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by Tehrangeles » Sat May 28, 2022 6:00 am
by Nova Catania » Sat May 28, 2022 6:13 am
by Nationalist Northumbria » Sat May 28, 2022 7:12 am
by Kargintinia » Sat May 28, 2022 7:22 am
by Jovuistan » Sat May 28, 2022 7:25 am
Tehrangeles wrote:
Character Application and Information Sheet
NS Nation Name: Tehrangeles
Character Name: Luís Javier Cervantes Fusco (Luís Fusco)
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 58
Character Date of Birth: 1963
Character Position/Role/Job: Mayor of the Federal District (2018-), Chief Prosecutor for Alicante Tribunal (2016-2017), Carbania National University Professor of Law (1994-2016), Deputy Solicitor of the Carbania Supreme Court (1989-1993), Carbania Army conscript (1981-1983)
Character Country/Province of Birth: Intichiquan
Character Province of Residence: Mayor’s Residence, Intichiquan
Character Party Affiliation: Independent
Faceclaim: Giuseppe Conte
Main Strengths: Broad name recognition, popularity in urban centers, effective mayoral tenure, powerful fundraising ability
Main Weaknesses: Criticism from the right for perceived harshness in tribunal prosecution, criticism from the left for perceived leniency in tribunal prosecution, lack of institutional support due to separation from partisan politics, lack of experience running for elected office
Biography: Luís Javier Cervantes Fusco was born in 1963 in Puerto Plata. His parents were part of Carbania’s nascent middle class, as his father worked for a credit union as a part-owner and his mother worked as a school teacher. Mandes came to power when Luís was a child, and had consolidated full power by the time he finished school. In 1981, Fusco was unfortunately conscripted into the Carbanian Army, serving out three years as an infantryman stationed in rural Mugre Oro.
Following his military service, Fusco attended Carbania National University, earning degrees necessary to practice as a lawyer. He showed promise and worked as a deputy solicitor in the Carbania Supreme Court, namely helping to prepare a case regarding strict extradition laws for narcotics trafficking. Despite some interesting cases such as this, Fusco quickly realized that the Supreme Court was more or less a sham in the dictatorship, and grew disenchanted with the position. So, after five years he departed for academia, taking a position in the faculty of law at Carbania National University.
His academic work focused mostly on legal theory behind drug control policy. Therefore, he served as special counsel for a few regional anti-narcotics commissions organized by UNODC, and provided specialized advice for a few local prosecutor’s offices around the country. Thanks to this profile, he largely avoided the scrutiny of the regime in its darkest days, despite his status as a prominent academic. By the end of the regime he had risen to be Vice Chair of the Faculty of Law. In 2014, he did suffer arbitrary arrest, but was released following a week in a holding cell.
In 2016, he encouraged and participated in a few student protests as the dictatorship gave way to transitional democracy. Thanks to his general separation from dictatorship-era political patronage and the justice system, the provisional government selected Fusco to lead the prosecution of some of the most egregious regime figures in the Alicante Tribunal, named for the small city in Valenzeula in which the prosecution took place. This turned Fusco into a household name, and a popular figure among large segments of the population.
Through this quick ascent to notoriety, Fusco launched a campaign in the first free and fair municipal election to the powerful mayoralty in the nation’s capital region. He won by a decent margin, campaigning as an independent reformist who would move the city forward after years of stagnation as the center of the dictatorship.
His four year tenure as mayor has been a success. Benefitting from a spirit of good-will and cooperation that has emerged in the city’s post-dictatorship honeymoon, Fusco has overseen efforts to renovate he city’s public spaces, attract foreign investment, and maintain law and order. The biggest issues he has faced include rooting out corruption and dealing with rapid growth fueled by the arrival of migrants from elsewhere in the country seeking a better life.
Accomplishments as mayor include a renovation and expansion of the metro, the creation of a free economic zone, modernization of the central business district coinciding with the arrival of multinationals, increased funding for education, and the establishment of an anti-corruption commission.
Now Fusco is considering a presidential run either as an independent or with a party affiliation.
