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The President (In German: Präsident) of the Deutsche Diet is the official head of the German legislature and is responsible for upholding, uniting, and guiding that legislature.

Background
The office was established in 1775 after a long period of war and instability in the Kingdom of Bavaria. A combination of the Spanish War, Austrian Revolt, and the invasion of Frederick von Croÿ-Habsburg brought the country to its knees, and brought out a fear and anger Bavarians have never seen before. Increasing amounts of Austrian-Bavarian tension, brewing since the 1650s, also caused turmoil in the country. These tensions created an admittedly incompetent Deutsche Diet, itself a new, untested instituion, and caused many people to lose faith in the fractured legislature. It is only in 1768 that the modern Deutsche Diet come into play and the notion of a parliamentary leader is entertained. The Crown-Union of Germany was founded in 1769 and essentially federalized Bavaria and all of its realms, removing Bavarian sovereignty and making a national legislature even more important than ever before.

Now swolen with Austrian, Bavarian, Italian, Saxon, Brandenburger, and Pomeranian politicians, the Diet was in need of a leader-type figure. No one wanted a return of the abandonment and desolation that plagued the Diet in 1759, so various parliamentarians grouped together and agreed that a single figure leading and supporting the parliament is required to keep it running, and thus, keep Bavaria a healthy, impervious nation of prosperity and peace.

Working over the course of four years, from 1771 to 1775, the Deutsche Diet developed the position of the Präsident and installed obvious measures and provisions regulating the office in an effort to avoid a tyranny. Similarly, in avoiding tyranny, the parliamentarians hoped to craft an influential, stable position that would give coherance and power to the Diet.

The first elections were held on March 20, and the Leipzig-native Gregory Hartingen was elected as the first President of the Deutsche Diet.

Provisions
An elected position, the President may remain in office as long as he holds support of the Diet. If support drops below 30%, a ten-person tribunal is appointed to judge the President and determine if they are fit to lead. If they decide the President needs to be impeached, a supermajority (70%) is required among the tribunal in order to dismiss he or she. Votes of confidence are held every five years on March 20 and help gauge the popularity and trust the Diet has in the President. If a president is dismissed by the confidence tribunal, he will have to exit the office within a quick timeframe even if it is not during a voting year or near March 20, the date of the spring equinox. From there, an acting President will be appointed until the predecessor's seat can be filled after the next spring election.

List of Präsidents

 * Gregory Hartingen (1775 - )
 * ​Born in 1706, Leipzig, Bavaria