President of the UNAC Commission

President of UNAC Commission
Flag of the UNAC
Incumbent Lara Tarasovna since July 2018
Style	Madam President or Mister President or Mx President
Status	Active
Reports to	Council of the UNAC
Residence	UNAC Presidential Residence
Seat	Aura, Emberwood Coast Sani Bursil, Staynes
Appointer	Council of the UNAC
Term length	4 years (no term limit)
Precursor	General Secretary of the Auroran Union
First holder	Lara Tarasovna
Unofficial names	UNAC President
Deputy	None
Salary	2,500,000 KRB

The President of the UNAC Commission is the head of the executive branch of the United Nations of the Auroran Continent. The position was established in July 2018 at the Auroran Reunification Summit in Aura, Emberwood Coast whereupon the Charter of the UNAC was adopted by the founding nations. The inaugural and incumbent office holder is Lara Tarasovna from Tuvaltastan.

Origin and history

The highest officials of the predecessors of the UNAC namely the Auroran Union and Auroran Continental Assembly influenced the structure and function of the office of the President of the UNAC. The AU was headed by a General Secretary appointed by a council of the heads of state of its members. A similar approach is retained in that the Council of the UNAC appoints the President (with the approval fo the Auroran Parliament.

During the Auroran Reunification Summit between December and November 2017 in Aura, Emberwood Coast, the members of the ACA and AU agreed to dissolve their respect organisations and establish the UNAC. They passed the Charter of the UNAC also colloquially known as the Treaty of Aura. This document contained information stipulating the structure and arrangement of the UNAC. This included the President of the UNAC Commission. Various officials ran for the position when it was first announced.

Mikaere Kiriki, Chief of Staff to Locklyn Le Roy of The Oan Isles approached Polly Newman of Axdel on Le Roy's behalf and negotiated that the Oan Isles would not put Tipene Rahua on the Council of the UNAC (due to his belligerence and negative press surrounding his report calling for an Oan invasion of Yor) if Axdel supported it. Newman agreed to these terms. To Tipene's surprise he was not appointed to the post of Council of the UNAC for the Oan Isles and was instead made Director of the Oan Intelligence Bureau. Instead Teoti Mohinahina was appointed to the Council of the UNAC for the Oan Isles. Eventually he would be replaced by Iparema Huinga due to his reappointment to the IRSA (Intercontinental Regional Security Accords).

Mohinahina contacted James Deref of Drakaland to ask him to support Le Roy as President of the UNAC Commission. When Deref refused, Mohinahina suggested Drakaland abstain. Trent Gomez was going to be Drakaland's candidate for the post. Mohinahina suggested that Gomez be withdrawn from the candidacy. Deref refused these terms. Mohinahina asked Alyona Petrovavich of Tuvaltastan to support Locklyn Le Roy, and she initially agreed.

Woodrow Taft of Drakaland contacted Shamus Hawkins the Council representative for Kothalria to solicit their support for Trent Gomez for the position of President of the UNAC Commission. Rostilov agreed. When Teoti Mohinahina contacted Ivan Trikolovich of Tivot, Trikolovich stated that Tivot would in fact support Lara Tarasovna of Tuvaltastan for the position. Mohinahina contacted Ethan Cody of Blueacia to ask for their support for Le Roy. Despite a heated defence of Le Roy and negotiation, Cody did not promise Blueacia's vote. Taft contacted Mila Rostilov of Kostromastan to support Gomez. Rostilov agreed to Taft's request.

Trikolovich began canvassing support for Lara Tarasovna as well. He approached Felicia Hartz of Faethalria and asked for her support for Tarasovna. Hartz agreed to the proposal. Taft tried to solicit Petrovavich, but she stated that Tuvaltastan would abstain from the election. Taft approached Hartz as well. He used a report published by Oan News suggesting that Locklyn Le Roy may have been involved in a conspiracy to use a fake terrorist attack on Cafe Net in Tokapa to justify invading Yor. Hartz was troubled by the allegations but stated she would consult with President Augusta of Faethalria before giving him an answer. Trikolovich approached Ethan Cody, but Cody said that Blueacia would reserve its decision for later. Taft tried to usr the same tactic on Newman as on Hartz but Newman refused to budge.

Unfortunately for Locklyn Le Roy, the allegations against him were so severe that he felt he could no longer go on. He contacted Mohinahina to tell him that he would no longer be running and to redirect support to Lara Tarasovna. Le Roy contacted Petrovavich and asked her to vote for Tarasovna. Locklyn Le Roy resigned as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Oan Isles. Prime Minister of the Oan Isles Maui Uye-Ahua replaced him with Arana Marama. She contacted Newman and Trikolovich and told them that the Oan Isles was dropping out of the race.