Other Info: Devout Roman Catholic, married with three sons
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by Latvijas Otra Republika » Sat May 28, 2022 1:26 pm
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by Alozia » Sat May 28, 2022 5:57 pm
Alozia wrote:
([url=<Photo%20of%20Applicant%20Here>]Image[/url])
Character Application and Information Sheet
NS Nation Name: Alozia
Character Name: Manuel "Manu" Garcia Ortiz Fernandez (known as Manuel Ortiz)
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 63
Character Date of Birth: September 24, 1959
Character Position/Role/Job: Mayor of Marbella (2022 - Present), Manager of Athletico Marbella (2003-2022)
Character Country/Province of Birth: Carbania
Character Province of Residence: Marbella
Character Party Affiliation: Manu Ortiz List
Faceclaim: Marcelo Bielsa
Main Strengths: Popular among lower classes, high local name recognition
Main Weaknesses: No political experience, ambiguous relationship with the criminal underworld, bad relationship with the criminal world as of now
Biography: Born on September 24, 1959 in Marbella, Manuel Ortiz was born into poverty not unlike the one many of his fellow countrymen and women experienced since birth. Due to his family's material circumstances Ortiz received basic education, unable to attend a prestigious school. Headed towards a life of poverty young Manuel was rescued by his lifelong passion - football. Scouted by the local team Athletico Marbella, a low-to-mid table top league team, he signed his first professional contract at 16. He wouldn't make his first team debut until two years later, playing in the youth leagues beforehand. Making an impression on the coaching staff, he would become a rotation player in the 1978/1979 season, eventually becoming a first 11 player two seasons later. He has been considered one of the members of the teams First Golden Generation, although experts have not settled on a single position, typically placing him in the bottom half of Marbella's Golden Players. During his time at Marbella as player, the team managed to rise to the higher spots of the Carbanian First League, finishing second in the 1981/1982 season.
In 1982 Manuel caught the eye of Valencia CF, a Spanish football club at the time occupying lower positions of La Liga, signing a contract starting with the 1982/1983 season. Manuel did not achieve many successes in Spain, while his hometown team slowly began to struggle once more, which prompted the player to begin to seek a way back to his beloved team. That would not be achieved, however, as during the disastrous 1985/1986 season Ortiz suffered a career ending injury as Valencia dropped down to the Segunda Division. Manuel remained in Spain for one more year to receive treatment before returning to Carbania.
Ortiz played in the Carbanian national team, making an overall 21 appearances representing his country. His international career is not considered note-worthy, with him scoring only 3 goals and 2 assists overall.
Manuel Ortiz was not particularly politically conscious during his sports career, not making any political statements even during international sporting events. He would grow more aware during his time in Spain which at the time underwent major political change, although he would not be an outspoken advocate for reform until the 2000s. Occasionally, he travelled to Europe - especially to Spain - mostly as a tourist, at times quietly meeting with political figures.
Following his early retirement from professional sports Ortiz became a sports commentator and journalist while working on his coaching qualifications. He joined Athletico Marbella's coaching staff in 1990, slowly climbing the ladder to the position of manager which he attained in 2003. As the team's lead coach Ortiz faced many challenges. With the team having fallen to the Second Division, Carbania's second-tier league, the club was in poor financial situation, failing to attract good-quality players year after year. Much of that was due to the strong grip of the criminal underworld on the club, with the team serving as a glorified money laundering machine for various crime lords of Marbella. Ortiz had to walk a fine line managing his team while trying to wrangle the control of the team from the cartels. Appeasing his criminal supervisors while quietly co-operating with the police was no easy task with Ortiz risking his life every step of the way, but Manuel ultimately proved successful. Athletico was promoted to the First League in 2007, making its debut in the 2007/2008 season, five years after Ortiz took over. With successes on and off the pitch, Manuel Ortiz became a local icon with his name often being synonymous with the team itself. Athletico raised the Carbanian Super Cup in the 2010/2011 season in a very contentious season, winning the league by only a single goal (top two teams were tied in terms of points) and lifting the Carbanian Cup after extra time. Athletico Marbella under Ortiz has won the league multiple times since: in the 2013/14, 2014/2015, 2017/2018, and 2021/2022 seasons.
As manager Ortiz became known for his direct communication style and strong work ethic. He generally has been described as a demanding manager, making Athletico Marbella known for its discipline and strong focus on player fitness. Even though he was hired by team owners due to his strong ties to the club as player, he proved himself fit for the role, getting his team in the shape, focusing on youth recruitment and forming strong bonds with his players. One of the players under his leadership described him as "tough and incredibly demanding" and "very strict", adding "despite our differences, I couldn't have asked for a better mentor".
