Vice president
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Vicepresident could refer to:
- Country Vicepresident. An officer ranking next below a president, usually empowered to assume the president's duties under conditions such as absence, illness, or death.
- Party Vicepresident. A cabinet position within a political party. The position is filled via appointment by the Party president.
Country Vicepresident
The Country Vicepresident is an official position belonging to the presidential candidate defeated in a presidential election, who will asssume the presidency in case the incumbent is impeached.
Since 5 citizens proposed by their political parties can run for presidential elections, up to 4 citizens can be country vicepresidents, which will be ordered according their votation. (The defeated candidate with the best votation will be the First Vicepresident and, hence, he will assume the country presidency when a presidental impeachment passed in the Congress; the candidate with second best votation between the defeated ones will be Second Vicepresident and he'll assume the presidential office once the president and the first vicepresident are impeached; and so on)
By the nature of the position, the country vicepresidents will be in the opposition to the Government. However, the Country President could make an arrangement with vicepresidents to obtain support from them. In such case, they can be appointed in a public office (e.g. as Ministers or Advisors). In fact, Vicepresidents are often a valuable advisor of the President during his/her office(s).
Party Vicepresident
Unlike the Party President which is a role created by eRepublik, each party does not have to appoint a Vice Party President. The Movement for Democratic Unity and Democrats of New Sweden are some of the parties that have had one in the past.
Equivalent Positions and Titles
Equivalent political positions and titles include:
- Deputy President
- Vice Chancellor (Notably Germany)
- Prime Minister (Notably India)
- Deputy Prime Minister (Notably Australia)
- Tánaiste (Exclusive to Ireland)
- Deputy Prime Minister or Vice Prime Minister
- A political role of the minister who can take the position of the Prime Minister of their Government if the need arises. Generally speaking, the Deputy Prime Minister is also the Deputy Leader of a political party or the Leader of the secondary party involved in a Coalition. Occasions where the Deputy Prime Minister will take power in eRepublik include Death, Banning or extended periods of unavailability of the Prime Minister.
The Deputy Prime Minister role can be likened to the role of Vice President as both involve similar responsibilities.
