Rector of the Republic of Selucia | |
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Seal of the Rectorate of the Republic | |
Style |
Rector (reference and spoken) His/Her Excellency (diplomatic) |
Residence | Domus Consularis, Auroria |
Nominator | Popular vote |
Term length | 4 years, unless early election called |
Inaugural holder | Tiberius Gaius |
Formation | Law on the Rector of the Republic |
Salary | 90,000 SED |
Website | www.rectoratus.su |
The Rector of the Republic (Selucian: Rector Rei Publicae) was the name of the head of state and head of government of Selucia . The Rector directed the executive branch of the central government and was the commander-in-chief of the Selucian Armed Forces. The office of Rector was initially established in 4478 after the unification of the positions of Consul and Caesar following a legislation proposed by the Party of National Unity and supported by the Republican Party and the Labor Party, with the sole opposition of In Marea-Civis Sinistram.
The first holder of the position was Tiberius Gaius from the Labor Party.
The longest-ruling Rector was Panegyris Priscian, who served for 20 consecutive years (4491-4511), while the only Rector that has served two non-consecutive terms is Philippus Fufidius Otho, from Factio Republicana (4526-4530 and 4545-4553)
Powers[]
The powers and responsibilities of the Rector were defined in two constitutional amendments, the Law on the Rector of the Republic and the Law on the Princeps Senatus and the Leader of the Opposition. As a republic with a presidential executive, Selucia granted considerable powers to the Rector, including effective control over the executive branch and the execution of national law by directing and removing executive officers, the right to represent the country abroad, and the power to act as commander in chief of the armed forces. As a presidential republic Selucia had a strict separation between the legislative and the executive branches, however the Rector enjoyed a small number of legislative powers, generally exercized through a subordinate executive officer, including the power to propose budget, taxation and spending bills, to create treaties, to propose treaty ratifications, and to request approval for military and infrastructure purchases. The Rector coudl commit the armed forces into conflict, but was required to obtain authorisation from the Senate for the use of force in conflict through a formal declaration of war, except for cases of "extreme emergency", when the Rector was required to notify the Senate within 48 hours of the commencement of hostilities.
Succession and incapacity[]
The Selucian Line of Succession of 4423 and its amendment provided that if the Rector left office or was otherwise unavailable to serve during their terms of office, the Rectoral line of succession followed the order of: Princeps Senatus (Luthorian: Speaker of the House) and then if necessary, the eligible heads of executive departments who formed the Rectort's Cabinet. The Cabinet had 12 members, of which the Minister of Foreign Affairs was first in line; the other Cabinet ministries followed in the order in which it was regulated by the law. Those department heads who were constitutionally ineligible to be elected to the Rectorate were also disqualified from assuming the powers and duties of the Rectorate through succession. No statutory successor was ever called upon to act as Rector.
Aditionally, in October 4505 the Indran Law on Impeachment was approved, stablishing the procedure to follow in order to remove the Rector or any of their Ministers from the Cabinet.
Political affiliation[]
Party | # | Name(s) | Years | |||
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Left-wing political parties | Labor | 1 | Tiberius Gaius | 69 years | ||
Popular | 1 | Milonia Andronicus | ||||
In Marea | 5 | Panegyris Priscian, Axia Cinna, Lafrenia Diocourida, Prometheus Cleareta, Eleanora Curmisia | ||||
Liberals | 1 | Agrippina Leponta | ||||
Center political parties | 0 | |||||
Right-wing political parties | Republicans | 2 | Proserpina Dexsia, Philippus Fufidius Otho | 27 years | ||
Volt | 1 | Titus Pascual | ||||
IA-DV | 1 | Marcus Coto |
List of Rectors[]