In 2022 Manuel Ortiz announced his retirement from management to pursue a career in politics, with his last game in charge of Athletico Marbella taking place in May of that year. He was elected Mayor of Marbella a few weeks later in a landslide election running on a left-wing platform of his own local list, advocating for social housing, improving public utilities and combatting corruption.
Other Info: Has once met John Paul II.
I have read and accepted the rules of the roleplay: Alozia
Do Not Remove: DRAFT123123(Image)
Party Application and Information Sheet
NS Nation Name: Alozia
Party Name: Lista de Manuel Ortiz (Manuel Ortiz List)
Preferred Party Acronym: LMO
Party Colors (specific): Orange
Party Leader: Manuel Ortiz
Position on Political Spectrum: considered left-wing
Main Ideologies:
Municipal politics
Anti-corruption
Anti-organized crime
Combatting poverty
Economic Policy:
In favor of public spending
Welfare support
Public works projects
Social Policy:
Vaguely pro status quo on LGBT rights
Egalitarian on women's right to work
Vaguely pro-choice
Other Policy:
Other Info:
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by Tehrangeles » Sat May 28, 2022 6:16 pm
by Tehrangeles » Sun May 29, 2022 12:43 am
Alozia wrote:Alozia wrote:
([url=<Photo%20of%20Applicant%20Here>]Image[/url])
Character Application and Information Sheet
NS Nation Name: Alozia
Character Name: Manuel "Manu" Garcia Ortiz Fernandez (known as Manuel Ortiz)
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 63
Character Date of Birth: September 24, 1959
Character Position/Role/Job: Mayor of Marbella (2022 - Present), Manager of Athletico Marbella (2003-2022)
Character Country/Province of Birth: Carbania
Character Province of Residence: Marbella
Character Party Affiliation: Manu Ortiz List
Faceclaim: Marcelo Bielsa
Main Strengths: Popular among lower classes, high local name recognition
Main Weaknesses: No political experience, ambiguous relationship with the criminal underworld, bad relationship with the criminal world as of now
Biography: Born on September 24, 1959 in Marbella, Manuel Ortiz was born into poverty not unlike the one many of his fellow countrymen and women experienced since birth. Due to his family's material circumstances Ortiz received basic education, unable to attend a prestigious school. Headed towards a life of poverty young Manuel was rescued by his lifelong passion - football. Scouted by the local team Athletico Marbella, a low-to-mid table top league team, he signed his first professional contract at 16. He wouldn't make his first team debut until two years later, playing in the youth leagues beforehand. Making an impression on the coaching staff, he would become a rotation player in the 1978/1979 season, eventually becoming a first 11 player two seasons later. He has been considered one of the members of the teams First Golden Generation, although experts have not settled on a single position, typically placing him in the bottom half of Marbella's Golden Players. During his time at Marbella as player, the team managed to rise to the higher spots of the Carbanian First League, finishing second in the 1981/1982 season.
In 1982 Manuel caught the eye of Valencia CF, a Spanish football club at the time occupying lower positions of La Liga, signing a contract starting with the 1982/1983 season. Manuel did not achieve many successes in Spain, while his hometown team slowly began to struggle once more, which prompted the player to begin to seek a way back to his beloved team. That would not be achieved, however, as during the disastrous 1985/1986 season Ortiz suffered a career ending injury as Valencia dropped down to the Segunda Division. Manuel remained in Spain for one more year to receive treatment before returning to Carbania.
Ortiz played in the Carbanian national team, making an overall 21 appearances representing his country. His international career is not considered note-worthy, with him scoring only 3 goals and 2 assists overall.
Manuel Ortiz was not particularly politically conscious during his sports career, not making any political statements even during international sporting events. He would grow more aware during his time in Spain which at the time underwent major political change, although he would not be an outspoken advocate for reform until the 2000s. Occasionally, he travelled to Europe - especially to Spain - mostly as a tourist, at times quietly meeting with political figures.
