President of Maurits

The president of Maurits, officially the President of the Mauritsian Republic, is the is the executive head of state of Maurits in the Mauritsian Republic. The powers, functions and the duties of the presidential offices, as well as their relation with the Prime Minister and the Government of Maurits are outlined in the Second Chapter of the constitution

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The Mauritsian Republic is a semi-presidential system, the president is quite powerful. Although the Prime Minister through their Government as well as the Parliament, oversees much of the nation's actual day-to-day affairs (especially in domestic issues), the president wields significant influence and authority, especially in the fields of national security and foreign policy.

The president's greatest power is the ability to choose the prime minister. However, since the Senate has the sole power to dismiss the prime minister's government, the president is forced to name a prime minister who can command the support of a majority in the senate. They have also the duty of arbitrating the well-functioning of governmental authorities for efficient service, as the Head of State of Maurits.


 * The president promulgates laws.


 * The president has a suspensive veto: when presented with a law, they can request another reading of it by Parliament, but only once per law.
 * The president may also refer the law for review to the Constitutional Council prior to promulgation.
 * The president may dissolve the Senate.


 * The president may refer treaties or certain types of laws to popular referendum, within certain conditions (among them the agreement of the prime minister or the Parliament).


 * The president is the chief of the Armed Forces.


 * The president names but cannot dismiss the prime minister. The president names and dismisses the other ministers, with the consent of the prime minister.


 * The president names most officials (with the assent of the cabinet).


 * The president names all members of the Constitutional Council.


 * The president receives foreign ambassadors.


 * The president may grant a pardon (but not an amnesty) to convicted criminals; the president can also lessen or suppress criminal sentences. This was of crucial importance when France still operated the death penalty: criminals sentenced to death would generally request that the president commute their sentence to life imprisonment.

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