The president of the Slovak Republic (Slovak: Prezident Slovenskej republiky) is the head of state of Slovakia and the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces.The president is directly elected by the people for five years, and can be elected for a maximum of two consecutive terms. The presidency is largely a ceremonial office, but the president does exercise certain limited …

The president of the European Commission is the head of the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union (EU). The President of the Commission leads a Cabinet of Commissioners, referred to as the College, collectively accountable to the European Parliament.The President is empowered to allocate portfolios among, reshuffle, or dismiss …

The president of France, officially the president of the French Republic (French: Président de la République française), is the executive head of state of France, and the commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces.As the presidency is the supreme magistracy of the country, the position is the highest office in France. The powers, functions and duties of prior presidential …

The president of Poland (Polish: Prezydent RP), officially the president of the Republic of Poland (Polish: Prezydent Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej), is the head of state of Poland.Their rights and obligations are determined in the Constitution of Poland.The president heads the executive branch. In addition, the president has a right to dissolve parliament in certain cases, can veto …

The president heads the executive board, Governing Council and General Council of the ECB. He or she also represent the bank abroad, for example at the G20.The officeholder is appointed by a qualified majority vote of the European Council, de facto by those who have adopted the euro, for an eight-year non-renewable term.. History Duisenberg. Wim Duisenberg was …

Powers. The president has somewhat more executive authority than his counterparts in Estonia and Latvia; his function is very similar to that of the presidents of France and Romania.Similarly to them, but unlike presidents in a fully presidential system such as the United States, he generally has the most authority in foreign affairs.In addition to the customary diplomatic powers of …

The president of the Czech Republic is the head of state of the Czech Republic and the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic.. The president mostly has ceremonial powers as the day-to-day business of the executive government is placed within the prime minister, and since many of the president's actions require prime ministerial approval …

The president of Iceland (Icelandic: Forseti Íslands) is the head of state of Iceland.The incumbent is Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson, who is now in his second term as president, elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2020.. Vigdís Finnbogadóttir assumed Iceland's presidency on 1 August 1980, she made history as the first elected female head of state in the world.

The president of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի Նախագահ, romanized: Hayastani Nakhagah) is the head of state and the guarantor of independence and territorial integrity of Armenia elected to a single seven-year term by the National Assembly of Armenia. Under Armenia's parliamentary system, the president is simply a figurehead and holds ceremonial …

The president of the European Parliament presides over the debates and activities of the European Parliament.They also represent the Parliament within the European Union (EU) and internationally. The president's signature is required for enacting most EU laws and the EU budget.. Presidents serve 2.5-year terms, normally divided between the two major political …