Following his early retirement from professional sports Ortiz became a sports commentator and journalist while working on his coaching qualifications. He joined Athletico Marbella's coaching staff in 1990, slowly climbing the ladder to the position of manager which he attained in 2003. As the team's lead coach Ortiz faced many challenges. With the team having fallen to the Second Division, Carbania's second-tier league, the club was in poor financial situation, failing to attract good-quality players year after year. Much of that was due to the strong grip of the criminal underworld on the club, with the team serving as a glorified money laundering machine for various crime lords of Marbella. Ortiz had to walk a fine line managing his team while trying to wrangle the control of the team from the cartels. Appeasing his criminal supervisors while quietly co-operating with the police was no easy task with Ortiz risking his life every step of the way, but Manuel ultimately proved successful. Athletico was promoted to the First League in 2007, making its debut in the 2007/2008 season, five years after Ortiz took over. With successes on and off the pitch, Manuel Ortiz became a local icon with his name often being synonymous with the team itself. Athletico raised the Carbanian Super Cup in the 2010/2011 season in a very contentious season, winning the league by only a single goal (top two teams were tied in terms of points) and lifting the Carbanian Cup after extra time. Athletico Marbella under Ortiz has won the league multiple times since: in the 2013/14, 2014/2015, 2017/2018, and 2021/2022 seasons.
As manager Ortiz became known for his direct communication style and strong work ethic. He generally has been described as a demanding manager, making Athletico Marbella known for its discipline and strong focus on player fitness. Even though he was hired by team owners due to his strong ties to the club as player, he proved himself fit for the role, getting his team in the shape, focusing on youth recruitment and forming strong bonds with his players. One of the players under his leadership described him as "tough and incredibly demanding" and "very strict", adding "despite our differences, I couldn't have asked for a better mentor".
In 2022 Manuel Ortiz announced his retirement from management to pursue a career in politics, with his last game in charge of Athletico Marbella taking place in May of that year. He was elected Mayor of Marbella a few weeks later in a landslide election running on a left-wing platform of his own local list, advocating for social housing, improving public utilities and combatting corruption.
Other Info: Has once met John Paul II.
I have read and accepted the rules of the roleplay: Alozia
Do Not Remove: DRAFT123123(Image)
Party Application and Information Sheet
NS Nation Name: Alozia
Party Name: Lista de Manuel Ortiz (Manuel Ortiz List)
Preferred Party Acronym: LMO
Party Colors (specific): Orange
Party Leader: Manuel Ortiz
Position on Political Spectrum: considered left-wing
Main Ideologies:
Municipal politics
Anti-corruption
Anti-organized crime
Combatting poverty
Economic Policy:
In favor of public spending
Welfare support
Public works projects
Social Policy:
Vaguely pro status quo on LGBT rights
Egalitarian on women's right to work
Vaguely pro-choice
Other Policy:
Other Info:
Completed my app
by Jovuistan » Sun May 29, 2022 4:38 am
Nova Catania wrote:
Party Application and Information Sheet
NS Nation Name:Nova Catania
Party Name: Progresso Por Industria (Progress Through Industry)
Preferred Party Acronym: PPI
Party Colors (specific): Yellow and Blue
Party Leader: Rico Santana
Position on Political Spectrum: center-right
Main Ideologies:
Laissez-faire Capitalism, Free Trade, Global Partnerships, City Growth, Scientific Research, Civil Rights, Pacifism.
Economic Policy: The PPI supports limited regulations on commerce. Just enough to keep them from being borderline abusive, polluting, unsanitary, and that's it. Taxes should be minimal and burdensome, but also reserved as a way to punish specific companies that abuse their workers. Tourism should also be enouraged. They also support trade with other countries, especially the US. Partnerships with other countries are important to their growth strategy, hence the focus on pacifism.
Social Policy: The PPI supports civil rights of all citizens, and advocates for equality under law for all.
Other Policy: De-militarization is a key of their party's platform. A limited military will not provoke costly wars with other countries, thus keeping the geopolitical environment conducive to economic growth. They also believe in funding for scientific research, which can help put the nation ahead. They believe in the growth of cities, and services to take care of them. Funding for the arts is also supported. Strong gun control measures are also supported.
Other Info: #123Finished
NS Nation Name: Nova Catania
Character Name: Rico Santana
Character Gender: male
Character Age: 39
Character Date of Birth: Feb 4, 1983
Character Position/Role/Job: Leader of the PPI, small business owner.
Character Country/Province of Birth: Intichiquan, Carbania
Character Province of Residence: Federal District
Character Party Affiliation: PPI
Faceclaim: Rico Rodriguez, video game character.
Main Strengths: Public Speaking, popular with business leaders, relatively well traveled.
