The President of the Soviet Union (Russian: Президент СССР, Pryezidyent SSSR) is the head of state, commander-in-chief, and the highest office within the Union of Soviet Sovereign Republics. The office was formally established in 1990, with Mikhail Gorbachev becoming the first person to serve the office. Since its formation, four people have held the presidency. The current president of the USSR is Valentina Tereshkova.
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| - The President of the Soviet Union (Russian: Президент СССР, Pryezidyent SSSR) is the head of state, commander-in-chief, and the highest office within the Union of Soviet Sovereign Republics. The office was formally established in 1990, with Mikhail Gorbachev becoming the first person to serve the office. Since its formation, four people have held the presidency. The current president of the USSR is Valentina Tereshkova.
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| - The President of the Soviet Union (Russian: Президент СССР, Pryezidyent SSSR) is the head of state, commander-in-chief, and the highest office within the Union of Soviet Sovereign Republics. The office was formally established in 1990, with Mikhail Gorbachev becoming the first person to serve the office. Since its formation, four people have held the presidency. The current president of the USSR is Valentina Tereshkova. The president is democratically elected by the citizens of the Soviet Union and is to serve a five year term in office (which may be renewed once). Any candidate for the presidency must be over 35 years of age and is a citizen of the USSR who has lived within the nation for at least 10 years. During elections, presidential candidates select a running mate who will serve as the Vice President of the Soviet Union (who is the next in the line of succession). As with most semi-presidential republics, the president is not the head of government, which is occupied by the Prime Minister of the Soviet Union (who is appointed by the president to serve within the Cabinet of Ministers). In the event the president can no longer serve his post (e.g., death, impeachment, resignation), the vice president will become the acting president until new elections can be held (which constitutionally is required to happen within a few months). The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union constitutionally holds the power to impeach the president from office if both chambers deem it necessary.
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