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===Leadership===
[[File:Felicia Winters.png|thumb|250px|Felicia Winters, the current Federal President]]
The [[President of the Federation]] is the elected head of state and head of government of the Federation. The President is elected for an eight year term by the [[Federal Citizen|citizens]] of the Federation.<ref name=":5" /> The president faces an automatic "Vote of Confidence" by the people after four years. If the incumbent President wins the vote, they are allowed to complete their full term, but if the incumbent loses the vote, a new Presidential election is called. Presidents select and appoint a Vice President to serve as Acting President in the event that the President is unable to lead. The current Federal President is [[Felicia Winters]], and the Vice President is [[Isolde Rochester]].<ref name=":4" /> Winters won the presidential elections in October 3309 and succeeded [[Zachary Hudson]] on 31 Oct 3310.<ref>President Winters Assumes Office - 31 Oct 3310 - Galnet - Elite Dangerous -https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/galnet/president-winters-assumes-office</ref>
When the leader of one of the Federation's two main political parties, the Liberal Party and the Republican Party, is elected President, then the leader of the other party automatically becomes [[Shadow President]]. The Shadow President has no authority in the sitting President's administration, but he or she is often at the top of their party's list to run for the Presidency during an election. The current Shadow President is [[Felicia Winters]].
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