Tenno of Sekowo

The Tennō is the Head of State of Sekowo.

Etymology
The term Tennō comes from the Gao-Showa, literally translated as 'Heavenly Sovereign'. However in Sekowan tradition the term is used as the general translation for Head of State and is not meant to carry and spiritual or monarchial meaning in its current usage.

Election
The Tennō is directly elected through Universal suffrage of all Sekowan citizens.

The election for Tennō takes place in a two-round runoff voting system wherein the first round all candidates are voted upon and in the second round, if no one candidate received a majority the two candidates whom received the most votes are voted upon against each other.

Powers
The powers of the Tennō are currently provisional until such a time that a Constitution codifying them (and others) is developed.

Currently the Tennō is granted the following official powers by law; executive agencies.
 * The issuance of a declaration of martial law in the federal metropolis of Kasmenai.
 * The power to manage the deployment and movement of troops during times of war.
 * The issuance of executive orders in line with the law to direct the operations of the various
 * The power to create protected reserves, landmarks and historical sites.

Cabinet
The Cabinet, one of the three parts of the Executive branch is partially selected by the Tennō.

The Tennō is responsible for divvying up the thirteen cabinet seats between the various parties holding representation in the legislature under a system of proportional representation.