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==Presidency==
[[File:Asilica presidential standard.png|thumb|left|250px|The Standard of the President of
The office of President is generally considered to be a symbolic figurehead position. Executive power in Asilica is vested in the Council of State, also known as the Cabinet, which is led by the [[Asilica#Chancellor|Chancellor]]. The President is named in the Constitution as the Commander-in-Chief of the country's armed forces, but the military in Asilica is very decentralized, with all but a small professional naval force under the day-to-day command of the governments of the individual cantons and canton-level cities of Asilica. The President is considered the Head of State and routinely receives ambassadors from foreign countries and visits with other world leaders. While the President does formally enact legislation into law with his signature and appoint members of the Council of State, in reality these duties are exercised only on the advice of the Chancellor.
On June 21st, 2021, a [[2021 City of Asilica Terrorist Attack|terrorist bombing attack]] at the Grand Council building killed more than 850 people and injured more than 1,500. All but 12 councilors died in the attack, which crippled the Asilican government because there is no provision in Asilican law to replace vacancies in the Grand Council by any manner other than an election—which can only be called for by the Grand Council. President Renatsch then became the sole executive officer of the Asilican government, assuming authority from Constitutional provisions that give him the power to "preserve and enforce the law." Renatsch declared a state of emergency and took several executive actions, including closing the borders and the Autostrada network of national highways and appointing the senior-most living councilor, [[Asilica#Chancellor|Teresa Armbrüster]], to be "Provisional Chancellor."
On July 16th, 2021, the Constitutional Court of Asilica resigned en masse rather than rule on the question of whether or not a proposed plan for political parties to appoint new councilors was allowable under the law, thereby allowing Renatsch to continue functioning as the de facto chief executive of the country. Prior to their resignation, the court had also ruled that Ms. Armbrüster could legally be appointed Chancellor. However, any question about who holds ultimate executive authority in the country under the unique circumstances will not be able to be presented to the Constitutional Court until a lawfully-elected Grand Council can appoint new judges.
==Personal Life==
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