set_leader_ROM = {

	if = { limit = { check_variable = { ruling_party = 2 } }

		if = { limit = { check_variable = { liberalism_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { liberalism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Theodor Stolojan"
				picture = "Theodor_Stolojan.dds"
				desc = "theodor_stolojan_desc"
				ideology = liberalism
				traits = {
					western_liberalism
					technocrat
					honest
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { liberalism_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { liberalism_leader = 1 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { liberalism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Calin Popescu"
				picture = "calin_popescu.dds"
				ideology = liberalism
				traits = {
					western_liberalism
					corruptible
					career_politician
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { liberalism_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { liberalism_leader = 2 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { liberalism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Crin Antonescu"
				picture = "crin_antonescu.dds"
				ideology = liberalism
				traits = {
					western_liberalism
					career_politician
					honest
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { liberalism_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { liberalism_leader = 3 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { liberalism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Klaus Iohannis"
				picture = "Klaus_Iohannis.dds"
				ideology = liberalism
				traits = {
					western_liberalism
					sly
					greedy
					backroom_backstabber
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { liberalism_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { liberalism_leader = 4 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { liberalism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Alina Gorghiu"
				picture = "alina_gorghiu.dds"
				ideology = liberalism
				traits = {
					western_liberalism
					lawyer
					stubborn
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { liberalism_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { liberalism_leader = 5 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { liberalism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Ludovic Orban"
				picture = "Ludovic_Orban.dds"
				ideology = liberalism
				traits = {
					western_liberalism
					rational
					career_politician
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { liberalism_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { liberalism_leader = 6 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { liberalism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Florin Citu"
				picture = "florin_citu.dds"
				ideology = liberalism
				traits = {
					western_liberalism
					greedy
					economist
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { liberalism_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { liberalism_leader = 7 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { liberalism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Nicolae Ciuca"
				picture = "nicolae_ciuca.dds"
				ideology = liberalism
				traits = {
					western_liberalism
					army_general
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { liberalism_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { check_variable = { ruling_party = 3 } }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { socialism_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { socialism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Ion Iliescu"
				picture = "ion_iliescu.dds"
				desc = "ion_ilescu_desc"
				ideology = socialism
				traits = {
					western_socialism
					greedy
					sly
					career_politician
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { socialism_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { socialism_leader = 1 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { socialism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Adrian Nastase"
				picture = "adrian_nastase.dds"
				ideology = socialism
				traits = {
					western_socialism
					greedy
					sly
					corruptible
					backroom_backstabber
					career_politician
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { socialism_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { socialism_leader = 2 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { socialism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Mircea Geoana"
				picture = "mircea_geoana.dds"
				ideology = socialism
				traits = {
					western_socialism
					likeable
					former_foreign_minister
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { socialism_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { socialism_leader = 3 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { socialism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Victor Ponta"
				picture = "victor_ponta.dds"
				ideology = socialism
				traits = {
					western_socialism
					judiciary
					greedy
					dumbass_trait
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { socialism_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { socialism_leader = 4 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { socialism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Viorica Dancila"
				picture = "Viorica_Dancila.dds"
				ideology = socialism
				traits = {
					western_socialism
					dumbass_trait
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { socialism_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { socialism_leader = 5 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { socialism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Marcel Ciolacu"
				picture = "Marcel_Ciolacu.dds"
				ideology = socialism
				traits = {
					western_socialism
					sly
					populist
					career_politician
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { socialism_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { western_autocrats_are_in_power = yes }
		# The monarch persists across elections and only changes through succession events,
		# which set ROM_current_monarch (unset/0 = Mihai, 1 = Nicholas, 2 = Margareta).
		hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { ROM_current_monarch = 2 } }
			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Margareta I"
				picture = "margareta.dds"
				ideology = Western_Autocracy
				traits = {
					western_Western_Autocracy
					zealous
					greedy
				}
			}
		}
		else_if = { limit = { check_variable = { ROM_current_monarch = 1 } }
			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Nicholas I"
				picture = "prince_nicholas.dds"
				ideology = Western_Autocracy
				traits = {
					western_Western_Autocracy
					humble
					likeable
				}
			}
		}
		else = {
			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Mihai I"
				picture = "Mihai_i.dds"
				ideology = Western_Autocracy
				traits = {
					western_Western_Autocracy
					king
					elder
				}
			}
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { check_variable = { ruling_party = 4 } }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Communist-State_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { Communist-State_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Ion Sasu"
				picture = "ion_sasu.dds"
				ideology = Communist-State
				traits = {
					emerging_Communist-State
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Communist-State_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Communist-State_leader = 1 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { Communist-State_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Aurelian Pavelescu"