Main Weaknesses: Not the best at compromising, relatively unknown outside of the capital, seen as a “city-slicker” by some rural folk, short temper.
Biography:
Rico Santana was born to a lower middle-class family in Intichiquan. As a teenager, he went to work for his the small trucking company that his father worked for, and traveled all over the country. Eventually, he made enough money to leave the country, and get a college education in the US. He returned after finishing his degree in business logistics. He was handed ownership of the trucking company in the late owner’s will. From there he set about growing the company, and looked for any business opportunity short of crime. This is how he first came into contact with groups resisting the regime, and sided with their cause.
It was during this time that he met his future wife, Sofia. They met after he helped her group of dissenters escape a crackdown on a protest. For a few years after that, he held underground meetings for enemies of the Mandes regime, even smuggling political prisoners out of the country. During said underground activities, his views became cemented, and he vowed to help his people. He had his fair share of heated arguments, but never hurt anyone. However, he did also keep the authorities off his scent by aiding in the capture of actual criminals.
When Mandes died, Santana began growing his business even more, but the oligarchic practices limited his expansion. After the end of the regime, and the beginning of elections, he and a few like-minded friends founded the PPI. They set out to gain support among city and town dwellers, championing industrial and economic progress. He embarked on a PR tour, raising support, and recruiting candidates.
Other Info: Married to his wife of 12 years, Sofia. They have three children, two sons and a daughter.
I have read and accepted the rules of the roleplay: Nova Catania
Do Not Remove: DRAFT123123
Alozia wrote:Alozia wrote:
([url=<Photo%20of%20Applicant%20Here>]Image[/url])
Character Application and Information Sheet
NS Nation Name: Alozia
Character Name: Manuel "Manu" Garcia Ortiz Fernandez (known as Manuel Ortiz)
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 63
Character Date of Birth: September 24, 1959
Character Position/Role/Job: Mayor of Marbella (2022 - Present), Manager of Athletico Marbella (2003-2022)
Character Country/Province of Birth: Carbania
Character Province of Residence: Marbella
Character Party Affiliation: Manu Ortiz List
Faceclaim: Marcelo Bielsa
Main Strengths: Popular among lower classes, high local name recognition
Main Weaknesses: No political experience, ambiguous relationship with the criminal underworld, bad relationship with the criminal world as of now
Biography: Born on September 24, 1959 in Marbella, Manuel Ortiz was born into poverty not unlike the one many of his fellow countrymen and women experienced since birth. Due to his family's material circumstances Ortiz received basic education, unable to attend a prestigious school. Headed towards a life of poverty young Manuel was rescued by his lifelong passion - football. Scouted by the local team Athletico Marbella, a low-to-mid table top league team, he signed his first professional contract at 16. He wouldn't make his first team debut until two years later, playing in the youth leagues beforehand. Making an impression on the coaching staff, he would become a rotation player in the 1978/1979 season, eventually becoming a first 11 player two seasons later. He has been considered one of the members of the teams First Golden Generation, although experts have not settled on a single position, typically placing him in the bottom half of Marbella's Golden Players. During his time at Marbella as player, the team managed to rise to the higher spots of the Carbanian First League, finishing second in the 1981/1982 season.
In 1982 Manuel caught the eye of Valencia CF, a Spanish football club at the time occupying lower positions of La Liga, signing a contract starting with the 1982/1983 season. Manuel did not achieve many successes in Spain, while his hometown team slowly began to struggle once more, which prompted the player to begin to seek a way back to his beloved team. That would not be achieved, however, as during the disastrous 1985/1986 season Ortiz suffered a career ending injury as Valencia dropped down to the Segunda Division. Manuel remained in Spain for one more year to receive treatment before returning to Carbania.
Ortiz played in the Carbanian national team, making an overall 21 appearances representing his country. His international career is not considered note-worthy, with him scoring only 3 goals and 2 assists overall.
Manuel Ortiz was not particularly politically conscious during his sports career, not making any political statements even during international sporting events. He would grow more aware during his time in Spain which at the time underwent major political change, although he would not be an outspoken advocate for reform until the 2000s. Occasionally, he travelled to Europe - especially to Spain - mostly as a tourist, at times quietly meeting with political figures.
