Do you know what your president has to do?

Important day for Romania. Over 18 million Romanians have the right to choose their president. 11 candidates were over the head to convince us that they represent the best choice. Many have promised the sea with salt, some even in areas that would not be in their attributes, if they were presidents. In order not to have doubts, find out what the President of Romania has to be.

According to the 2003 Constitution, the President of Romania represents the Romanian state and is the guarantor of national independence, unity and territorial integrity of the country. The President of Romania watches over the constitution and the proper functioning of the public authorities. To this end, the president exercises the function of mediation between the state powers, as well as between the state and the society (Title III, Chapter II, Article 80 of the Constitution of Romania – https://www.pressidcy.ro/).

The President of Romania is elected by universal, equal, direct, secret and freely expressed vote.

The mandate of the President of Romania is 5 years and is exercised from the date of the oath. The article regarding the duration of the president of the country (art. 83) was one of those who underwent changes in the 2003 Constitution compared to the 1991 Constitution (the first Constitution after the December 1989 Revolution), in the latter a four -year term.

The President of Romania exercises his mandate until the oath was taken by the newly elected president. The mandate of the President of Romania can be prolonged, by organic law, in case of war or catastrophe.

During the mandate, the President of Romania cannot be a member of a party and cannot perform any other public or private function, according to article 84 of the Constitution. The President of Romania enjoys immunity.

Regarding the election of the president, according to the Constitution, the candidate who met, in the first round, the majority of votes of the voters enrolled in the electoral lists, and if none of the candidates have met this majority, the second round of the poll is organized, among the first two candidates established in the order of the number. In the second round of the poll is declared chosen the candidate who obtained the highest number of votes.

No person can perform the position of president of Romania except for at most two mandates, which can also be successive, according to article 81 of the Constitution.

The result of the elections for the position of president of Romania is validated by the Constitutional Court, as provided by Article 82 of the Constitution. The candidate whose choice has been validated submits, in front of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, in a common meeting, the following oath: “I swear to give all my power and skill for the spiritual and material propagation of the Romanian people, to respect the constitution and the laws of the country, to defend the democracy, the rights, of Romania. (Article 82 of the text of the Romanian Constitution, posted on the website https://www.pressidcy.ro/).

The President of Romania designates a candidate for the position of prime minister and appoints the Government based on the vote of confidence granted by the Parliament. According to article 85 of the Constitution, in case of government reshuffle or vacation, the president revokes and appoints, at the Prime Minister’s proposal, some members of the Government.

The President of Romania may consult the Government on urgent issues and of special importance, according to article 86 of the Constitution of Romania. Also, the President of Romania can take part in the meetings of the Government in which problems of national interest are debated, the defense of the country, the assurance of public order and, at the request of the prime minister, in other situations. The President of Romania presides over the meetings of the Government to which he participates, according to article 87 of the Constitution.

Regarding the promulgation of the laws, according to article 77 of the Constitution of Romania, the law is sent, for promulgation, to the President of Romania. The promulgation of the law is done within a maximum of 20 days after receipt. Prior to promulgation, the president may ask the Parliament, once, the re -examination of the law. If the president has requested the re -examination of the law or if it was requested to verify its constitutionality, the promulgation of the law is made within 10 days from receiving the law adopted after re -examination or from receiving the decision of the Constitutional Court, which confirmed its constitutionality.

According to article 88, the President of Romania addresses the Parliament messages on the main political issues of the nation.

Regarding the dissolution of the Parliament, Article 89 of the Constitution of Romania stipulates that: « After consulting the presidents of the two Houses and the leaders of the parliamentary groups, the President of Romania may dissolve the Parliament, if he did not grant the vote of the Government within 60 days from the first request and only after the rejection of at least two requests ». During a year, Parliament can be dissolved once. At the same time, the Parliament cannot be dissolved in the last 6 months of the mandate of the President of Romania, nor during the state of mobilization, war, siege or emergency.

Article 90 of the Constitution, regarding the referendum, shows that: « The President of Romania, after consulting the Parliament, may ask the people to express, through the referendum, the will to issues of national interest. »

The duties of the President of Romania in the field of foreign policy are provided in article 91 of the Constitution. Thus, the president concludes international treaties on behalf of Romania, negotiated by the Government, and submits them to the Parliament, within a reasonable time. The other treaties and international agreements are concluded, approved or ratified according to the procedure established by law. Also, the president, at the Government’s proposal, accredits and recalls the diplomatic representatives of Romania and approves the establishment, abolition or change of the rank of diplomatic missions. The diplomatic representatives of other states are accredited to the President of Romania.

The President of Romania also has a series of duties in the field of defense, these being included in Article 92 of the Constitution. Thus, he is the commander of the armed forces and fulfills the position of president of the Supreme Council of Defense of the country. The President of Romania may declare, with the prior approval of the Parliament, the partial or total mobilization of the armed forces. Only in exceptional cases, the president’s decision is submitted after the approval of the Parliament, no more than 5 days after adoption. Also, in case of armed aggression against the country, the President of Romania takes measures to reject the aggression and brings them unheard of to Parliament, by a message.

Regarding the exceptional measures, according to article 93 of the Constitution, the President of Romania establishes, according to the law, the state of siege or the state of emergency throughout the country or in some administrative-territorial units and asks the Parliament to approve the measure adopted, within 5 days of taking it.

Other duties of the President of Romania are, according to article 94 of the Constitution, the following: confer decorations and titles of honor; It grants the degrees of marshal, general and admiral; appoints in public functions, under the conditions provided by law; grants individual pardon.

In the exercise of his duties, the President of Romania issues decrees that are published in the Official Gazette of Romania. Non -publication attracts the non -existence of the decree, it is mentioned in Article 100 of the Constitution.