Trikolovich contacted Roxelana Kateri, Foreign Minister of Dragonia to ask Lord Jeymz Drachenburg of Dragonia to vote for Tarasovna. She agreed to get in touch with Lord Drachenburg on the matter. Trikolovich spoke to the Foreign Minister of Oceansend and she stated she would speak to the Lord Mayor of Oceansend on the matter but alluded to the fact that Oceansend would vote with Dragonia. Trikolovich contacted Fischan Rhye of Great Morstaybishlia and he agreed to support Tarasovna. Trikolovich got the same response from Nyesha McIver of Yor when he contacted them.

Seeing that Tarasovna had 2 votes ahead of him, Trent Gomez decided to withdraw from the election. He cited undisclosed personal and political reasons. Together with Deref, he contacted Tarasovna, Trikolovich and Boris Loctov, President of Tivot. In return for Drakaland and Sarentria's support, they asked Tivot for economic aid and they asked Tivot to be wary of the Oan Isles'deal with Great Morstaybishlia to provide them with military support. They felt that this deal was aggressive posturing and counterproductive.

Marama of the Oan Isles and Deref of Drakaland agreed to a meeting. They agreed to a compromise to end all the bickering and distrust. During the Auroran Reunification Summit, Walter Johannes of Great Morstaybishlia torpedoed having a UNAC military. So, they agreed on having a security agency. It was from these talks that the idea arose to establish the Auroran Security Agency.

Terminology and forms of address

The full title is the President of the Commission of the United Nations of the Auroran Continent. This title is often shortened to President of the UNAC Commission. When speaking colloquially or in informal contexts, they can be referred to simply as the President. Sometimes people incorrectly call them the UNAC President or an equivalent title.

The President is known as Mr President in the case of a man, Madam President in the case of a woman and Mx President in the case of a non-binary or gender non-conforming person and equivalent titles in official languages of the UNAC. Their official honorific or style is the Esteemed which is commonly used in many Auroran countries. For instance, Great Morstaybishlia uses the Profound Estimable which is a related form of address.

The president is known by the following titles in the official languages of the UNAC

Language	Title	Style	Honorific
Oan	Perehitini o te Komihana o te Kotahitanga o nga Whenua o te Ao o te Ao Orora	Ariki Perehitini	Te Whakanuia
Salovian	აურორის კონტინენტის გაეროს კომისიის პრეზიდენტი (Auroris K’ont’inent’is Gaeros K’omisiis P’rezident’i)	ატონი პრეზიდენტი (At’oni P’rezident’i)	პატივცემული (P’at’ivtsemuli)
Ethalrian	Präsident der Kommission der Vereinten Nationen des Kontinents Aurora	Herr/Herrin/Individuum Präsident	Der Geschätzte
Staynish	President of the Commission of the United Nations of the Auroran Continent	Mr/Mx/Mdm President	The Esteemed
Jūs	TBD	TBD	TBD
Kaltareg	TBD	TBD	TBD
Blueacian	Foarsitter fan 'e Kommisje fan' e Feriene Naasjes fan 'e Auroraanske kontinint	Hear/Mefrou/Yndividueel foarsitter	De geachte
Kéyanois	Président de la Commission des Nations Unies du Continent Aurorien	Monsieur/Madame/Mx Président	L'estimé

Powers and duties

The President of the UNAC Commission is the most powerful official of the UNAC and is often mistaken as the head of the entire UNAC.

The President has the duty to convene and preside over the meetings of the Commission of the UNAC. This allows the President to influence the discussion of the Commissione and gives them the responsibility of ensuring all members are protected and able to participate freely and confidently.

The President controls and directs the day to day work of the Commission of the UNAC. This means they influence the policy of the UNAC Commission. The extent of this influence is constrained in agency-specific matters. For instance, the President has limited control over the Auroran Security Agency despite the fact that she is the superior to the Commissioner of Security and Emergencies who heads that organization.

The President represents the UNAC Commission and is accountable to the Auroran Parliament and the Council of the UNAC for its daily work. This includes presenting an annual state of the union address to the Auroran Parliament and Council of the UNAC and answering questions from their respective members.

Although the Council of the UNAC is responsible for appointing members to the Commission, the President influences the composition of the Commission by recommending portfolios.

Although the President is not the official head of state of the UNAC, they function as the highest official in the order of precedence of the UNAC and act as its highest representative.

The Office of the President has accrued considerable informal power and influence through their moral authority and political leadership.

In practice, the Office of the President provides political, administrative and logistical support to the Council of the UNAC. This was meant to be a transitional arrangement but so far no steps have been taken to address this.

Privileges

The President of the UNAC Commission earns a tax free salary paid for by the UNAC. They are the highest earning official alongside the Chief Justice of the Auroran Court of Justice and the Speaker of the Auroran Parliament. They also have the use of the special protection services, transports, residences and offices of the UNAC. Although the President resides in Aura for most of the year, during sessions of the Auroran Parliament held in Sani Bursil in Staynes she temporarily relocates there until the end of that session.