Following his early retirement from professional sports Ortiz became a sports commentator and journalist while working on his coaching qualifications. He joined Athletico Marbella's coaching staff in 1990, slowly climbing the ladder to the position of manager which he attained in 2003. As the team's lead coach Ortiz faced many challenges. With the team having fallen to the Second Division, Carbania's second-tier league, the club was in poor financial situation, failing to attract good-quality players year after year. Much of that was due to the strong grip of the criminal underworld on the club, with the team serving as a glorified money laundering machine for various crime lords of Marbella. Ortiz had to walk a fine line managing his team while trying to wrangle the control of the team from the cartels. Appeasing his criminal supervisors while quietly co-operating with the police was no easy task with Ortiz risking his life every step of the way, but Manuel ultimately proved successful. Athletico was promoted to the First League in 2007, making its debut in the 2007/2008 season, five years after Ortiz took over. With successes on and off the pitch, Manuel Ortiz became a local icon with his name often being synonymous with the team itself. Athletico raised the Carbanian Super Cup in the 2010/2011 season in a very contentious season, winning the league by only a single goal (top two teams were tied in terms of points) and lifting the Carbanian Cup after extra time. Athletico Marbella under Ortiz has won the league multiple times since: in the 2013/14, 2014/2015, 2017/2018, and 2021/2022 seasons.
As manager Ortiz became known for his direct communication style and strong work ethic. He generally has been described as a demanding manager, making Athletico Marbella known for its discipline and strong focus on player fitness. Even though he was hired by team owners due to his strong ties to the club as player, he proved himself fit for the role, getting his team in the shape, focusing on youth recruitment and forming strong bonds with his players. One of the players under his leadership described him as "tough and incredibly demanding" and "very strict", adding "despite our differences, I couldn't have asked for a better mentor".
In 2022 Manuel Ortiz announced his retirement from management to pursue a career in politics, with his last game in charge of Athletico Marbella taking place in May of that year. He was elected Mayor of Marbella a few weeks later in a landslide election running on a left-wing platform of his own local list, advocating for social housing, improving public utilities and combatting corruption.
Other Info: Has once met John Paul II.
I have read and accepted the rules of the roleplay: Alozia
Do Not Remove: DRAFT123123(Image)
Party Application and Information Sheet
NS Nation Name: Alozia
Party Name: Lista de Manuel Ortiz (Manuel Ortiz List)
Preferred Party Acronym: LMO
Party Colors (specific): Orange
Party Leader: Manuel Ortiz
Position on Political Spectrum: considered left-wing
Main Ideologies:
Municipal politics
Anti-corruption
Anti-organized crime
Combatting poverty
Economic Policy:
In favor of public spending
Welfare support
Public works projects
Social Policy:
Vaguely pro status quo on LGBT rights
Egalitarian on women's right to work
Vaguely pro-choice
Other Policy:
Other Info:
Completed my app
by Madrinpoor » Sun May 29, 2022 5:41 am
Guagolandum wrote:Madrinpoor wrote:I love this!
Approval one for the party. Can I say that they are third-way/liberation theology as their political ideology on the OP?
Now for the character:
1. You might be hard-pressed to find images of Luis Carlos Galan, but go ahead if you want to.
2. Can I have a little more about his early political life? Chances are, Laborista (or parts of it) may have been banned by the government...would he have been arrested for his protests, for instance?
Well, the labourists were indeed outlawed by the government and he was prosecuted, his parents and García himself were arrested one time for demonstrating peacefully (he was 19 and remained 15 days in prison). Labourist meetings were held in small villages secretly or straight up in the middle of the jungle.Approval one for the party. Can I say that they are third-way/liberation theology as their political ideology on the OP?
Sure! And labourism too if you want
by Madrinpoor » Sun May 29, 2022 6:10 am
Prince Kropotkin wrote:
NS Nation Name: Prince Kropotkin
Character Name: Alison Harris
Character Gender: Female
Character Age: 48
Character Date of Birth: January 13, 1974
Character Position/Role/Job: United States Ambassador to Carbania (2021-present)
Character Country/Province of Birth: Manassas, Virginia, United States
Character Province of Residence: Intichiquan, Federal District
Character Party Affiliation: None
Faceclaim: Avril Haines
Main Strengths:
Red, White and Blue: Ali is not a partisan political appointment, but rather a career foreign service officer. She has served Republican and Democratic administrations alike. She was appointed to the role of Ambassador to Carbania by a 97–0 vote in the Senate. She is independent of domestic party political concerns, and respected by foreign service staff.
