President of the Southern Cross Republic

The President of the Southern Cross Republic (Portuguese: Presidente da República, literally: President of the Republic) is the head of state of the Southern Cross Republic.

The Southern Cross Republic is a parliamentary republic, therefore President is mainly a symbolic figure and holds no executive power. The President has to suspend his membership in any political party for his term in office. Upon assuming office, the authority and duties of the President in all other elected or appointed offices terminate automatically. These measures should theoretically ensure that the President is independent and impartial in executing his authority.

The President is elected by the General Council or a special electoral body for a four-year term. The electoral body is convened in case no candidate secures a two-third-majority in General Council after three rounds of balloting. The electoral body (which consists of Parliament deputies and elected representatives of all local governments) elects the president, choosing between the two candidates with the largest percentage of votes.

The President can not be elected for more than two consecutive terms.

The current President is Ms. Anna Rita de Castro.