Consul of Phoenexium

The Consul of the Federal Republic of Phoenexium is one of the two Heads of State and Heads of Government, along with the President. The Consul is elected via popular vote during the Grand Assembly elections "every third month from December", and as such, is a member and, in fact, the leader of the Grand Assembly. The Consul shares executive powers with the President, and shares the powers to veto legislation, issue executive orders, and establish a department once per term. Most of the power held by the Consul pertains to the traditional western republican roles which the executive branch hold over the legislative branch, along with more specialized powers to create effective leadership within the Grand Assembly. These powers include: the power of Legislative Supremacy, power to call a congressional vote at anytime, and the power to establish Congressional Committees. Since the establishment of the position on July 30th of 2019, the Founder of Phoenexium, Ruggum, has held the title as First Consul of Phoenexium

Establishment of a Constitutional Monarchy
Following the Orange Revolution and years of a corrupt and weak constitutional monarchy, a New Constitution was opted for, this one giving very little power to the new monarch, Queen Mae I, who became Queen upon the forced abdication of her mother by the Orange Revolutionaries. This Constitution included a new position-- Consul, which was essentially a stronger and more modernly-named Consul, the former Head of Government of Phoenexium. Under this Constitution, the Executive Branch's powers were mostly relegated amongst the newly established Grand Assembly and the Consul, with Queen Mae retaining her function as Head of State. However, this Constitution was weak and too centralized on the Legislative Branch, with no official Judicial Branch. Of course, this Constitution was only to serve as an interim for the establishment of a full-blown Federal Republic, a result of the natural process that had been taking place since the Latin settlement of Phoenexium's continent in 61 B.C.

On October 11th of 2020, Ruggum, considered to be the founder of the modern nation as the writer of Constitution, and the First Consul of Phoenexium, would announce the abolishment of the Third Kingdom of Phoenexium in favor of the First Federal Republic of Phoenexium, under the now Constitution of Phoenexium, which is an amended version of the former monarchial constitution. Queen Mae I would be demoted to a member of the First Grand Assembly of Phoenexium as compensation, but her official title as Queen was abolished. Under the new Constitution, a dual-executive, semi-presidential system was set up, with two equally ranked executives, the President and the Consul; both serving as Heads of State and Heads of Government in their own right.