The Fury of God’s Own Thunder: While Ali herself might be dismissed as a bland mid-level technocrat, she is the representative of the world’s only remaining superpower and certainly the dominant force in the American hemisphere.
Main Weaknesses:
My Hovercraft Is Full Of Eels: Ali is fluent in Spanish but the nuances of Carbanian idiom escape her. Furthermore, she has a pronounced “Yanqui” accent that makes her Spanish, though comprehensible, very recognizable and somewhat silly to the Carbanian ear. She also has no ability to speak or understand indigenous languages and is entirely dependent on translators for communicating with indigenous groups, and her Embassy is not well supplied with indigenous speakers.
Empire of Hurt: The US’s long support for the military junta has made them unpopular with vast swathes of the population. Ali has difficulty being seen as a neutral party who can be trusted by left-wing parties, especially, who fear (completely correctly) that she has a covert agenda of preventing socialism and agrarianism taking hold.
One More Brick In The Wall: Recent US politics have made her situation even worse, with many Carbanians feeling the US’s anti-immigration turn is leading to racism and a return of imperialist fantasies.
On The Outside Looking In: Most obviously, Ali is American, and a diplomat, here to observe and represent, not get involved in electoral politics. She will have no vote in the future of Carbania and will influence its future only through strongly worded letters to whomever the Carbanians elect.
Biography: Ali Harris has been a career foreign service officer for 25 years. She has served in Argentina, El Salvador, Venezuela, Honduras and Nicaragua, but also in London, Madrid, and Kabul. Her Washington roles have included serving on the Policy Planning Staff for Latin America, Special Assistant to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Deputy Executive Secretary of the State Department, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs. She has served in every role from junior desk officer, political-economic officer, through deputy chief of mission, chargé d'affaires, and chief of mission, to Ambassador, recently being appointed Ambassador to Carbania by a unanimous Senate vote.
Born in Virginia to a military family, she attended school in Brazil and France, and an international career always beckoned. She took a double major in International Relations and Spanish at Georgetown, and later earned an MS at the National War College. She spent a year abroad studying in Ecuador, and briefly worked as a consultant in Spain before entering the Foreign Service. Her first foreign posting was in Mozambique, making use of her Portuguese, but she has subsequently carved out a specialism in Latin American affairs.
Ali has represented both Republican and Democratic administrations, and found that their concerns have largely been the same: containment of and opposition to socialism, interdiction of drugs, and desire for trade. In Carbania, some of the specific issues include:Ali lives in the US Embassy in Intichiquan, but occasionally visits other parts of the country to represent US interests, usually travelling under a heavily armed guard.
- The United States formerly backed the junta regime, but have not intervened to prevent a democratic transition. Amid lofty speeches about the importance of accountability at the OAS, the subtext of their approach has been concern about another socialist regime gaining a foothold.
- Cocaine, in particular, but also cannabis and other drug crops, are produced and transhipped through Carbania. The US has continued the War on Drugs under both Republican and Democratic administrations alike, and wishes to engage in crop-spraying to destroy coca fields as well as to cut off possible drug trafficking routes, if necessary through a military presence.
- The US wishes to maintain military bases in Carbania, both on the Pacific coast, and on the interior to launch counter-narcotics operations.
- The US and Carbania have a complicated history of territorial disputes over fishing rights, because of the US’s rejection of UNCLOS. Carbania has occasionally impounded US fishing boats they believe to be in violation of their territorial claim, while the US has sought an agreement that will permit US fishing trawlers to take tuna and other fish.
- The US and Carbania does not have a direct bilateral free trade agreement, although they are part of some regional free trade compacts. The US wishes to gain foreign investor rights in Carbania and gain access to forestry, minerals and resource extraction. They are somewhat less picky about labor and environmental safeguards in these agreements.
Other Info: Ali is married to Jeff Wegener, who lives with her in Carbania; however, their three children attend boarding school in the United States do not visit Carbania frequently. She is a Roman Catholic, and speaks Spanish, French and Portuguese fluently.
I have read and accepted the rules of the roleplay: Prince Kropotkin, but... This app will obviously be viewed with suspicion, but I assure you my intention is not to power-game a US invasion, but rather to add what could be an interesting observer character.
