President of Munijoch
| President of Munijoch | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Upper Spire, City of Progress, Munijoch |
| Appointer | Council of Power |
| Term length | Until challenged and/or voted out |
| Formation | October 28, 2013 (Reformed May 15, 2015) |
| Deputy | Vice President |
| Salary |
1,000,000 Grams |
| Style |
Mr. President Sir The Mighty (foreign) |
The President of Munijoch is the formal title of Munijoch's head of state, government, and the head commander of the Munijoch Vanguard Force. As of 2015, the current President is Joseph Yslenski, who has held power since May 5th, 2015. So far, 6 penguins have held the position of President, with one implied, and 2 holding it non-democratically.
The President has a formal anthem played at formal gatherings and before a speech, often curtailed by a dance by everyone. The President, while not living an ultra-luxurious life, has their residence kept up to date with the latest technology, and is entitled to a huge, sprawling compound on the Upper Spire. They have a large security force guarding them, often with 10 mile perimeters around the President.
History[edit]
Back when Munijoch was still a tribal island, one penguin, named Haseca Munijoch (according to records at that time) unified the tribes together to work as one to survive on the island and thrived. Ruling for just 2 years, he passed on the "title" to the explorer whom visited the island, Eric Slavistoski. Once declaring Munijoch a country, he was the first "official" President of Munijoch, establishing the capital as the City of Progress, then just a fledgling port.
A group of radicals called the WhiteBloods, however, had different plans. Led by Mark Yslenski, he set a coup against Eric a day after rising to power and took over office via proxies. He held this iron grip of power for 12 years, leading a communist, dictatorship regime that threatened to execute anyone whom did not comply with the regulations set forth by the office. They heavily modernized the city, making costs low and profits high to pay off debt accumulated while modernizing the military and cities.
In 2012, a small group of insurgents, led by Victor Malkov, promised to release Munijoch of the tyrannical reign of the WhiteBloods, and formed a volunteer army, led by Joseph Yslenski, to assassinate the proxy president of Munijoch and disrupt the power. The war raged for about a year, until they finally freed Munijoch from the dictator. Victor assumed Presidency, and all seemed well.
Unbeknownst to them, Mark hypnotized Victor and corrupted him, forcing Joseph and another small army to stop him. After about a month of fighting, they finally got rid of Victor, with Joseph assuming Presidency. Under his administration, Joseph heavily reduced debt and increased infrastructure of the military and cities, modernizing them even more and completing the Upper Spire.
Facing mounting pressure from the Axle Powers to build an empire, however, Isaac Juggernaut saw it onto himself to lead Munijoch to this. He staged a coup and imprisoned Joseph, maintaining the role of President. Under his administration, he heavily increased the military thanks to the Frosian War in part, as well as establish colonial settlements to the south of Antarctica, a key spot. In addition, he reduced the debt to almost zero thanks in part to increased funding to PULSE.
After being impeached due to war crimes charges, Joseph took the presidency yet again, this time enacting a bill partially defunding education due to massive loss of life to compensate for smaller class sizes, as well as funding a space agency, and increasing military budget. In addition, PULSE upgraded the military, modernizing them even more.
Critics agree that while Victor brought Munijoch to a regional stage, Joseph is the one that carried it even further, greatly exerting economic and military policies, as well as social welfare for the citizens.
Powers[edit]
The President of Munijoch is the head of state, and therefore the most powerful figure in the country. The President has the majority vote on all Council of Power decisions, in which his vote counts as two, and as such, three people would need to oppose him (out of the seven total), and is the decision maker on all economic, foreign relations, domestic and military issues, etc. The President can veto the House of the Public's decision, but can be overruled by a 71% opposition.
A President serves as long as he is able to with strength and intellect, and a new one may only be elected if the previous one has died, stepped down, or has been impeached. The President before, however, has the choice to have an election, or may choose someone to be President. If they die, however, or is mentally incapacitated, a new one will be elected.
List of Important Presidents[edit]
| № | President | Term of office | Political Affiliation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Days | |||
| 1 | - | Haseca Munijoch (??? - ???) |
??? | August 19th, 1853 | ??? | Tribal | |
| |||||||
| 2 | - | Eric Slavistoski (December 7, 1833 - December 3rd, 1910) |
21 August 1853 | 3 December 1910 | 20,922 days | None | |
| |||||||
| 3 | |
Mark Yslenski (November 5, 1958 - living) |
3 December 1985 | 23 June 2013 | 5677 days | WhiteBlood | |
| |||||||
| 4 | |
Victor Malkov (January 19, 1978 - ???) |
23 June 2013 | 27 October 2013 | 126 days | Malkov Reformists | |
| |||||||
| 5 | |
Joseph Yslenski (November 5, 1988 - living) |
28 October 2013 | 14 May 2014 | 202 days | Malkov Reformists | |
| |||||||
| 6 | |
Isaac Juggernaut (June 13, 1975 - living) |
16 April 2014 | 5 May 2015 | 384 days | Military | |
| |||||||
| 7 | |
Joseph Yslenski (November 5, 1988 - living) |
5 May 2015 | August 21st 2016 | 475 days | Malkov Reformists | |
| |||||||
| 7 | The Globalist (??? - living) |
21 August 2016 | Incumbent | 164 | None | ||
| |||||||
Cabinet[edit]
| Logo | Bureau | Name | Since | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | Vice President |
The Vice President holds no real purpose other than a tiebreaker in the Council, and as the president's successor in the event of an emergency. | ||
Supreme Warchief Head of the MVF |
Commands Military. | |||
| N/A | Secretary of Economics |
|||
| N/A | Secrety of Welfare |
|||
| N/A | Joseph handles all matters of Foreign Affairs on his own. | |||
| N/A | Secretary of the House |
|||
| N/A | Head Judge |
Validates legal aspects of laws passed by the council. |