial-Governors====
Imperial-Governors are appointed by the Emperor and serve at his pleasure. However the State Assembly of the department needs to confirm the governor. A confirmation can be done with a simple majority. It often happens a State Assembly rejects the governor. In such case the Emperor uses an executive order to appoint him any ways. In rare cases and mostly in large departments the Emperor can ask for a consensus vote, which gives the State Assembly an opportunity to suggest a governor. A consensus vote can happen after rejection or before.
====Viceroys====
The Kingdom of Hispaniola and the Kingdom of the Rio Plata, which are in personal union with the Batavian Empire have Viceroy, commonly called underking. The Viceroy is appointed by the Emperor, sometimes with suggestion from the Imperial Presidium or local government leaders. Viceroys are the guardian of the throne and acts as the head of state in most cases. They are mostly seen as the practical head of their nation instead of the Emperor.
==== Chancellor ====
The Chancellor is the representative of the Emperor in the Imperial City of Amsterdam. He is considered the mayor of the city and executes the policy outlined by the Emperor, the Chancellor has no right to introduce legislation himself. The Chancellor of Amsterdam is only responsible to the Emperor and so serves at his pleasure. He can appoint the Chancellor without any confirmation. The Chancellor is also the chair of the College of Mayors, which assembles every year.
==== Royal Ambassador ====
The Royal Ambassador, also reffered to as Grand Ambassador, is the representative of the Batavian Empire in the Royal Alliance. He can vote on the government's behave and debate with other ambassadors in the Star Council as well as the General Assembly in Geneva. The Royal Ambassador is nominated by the Emperor with the Prime-Minister's advice. The Royal Ambassador however, has to be confirmed by the Senate to serve. After his appointment however, only the Emperor has the right to revoke and withdraw him. The Royal Ambassador is not responsible to the Senate.
==== Ambassadors ====
Every nation in the world, except for the United States and Kwomintang-China, host ambassadors from the Batavian Empire. Ambassadors are appointed by the Emperor at the start of each new session of the House of Consuls. The Foreign Minister decides, together with the rest of the cabinet which ambassador they want in different countries. The appointment of the Emperor is only considered a formality.
=== Statesmen ===
Statesmen who sit in the Council of States-General are appointed by the Emperor, appointments are for life and on advice of the Imperial-Governor of the concerning department. Statesmen can not be dismissed individually, but can resign. The Emperor can also dissolve the States-General and thus dismiss every member, but this has never happened so far.
==Forced Abidcation==
In the extraordinary case an Emperor is committing crimes like abuse of power or there are other problems like mental illness the Prime-Minister can ask the Emperor to abdicate. If the Emperor refuses to abidcate a so called 'Act of abjuration' can be invoked. The Act of abjuration allows an 'impeachment' of the Emperor. As soon as the Emperor is forced to abdicate the next in line of succesion with be crowned Emperor. The Act of abjuration has three steps.
===Act of Relief===
First the Grand Jury must agree to impeach the Emperor and acknowledge the casus of his impeachment. If the Grand Jury recommends the forced abidcation they must sign the Act of Relief. All three branches of government must sign the act. First at least 4 out of 7 justices must sign the Act of Relief and after that, the Speaker of the House and the Speaker Pro Tempore together with the endorsment of 250 Consuls and 58 Senators. Finally the Prime-Minister, Deputy Prime-Minister and the rest of the ministers have to sign it. In that case, the Emperor is temporarily relieved from his official political and military duties. This means the Emperor is no longer the Commander-in-Chief, has lost his veto in the Senate and Joint Session and cannot appoint anyone anymore. The Chief Baron takes charge in that case and becomes a regent. If the Chief Baron is not to be trusted or colludes with the relieved Emperor, the Grand Jury can choose to relieve him as well with a second act. In that case the Chief Baron is also relieved and another baron can be chosen by the Grand Jury to become Chief Baron and thus the regent of the Batavian Empire. 
===Act of Abjuration===
After the Act of Relief is invoked a race against the clock start, where time is always at the side of the relieved Emperor. The Chief Baron, Speaker of the House, Speaker Pro Tempore, Chief Justice and Prime-Minister have to sign the proposal of the Act of abjuration. Before the Act of abjuration is proposed to the House it needs the endorsment of one deputee, mayor and state-senator from each department (338 in total) and 12 governors. When the Act of abjuration reached the 5 signatures and 350 endorsments it can be proposed to the House. ⅔ of the House must agree with the act and after it is adopted the Senate needs to approve it with a ⅔ majority. A convocation of a Joint Session is not allowed during the vote. After the Act of abjuration is passes by both Houses the Chief Baron convokes the Council of States-General to confirm the Act with a simple majority. Finnaly all 7 justices must agree to this again. If all 7 justices ratify the Act of abjuration the Chief Baron assembles the Joint Session in which he will announce the abdication of the Emperor. Now, if it takes longer than three months to invoke the Act of Abjuration from the moment the Act of Relief has been signed the Emperor can automatically resume his duties as Emperor, as it it shown the three branches cannot reach consensus.
===Act of Sucession===
After the Act of abjuration the Senate is obliged to meet again to enact the Act of Sucession, which will lead to the coronation of the forced abidcated Emperor's oldest child or other family in according to his line of sucession. Normally the Act of Sucession is directly applied after the abication or death of the Emperor but after a forced abdication the Senate must invoke it again. The Senate can choose to wait a little longer before enacting the Act of Sucession, so that the Regent can settle unsolved business of the Emperor. The Act of Sucession can be invoked by a majority of the Senate and though they are granted some time to invoke it, it has to happen within a year. If the Senate fails to invoke the act within one year from the day the Act of Abjuration was confirmed by the Grand Jury the Senate will be automatically dissolved and all temporarily acting Senators will be appointed. All duties of the new Senate will be frozen untill the Act of Sucession is invoked and if they still fail to enact in within one month the Senate will be dissolved again, untill it has been invoked.
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