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by Alozia » Sun May 29, 2022 7:35 am
Madrinpoor wrote:Prince Kropotkin wrote:
NS Nation Name: Prince Kropotkin
Character Name: Alison Harris
Character Gender: Female
Character Age: 48
Character Date of Birth: January 13, 1974
Character Position/Role/Job: United States Ambassador to Carbania (2021-present)
Character Country/Province of Birth: Manassas, Virginia, United States
Character Province of Residence: Intichiquan, Federal District
Character Party Affiliation: None
Faceclaim: Avril Haines
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by Alozia » Sun May 29, 2022 9:04 am
Jovuistan wrote:Tehrangeles wrote:
Character Application and Information Sheet
NS Nation Name: Tehrangeles
Character Name: Luís Javier Cervantes Fusco (Luís Fusco)
Character Gender: Male
Character Age: 58
Character Date of Birth: 1963
Character Position/Role/Job: Mayor of the Federal District (2018-), Chief Prosecutor for Alicante Tribunal (2016-2017), Carbania National University Professor of Law (1994-2016), Deputy Solicitor of the Carbania Supreme Court (1989-1993), Carbania Army conscript (1981-1983)
Character Country/Province of Birth: Intichiquan
Character Province of Residence: Mayor’s Residence, Intichiquan
Character Party Affiliation: Independent
Faceclaim: Giuseppe Conte
Main Strengths: Broad name recognition, popularity in urban centers, effective mayoral tenure, powerful fundraising ability
Main Weaknesses: Criticism from the right for perceived harshness in tribunal prosecution, criticism from the left for perceived leniency in tribunal prosecution, lack of institutional support due to separation from partisan politics, lack of experience running for elected office
Biography: Luís Javier Cervantes Fusco was born in 1963 in Puerto Plata. His parents were part of Carbania’s nascent middle class, as his father worked for a credit union as a part-owner and his mother worked as a school teacher. Mandes came to power when Luís was a child, and had consolidated full power by the time he finished school. In 1981, Fusco was unfortunately conscripted into the Carbanian Army, serving out three years as an infantryman stationed in rural Mugre Oro.
Following his military service, Fusco attended Carbania National University, earning degrees necessary to practice as a lawyer. He showed promise and worked as a deputy solicitor in the Carbania Supreme Court, namely helping to prepare a case regarding strict extradition laws for narcotics trafficking. Despite some interesting cases such as this, Fusco quickly realized that the Supreme Court was more or less a sham in the dictatorship, and grew disenchanted with the position. So, after five years he departed for academia, taking a position in the faculty of law at Carbania National University.
His academic work focused mostly on legal theory behind drug control policy. Therefore, he served as special counsel for a few regional anti-narcotics commissions organized by UNODC, and provided specialized advice for a few local prosecutor’s offices around the country. Thanks to this profile, he largely avoided the scrutiny of the regime in its darkest days, despite his status as a prominent academic. By the end of the regime he had risen to be Vice Chair of the Faculty of Law. In 2014, he did suffer arbitrary arrest, but was released following a week in a holding cell.
In 2016, he encouraged and participated in a few student protests as the dictatorship gave way to transitional democracy. Thanks to his general separation from dictatorship-era political patronage and the justice system, the provisional government selected Fusco to lead the prosecution of some of the most egregious regime figures in the Alicante Tribunal, named for the small city in Valenzeula in which the prosecution took place. This turned Fusco into a household name, and a popular figure among large segments of the population.
Through this quick ascent to notoriety, Fusco launched a campaign in the first free and fair municipal election to the powerful mayoralty in the nation’s capital region. He won by a decent margin, campaigning as an independent reformist who would move the city forward after years of stagnation as the center of the dictatorship.
His four year tenure as mayor has been a success. Benefitting from a spirit of good-will and cooperation that has emerged in the city’s post-dictatorship honeymoon, Fusco has overseen efforts to renovate he city’s public spaces, attract foreign investment, and maintain law and order. The biggest issues he has faced include rooting out corruption and dealing with rapid growth fueled by the arrival of migrants from elsewhere in the country seeking a better life.
Accomplishments as mayor include a renovation and expansion of the metro, the creation of a free economic zone, modernization of the central business district coinciding with the arrival of multinationals, increased funding for education, and the establishment of an anti-corruption commission.
Now Fusco is considering a presidential run either as an independent or with a party affiliation.
Other Info: Devout Roman Catholic, married with three sons
I have read and accepted the rules of the roleplay: Tehrangeles
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