President-King

The President-King is the chief ruler and monarch of the nation of Telembria and all of its territories. The President-King has the same powers and responsibilities a typical constitutional monarch has, with numerous extra powers, including the power to adjourn the Telembrian Parliament, power to declare war, and multiple powers to imprison people and influence the courts, as well as being elected directly by the people, instead of being chosen by descent. The current President-King of Telembria is Delaness I, who was crowned on July 25th, 2006.

The President-King position was first created and defined by the Constitution of Telembria, which was ratified in 1649. Before that, the King of Telembria had absolute power in the nation. The President-King is required by law to be a man, a policy that has come under much criticism from other nations over the past centuries, however Telembrians have been, for the most part, adamant the clause stay.

History

In 1600, the Telembrian Civil War started, after King of Telembria Garfield III sent a party of soldiers to the southwestern Telembria, to a town called New Faulksaunt. The soldiers began collecting taxes, and eventually got drunk and the town was burnt down. Although the King had the power to control the Telembrian military, some citizens were angered by the show of force, and assembled a force to attack the King's palace in Rathaleo. The war went on for nearly 30 years, and eventually peace was made after a stalemate had occurred. After 19 years, the two sides negotiated the Constitution of Telembria, which gave most power to the newly established President-King, however created the Telembrian Parliament, and insisted the President-King be elected by the people.