Imperator of the Holy Luthorian Empire

The Imperator of the Holy Luthorian Empire is the elective monarch and Head of State, who represents the nation as its symbol and guaranteer of the Constitution. Legally the Imperator has little powers but can use its influence in to government politics and decision making. The Imperator usually is the one to assemble all parties in to negotiations for a cabinet formation.

History
The Office of the Imperator was created in 4622 when the 'ICP-02: Imperial Restoration' bill, submitted by the Imperial Citizens Party, passed the Imperial Diet and became official, this bill transformed the Republic of Luthori into the Holy Luthorian Empire. The Head of State at the time was President James Weston who had the legal right to assume the Office of the Imperator but refused saying:"I shall be the last President of the Republic and as a firm believer in the Empire I think that the people shall choose the first Imperator."

Imperator Brandon I
In the 4622 election, the Pope and Prime Minister Brandon I became the first Imperator, but his reign was short lived as he failed to negotiate a government coalition. Because of this Brandon dissolved the Imperial Diet and called for an early election. The election resulted in him loosing the title of Imperator.

He was the only Imperator who held both positions of Head of State and Head of Government simultaneously, as well as being the Pope of the Holy Luthori Church. He died a month later of his dethronement.

Imperator Franz Reichert
Though Pope Brandon I lost the Office in the election of 4623, Franz Reichert assumed the throne with over 56% of the vote. His first action was to call all the parties in the Diet to hold negotiations for a cabinet coalition, as Luthori had been without one for over a year.

Franz Reichert was the one who drafted the 'ICP-02: Imperial Restoration' bill and is therefore known by many pro-empire and monarchist supporters as the Restorator of the Empire. He is currently the General Secretary of the Imperial Citizens Party.