President of the Soviet Union (Greater Cold War)

The President of the Soviet Union (: Президент СССР, Pryezidyent SSSR) is the official, the and highest office of the Soviet Union. The office was established on March 15th, 1990 by Mikhail Gorbachev as part of his policies and reformation of the entire Soviet Union into a more open and de-centralized political entity. Since it's formation, four people have held the title in office with Vladimir Putin being the current acting president of the USSR.

The president is democratically elected in a direct election by the citizens of the Soviet Union and the requirements for presidents is that they be over 35 years old and be a citizen of the USSR for 10 years. As part of elections, the presidential candidate must select a running mate, the Vice President, and is only the head of state as part of the of government. The actual is the Prime Minister who's appointed by the president to serve in the Cabinet of Ministers.

The Supreme Soviet has the constitutional power in impeach the president if both chambers deem it necessary and if the president is no longer able to save (impeachment, death, or resignation), than the Vice President will succeed him as part of the line of succession until elections are held.

Selection process
Candidates for the presidency must first meet the constitutional requirements for all who seek to hold the office of the presidency. The requirements are that they be 35 or older and be a permanent resident of the Soviet Union for 10 years. The constitution itself has no limit on what total number of terms a president can serve meaning that a former president can run again after completing at least one term in office. The Federation Council calls all presidential elections and if it doesn't call an election that is due, then the Central Election Commission will call forward the election.