President of Sheaman

In Sheaman the president has never been seen as a very important figure in the country but many Prime Minister's have seen being the President as a retirement job or a job they take on later after their "prime" and thus has been popularized by some Prime Minister's such as Oliver C.B Sar, Luthando Kuran (although both became prime minister later) and Lethabo Doema. When the presidency was created by Oliver C.B Sar he intended for the position to be very ceremonial and to have limited powers unlike other countries like the United Sates where the president is the soul figure of the country. Many MPs and other politicians instead wanted to make the president like that of the President of the United States but Oliver has insistent upon a ceremonial president with very limited powers. Throughout the years the president has gained and lost some powers and Lethabo Doema is well known for the Presidential System Act that allowed for the creation of a new constitution which had to include the president becoming a very powerful figure. He wanted a US-like presidential system where the president WAS the face of the country and had good chunk of powers and his wish was granted by parliament. This in turned changes many things in the country and changed the way the prime minister was seen and even the prime minister's selection. The presidential powers that were granted in 2007 were taken under consideration by the Kuran government in mid 2022 where the found that Lethabo Doema only gave the president many powers so when he could become President, he could make decisions that he wanted. This led to an agreement by his government to rewrite the constitution and take out many powers of the presidency and it even removed the monarchy in Sheaman, renaming the country to the Federal Republic of Sheaman. The constitution came under affect on the 1st of January 2023 and even since that the president's powers have been cut down.

## Presidential Election & Selection

### Presidential Selection

Between 1923 and 2007 a presidential candidate is selected by all the leader of a party then they are put forward for the Presidential election. Once elected the President the Prime Minister can dismiss the President if they give a valid reason to the judiciary who will review the claim and act upon it if it's unconstitutional. As well as that, if the president is dismissed by the prime minister then the prime minister will pick a new president from the same party. Between 2007 and 2023 the Presidential candidate would be selected by each party by an election within the party then the winner will become the presidential candidate for that party. After candidates are selected a presidential election will take place and the winner of the election will become President of Sheaman. The Prime Minister, although not appointed by the President can be dismissed by the president with a valid claim that will be sent to the judiciary for constitutional consideration and the Prime Minister has no power to dismiss the President. Since the 1st of January 2023 the President has lost much powers but the selection process is the same with the exception that the party can select their candidate by popular vote from the people. The bigger difference is that the President can no longer dismiss the Prime Minister but neither can the Prime Minister dismiss the President. Instead the President can only be dismissed by parliament if they deem it a need to do so but instead the judiciary does not decided if the vote is constitutional or not.

### Presidential Election

The President is elected every 3 years in Sheaman and then became every four years in 2007 but in the newest constitution had been reverted back to every 3 years meaning the next election is in 2025.

## The President's Powers

### Appointments

* Appointing members of the National Judiciary
* Appointing members of the Constitutional Court

### General Powers

* Dissolving Parliament in some circumstances
* Signing in laws and vetoing laws (in some circumstances)
* Organizing Trade Deals and charge on Foreign Policy (with Prime Minister's advice)
* Representing Sheaman and attending Ceremonial events
* Awarding and Pardoning people