				picture = "aurelian_pavelescu.dds"
				ideology = Communist-State
				traits = {
					emerging_Communist-State
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Communist-State_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { check_variable = { ruling_party = 14 } }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Neutral_conservatism_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { Neutral_conservatism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Traian Basescu"
				picture = "traian_basescu.dds"
				ideology = Neutral_conservatism
				traits = {
					neutrality_Neutral_conservatism
					career_politician
					popular_figurehead
					pro_american
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Neutral_conservatism_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Neutral_conservatism_leader = 1 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { Neutral_conservatism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Traian Basescu"
				picture = "traian_basescu.dds"
				ideology = Neutral_conservatism
				traits = {
					neutrality_Neutral_conservatism
					career_politician
					popular_figurehead
					pro_american
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Neutral_conservatism_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Neutral_conservatism_leader = 2 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { Neutral_conservatism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Elena Udrea"
				picture = "elena_udrea.dds"
				ideology = Neutral_conservatism
				traits = {
					neutrality_Neutral_conservatism
					career_politician
					inexperienced
					greedy
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Neutral_conservatism_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Neutral_conservatism_leader = 3 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { Neutral_conservatism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Eugen Tomac"
				picture = "eugen_tomac.dds"
				ideology = Neutral_conservatism
				traits = {
					neutrality_Neutral_conservatism
					career_politician
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Neutral_conservatism_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Neutral_conservatism_leader = 4 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { Neutral_conservatism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Cristian Diaconescu"
				picture = "cristian_diaconescu.dds"
				ideology = Neutral_conservatism
				traits = {
					neutrality_Neutral_conservatism
					career_politician
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Neutral_conservatism_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { check_variable = { ruling_party = 18 } }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { neutral_Social_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { neutral_Social_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Petre Roman"
				picture = "Petre_Roman.dds"
				ideology = neutral_Social
				traits = {
					neutrality_neutral_Social
					likeable
					staunch_constitutionalist
					career_politician
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { neutral_Social_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { neutral_Social_leader = 1 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { neutral_Social_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Radu Berceanu"
				picture = "Radu_Berceanu.dds"
				ideology = neutral_Social
				traits = {
					neutrality_neutral_Social
					ex_engineer
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { neutral_Social_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { check_variable = { ruling_party = 20 } }
		if = {
			limit = {
				check_variable = { Nat_Populism_leader = 0 }
				NOT = { has_country_flag = ROM_death_of_corneliu_vadim_tudor }
			}
			add_to_variable = { Nat_Populism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Corneliu Vadim Tudor"
				picture = "Corneliu_Vadim_Tudor.dds"
				desc = "corneliu_vadim_tudor_desc"
				ideology = Nat_Populism
				traits = {
					nationalist_Nat_Populism
					writer
					ruthless
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Nat_Populism_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { check_variable = { ruling_party = 23 } }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Monarchist_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { Monarchist_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Paul I"
				picture = "paul_lambrino.dds"
				ideology = Monarchist
				traits = {
					nationalist_Monarchist
					greedy
					playboy_lifestyle
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Monarchist_leader = 1 } }
			if = { limit = { date < 2016.1.2 } set_temp_variable = { b = 1 } } #skip if 2017
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Monarchist_leader = 1 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { Monarchist_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Margareta"
				picture = "margareta.dds"
				ideology = Monarchist
				traits = {
					nationalist_Monarchist
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Monarchist_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { check_variable = { ruling_party = 1 } }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { conservatism_leader = 0 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { conservatism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Mugur Isarescu"
				desc = "mugur_isarescu_desc"
				picture = "Mugur_Isarescu.dds"
				ideology = conservatism
				traits = {
					western_conservatism
					honest
					pro_american
					economist
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { conservatism_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { conservatism_leader = 1 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { conservatism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Gheorghe Ciuhandu"
				picture = "Gheorghe_Ciuhandu.dds"
				ideology = conservatism
				traits = {
					western_conservatism
					ex_engineer
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { conservatism_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { conservatism_leader = 2 } NOT = { check_variable = { b = 1 } } }
			add_to_variable = { conservatism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Aurelian Pavelescu"
				picture = "aurelian_pavelescu.dds"
				ideology = conservatism
				traits = {
					western_conservatism
					career_politician
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { conservatism_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { check_variable = { ruling_party = 16 } }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Neutral_Libertarian_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { Neutral_Libertarian_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Tobias Rieper"
				picture = "tobias_rieper.dds"
				ideology = Neutral_Libertarian
				traits = {
					neutrality_Neutral_Libertarian
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Neutral_Libertarian_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
	}
	else_if = { limit = { check_variable = { ruling_party = 21 } }
		if = { limit = { check_variable = { Nat_Fascism_leader = 0 } }
			add_to_variable = { Nat_Fascism_leader = 1 }
			hidden_effect = { kill_country_leader = yes }

			create_country_leader = {
				name = "Tudor Ionescu"
				picture = "tudor_ionescu.dds"
				ideology = Nat_Fascism
				traits = {
					nationalist_Nat_Fascism
				}
			}

			if = { limit = { has_country_flag = do_not_retire } subtract_from_variable = { Nat_Fascism_leader = 1 } }
			set_temp_variable = { b = 1 }
		}
	}
}