Editing President of Laeral (section)

===Other Powers and Responsibilities===
- The President may dissolve the Assembly of Commons and call for fresh elections to that body. 

- If a bill passes the Assembly of Commons with a three-fifths majority, the President can sign it into law, bypassing the General Assembly. The President does not hold veto power.  

- The President has the duty of approving all laws passed by the [[National Assembly(Laeral)|National Assembly]] with the presidential seal, and distributing them nationwide. 

- The President is the commander-in-chief of the Laeralian armed forces, although his or her ability to deploy soldiers abroad is regulated by the National Assembly.

- The President can dismiss cabinet ministers, including the prime minister, and cabinet secretaries, although these dismissals can be vetoed by the National Assembly.

- The President can name ambassadors and many other civil servants, pending approval by the Assembly of Commons.

- The President may break ties in either house of the National Assembly.

- The President may pardon or grant amnesty to convicted criminals, excluding federal elected officials.

- The President may confer honors and decorations of merit. 

- The President is responsible for receiving foreign leaders and ambassadors, as well as approving treaties.

- The President may refer bills he or she believes to be unconstitutional to the [[Laeralian Constitutional Court]].

- The President is responsible for addressing the National Assembly and the people of Laeral on national holidays. 

- In the event of a national emergency threatening the security of Laeral and the Laeralian people, the President may declare martial law and rule by decree. This "National Emergency" clause was put into effect by President [[Réne Gramont]] in 1963 during the [[Great War]], and, following subsequent constitutional reforms, has never been used since.