Vlana Sdopala

Vlana Majuski Irene Sdopala (born 10 November 1977, age ) is an Opsellian politician. Affiliated with the Opsellian People's Party, Sdopala is the current president of Opsellia, having been elected in January of 2020. She is the first female to be elected to the post of president of Opsellia, and the first female to be elected head of state of Opsellia overall. Prior to her time in politics, she was a television presenter on the state broadcaster TéléOpsellia. 
Sdopala grew up in the northern border town of Jegwidaf, but later moved in her teenage years to the capital, Yenland, to be able to attend high school. She soon attended the Opsellia Central University to study politics. After graduating in 2000, she was taken up by Opsellian state broadcaster TéléOpsellia, and before long she became a presenter on multiple television shows. She would remain in this role for seventeen years. 
In 2017, she withdrew from all television roles in order to pursue a career in politics. She was taken up by the Opsellian People's Party, and soon rose her up to be party leader by September of 2019. Around the same time, the government collapsed and a snap election was called by both houses of the parliament. Sdopala and her party won in a 61% majority. 
While in the office of president, Sdopala was in her first few months forced to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, which rained heavily on the Opsellian country. Her efforts to stop the spread of the virus and keep people safe included a strict and immediate lockdown. Meanwhile, she attempted to solve problems left by the previous government. She started the Connect Opsellia campaign, which saw the construction of public transport options across a country solely connected by a small rail service and some highways. Meanwhile, to solve the collapse of Opsellia's economy amidst the pandemic, Sdopala and her government began funding local businesses and promoting the idea of helping businesses being left in the dust. She is also lesser known for reallocating 630 million ech (roughly ₳308.9m JNA) to healthcare and homeless help services. 
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