Nº | Rector | Term of office | Elected by (2nd Ballot) | Years | Prior office | Political party | Cabinet | ||||||
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Votes | % | Against | |||||||||||
1 | Tiberius Gaius
(Supported by FR, FUP) |
July 4478 | July 4482 | 38,892,674 | 69.27 | Fulvia Arusa
(IMCS) |
4 years | No prior elected offfice | Labor Party | Gaius government | |||
2 | Milonia Andronicus | July 4482 | Feb. 4483 | 27,532,855 | 56.30 | Helena R. Nennia
(FR) |
8 years 7 months | Senatrix | Populares | Andronicus government | |||
Feb. 4483 | Feb. 4487 | 30,178,477 | 53.96 | Helena R. Nennia
(FR) | |||||||||
Feb. 4487 | Feb. 4491 | 29,352,517 | 50.94 | Helena R. Nennia
(FR) | |||||||||
3 | Panegyris Priscian | Feb. 4491 | March 4491 | 33,689,802 | 59.08 | Helena R. Nennia
(FR) |
20 years 1 month | Secretary of Health of Oriensos (4482-4483) | In Marea-Citizens' Left | ||||
March 4491 | March 4495 | 33,496,395 | 57.81 | Helena R. Nennia
(FR) |
Priscian government | ||||||||
March 4495 | March 4499 | 31,707,636 | 54.73 | Helena R. Nennia
(FR) | |||||||||
Panegyris Priscian (Supported by FL) | March 4499 | March 4503 | 35,820,078 | 58.76 | Helena R. Nennia
(FR) | ||||||||
March 4503 | March 4507 | 32,842,103 | 62.41 | Helena R. Nennia
(FR) | |||||||||
March 4507 | March 4511 | 27,389,140 | 54.57 | Helena R. Nennia
(FR) | |||||||||
4 | Agrippina Leponta | March 4511 | March 4515 | 27,739,040 | 52.96 | Helena R. Nennia
(FR) |
8 years | Senatrix | Liberal Party | Leponta government | |||
Agrippina Leponta (Supported by IMCS) | March 4515 | March 4519 | 26,650,942 | 51.49 | Proserpina Dexsia (FR) | ||||||||
5 | Proserpina Dexsia | March 4519 | February 4522 | 24,651,622 | 54.10 | Agrippina Leponta (FL) | 6 years 11 months | Senatrix | Republican Party | Dexsia government | |||
February 4522 | February 4526 | 11,899,216 | 100 | No opponent | |||||||||
6 | Philippus Fufidius Otho | February 4526 | February 4530 | 31,238,149 | 51.29 | Axia Cinna (IMCS) | 4 years | Senator | Otho government | ||||
7 | Axia Cinna | February 4530 | Fbruary 4534 | 34,955,597 | 56.01 | Philippus F. Otho (FR) | 8 years | Senatrix | In Marea-Citizens' Left | Cinna government | |||
February 4534 | February 4538 | 31,558,241 | 51.51 | Philippus F. Otho (FR) | |||||||||
8 | Titus Pascual | February 4538 | April 4541 | 31,064,039 | 50.54 | Lafrenia Diocourida (IMCS) | 7 years 2 months | No prior elected office | Volt | Pascual government | |||
April 4541 | April 4545 | 32,288,859 | 51.65 | Lafrenia Diocourida (IMCS) | |||||||||
9 | Philippus Fufidius Otho | April 4545 | September 4546 | 31,204,255 | 52.88 | Lafrenia Diocourida (IMCS) | 8 years 4 months
(12 years 4 months) |
Minister of Education and Culture of Selucia (4538-4554) | Republican Party | Otho government | |||
September 4546 | September 4550 | 29,539,149 | 51.71 | Lafrenia Diocourida (IMCS) | |||||||||
September 4550 | August 4553 | 28,868,997 | 51.29 | Lafrenia Diocourida (IMCS) | |||||||||
10 | Lafrenia Diocourida | August 4553 | August 4557 | 11,450,565 | 100 | No opponent | 4 years | Senatrix | In Marea-Citizens' Left | Diocourida government | |||
11 | Prometheus Cleareta | August 4557 | August 4561 | 11,611,589 | 100 | No opponent | 16 years | Minister of Education and Culture of Selucia (4554-4557) | Cleareta government | ||||
August 4561 | August 4565 | 46,818,415 | 85.08 | Augustus M. Cotonn (PCS) | |||||||||
August 4565 | August 4569 | 31,406,610 | 51.49 | Marcus Coto (IA-DV) | |||||||||
August 4569 | August 4573 | 30,933,993 | 55.63 | Marcus Coto (IA-DV) | |||||||||
12 | Marcus Coto | August 4573 | March 4574 | 12,003,857 | 100 | No opponent | 1 year 1 month | No prior elected office | In Aere-Deus Videt | Coto government | |||
March 4574 | September 4574 | 11,855,385 | 100 | No opponent | |||||||||
13 | Prometheus Cleareta | September 4574 | February 4576 | 25,047,228 | 50.11 | Marcus Coto (IA-DV) | 1 year 5 months
(17 years 5 months) |
In Marea-Citizens' Left | Cleareta government | ||||
14 | File:Eleanora Curmisia2.jpg | Eleanora Curmisia | February 4576 | February 4580 | 12,335,245 | 100 | No opponent | Minister of Defence of Selucia (4570-4576) | Curmisia government | ||||
February 4580 | 11,726,875 | 100 | No opponent |
Legislatures marked in red did not provide a new Cabinet appointed by the elected Rector.