President of Russia (Joan of What?)

The President of the Russian Democratic Federative Republic (: Президент Российской Демократической Федеративной Республики tr. Prezident Rossiiskoi Demokraticheskoi Federativnoi Respubliki) is the elected head of state and government of. The president leads the executive branch of the Russian federal government and is the Supreme Commander of the Russian Armed Forces.

Formed in 1906 amid the, the presidency was created first to lead the newly formed , and by extension the provisional government. The office of president was officially codified in Section One of the Russian Constitution adopted on 18 October 1907. The was held in November 1907, and the first elected president,, was inaugurated on 11 November 1907, replacing , who served as the provisional president.

The was created by the Constitution as the second-highest office in the country, and whoever holds the office is responsible for both assisting the President in the executive branch and overseeing  as the Chairman of the State Council. Should the President become incapacitated or otherwise unable to execute his office, the duties of the presidency are transferred to the Vice President, who becomes Acting President. If the President is impeached, the Vice President succeeds him or her as President, serving at least for the remainder of their predecessor's term.

The powers of the presidency include the execution of federal law, alongside the responsibility of appointing federal ministers, diplomatic, regulatory and judicial officers, and concluding treaties with foreign powers. The president is further empowered to grant federal pardons and reprieves, and to convene and adjourn Parliament under extraordinary circumstances. The president directs the foreign and domestic policy of the Republic.

The president is elected directly through a popular vote to a six-year term. On 6 May 2011, became Russia's 12th and current president. The next will be held in February 2017, and the next president will be inaugurated on 26 May. President Medvedev is eligible for re-election.