President of Magisteria

The president of Magisteria (French: Président du Magistère), also known as the Constitutional President of the United Republic of Magisteria (French: Président Constitutionnel de la République Unie du Magistère), is the head of state and head of government of the United Republic of Magisteria. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the Magisterian National People's Army.

Under Perrault's reign, the president possessed enormous authority, overseeing nearly every aspect of the government. The 1976 constitutional amendment balanced the division of powers by granting the Prime Minister half of the power. In modern times, the president is one of the most influential political figures in the world, serving as the leader of the country most likely to achieve superpower status over the next decade.

Along with the prime minister, the president is directly elected by the people for a single five-year term. Under the 1981 constitutional amendment, no one who has served one presidential term should be elected to a second.

Requirements
The 1966 Constitution sets the qualifications for becoming President. The president must be a natural-born citizen of the country, or he or she must have been born abroad if one of his or her parents or grandparents is a Magisterian national. In addition, the president must be at least 35 years old. The president must meet all of the requirements as a fully Magisterian citizen with the right to vote: they must be at least eighteen years old and have never been sentenced to severe punishment, nor have they lost the right to vote due to insanity, been tried for a crime attracting severe punishment or for terrorist conduct, or been condemned by the Constitutional Court under Article 8 of the Constitution.

Election
Presidential candidates in Magisteria do not need to gain a majority of votes to win the presidency in a single round, similar to how Argentina's two-round system works. To win in the first round, the winning candidate's party must get more than 45 percent of "positive votes," or votes positifs, or at least 40 percent of positive votes and be more than 10 percentage points ahead of the second most-voted candidate. Positive votes are valid votes cast for any of the candidates, with blank and spoiled ballots excluded from the count.