Well, if we are to believe Von Braun's 1949 essay, Marsprojekt: > The Martian government was directed by ten men, the leader of whom was elected by universal s

Well, if we are to believe Von Braun's 1949 essay, Marsprojekt: > The Martian government was directed by ten men, the leader of whom was elected by universal suffrage for five years and entitled "Elon." Two houses of Parliament enacted the laws to be administered by the Elon and his cabinet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Mars:_A_Technical_Tale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Mars:_A_Technical_Tale