' s ▁res ignation ▁as ▁army ▁commander , ▁the ▁army ▁called ▁president ▁Ram se w ak ▁Sh ank ar ▁to ▁inform ▁him ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁cabinet ▁were ▁removed ▁from ▁office . ▁Police ▁Chief ▁and ▁Act ing ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁army , ▁Ivan ▁Gra ano og st ▁was ▁appointed ▁Act ing ▁President . ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Johannes ▁Kra ag ▁became ▁the ▁president . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁president ▁is ▁elected ▁dem ocrat ically . ▁ ▁E lection ▁The ▁president ▁and ▁a ▁vice ▁president ▁are ▁elected ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁to ▁a ▁five - year ▁mand ate ▁and ▁are ▁account able ▁to ▁the ▁Assembly . ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁office , ▁the ▁president ▁must ▁for fe it ▁any ▁additional ▁posts ▁in ▁politics ▁or ▁business . ▁ ▁Qual ification ▁A ▁candidate ▁must ▁be ▁a ▁Sur in am ese ▁national ▁( res ident ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁six ▁years ) ▁who ▁is ▁at ▁least ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁ ▁A ▁candidate ▁must ▁win ▁at ▁least ▁two - third s ▁of ▁the ▁votes ▁in ▁the ▁Assembly ▁to ▁be ▁elected . ▁ ▁If ▁no ▁candidate ▁wins ▁two - third s ▁after ▁three ▁r ounds , ▁the ▁vote ▁then ▁goes ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁People ' s ▁Congress , ▁composed ▁of ▁the ▁Assembly ▁and ▁local ▁government ▁officials . ▁In ▁this ▁case , ▁a ▁simple ▁majority ▁is ▁required . ▁ ▁Pow ers ▁and ▁duties ▁ ▁The ▁president ▁is ▁v ested ▁with ▁extensive ▁functional