Editing President of Sanctaria (section)

==Absence and vacancies==
There is no office of Vice President; in the event of a premature vacancy, a successor must be elected within sixty days. In a vacancy or where the President is unavailable, the duties and functions of the office are carried out by a Presidential Commission, consisting of the [[Chief Justice of Sanctaria|Chief Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of Sanctaria]], the [[Speaker of the Sanctarian House of Deputies|Speaker of the House of Deputies]], and the [[Moderator of the Sanctarian Senate|Moderator of the Senate]]. Routine functions, such as signing uncontentious bills into law, have often been fulfilled by the Presidential Commission when the President is abroad on a state visit. The government's power to prevent the President leaving the state is relevant in aligning the diplomatic and legislative calendars.

Technically each president's term of office expires at midnight on the day before the new president's inauguration. Therefore, between midnight and the inauguration the following day the presidential duties and functions are carried out by the Presidential Commission.