Usage Note
Presidencial is used exclusively as an attributive or predicative adjective in formal political contexts: elecciones presidenciales (presidential elections), palacio presidencial (presidential palace). It has no short or apocopated form. The noun is presidente/presidenta.
Examples
"Las elecciones presidenciales se celebran este año."
Natural Translation
The presidential elections are held this year.
Literal Translation
The elections presidential themselves are-celebrated this year

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