Anna Stuarts

Anna Stuarts is a Dissauian politician, born on the 2nd of May 1979, who is currently as the Prime Minister since the 4th of May 2021. Stuarts previously served as Deputy Prime Minister between 2018 to 2021 until winning the 2021 National Moderate Party Leadership Election. Stuarts became an MP in 2011 as a List MP but after becoming Deputy Prime Minister in 2018, she became an MP for the constituency of Bracksborough.
Stuarts was born in Bracksonshire to Ana Stuarts and Bill Stuarts on the 2nd of May 1979. She attended Marls Primary School from 1984 to 1991 and then attended St. Christopher Alpens Secondary School from 1991 to 1997. She then went on a course to become a midwife between 1997 to 2000, finally becoming a midwife in late 2000. She remained a midwife until 2006 when she was made redundant. After losing her job, she decided to focus on a different career and landed on politics. After getting married and having her first child, Stuarts join the National Moderate Party. She failed to be picked as a List MP for the 2008 and 2010 elections but was successfully picked for the 2011 Dissauian General Election. Stuarts won the election and became and became on the List MPs for Ealaton. She continued as a List MP by winning the 2012 General Election and 2016 General Election. Stuarts became Deputy Prime Minister in 2018 after being appointed by Prime Minister, Evelyn Weckers. She was changed from a List MP to a Constituency MP in 2019 after this. She remained Deputy Prime Minister until Weckers announced his resignation in early 2021. A leadership election was called and she won the election, becoming Prime Minister on the 4th of May 2021.
After Stuarts became Prime Minister, she reorganised her cabinet and set out her policies under her leadership. Stuarts' government was quickly plagued with an economic recession that lasted between late 2021 to mid 2022. Public opinion of National Moderate had been declining since 2019 but the recession led to a large wave of support for Labor which continues to this day.
== Early Life & Midwifery Career: 1979 - 2007 ==
Anna Stuarts was born on the 2nd of May 1979 to Ana Stuarts and Bill Stuarts in Brackonshire, Dissau. Stuarts' mother, Ana, died on the 3rd of November 1983 when Stuarts was only 4. Stuarts was forced to grow up without a mother for some of her childhood until Stuarts' father, Bill, began dating and later married Alice Strauss-Aueagen (later Alice Stuarts) when Stuarts was 10 years old in 1989. Stuarts attended Vaternese Brackonshire Primary School between 1984 and 1991 and then attended North Brackonshire Secondary School between 1991 and 1997.
After leaving school, Stuarts would study midwifery for for 3 years between 1997 and 2000. Stuarts was employed as a cashier for some time between 1999 and 2000 until become a full-time midwife in late 2000. Stuarts remained a midwife until she was made redundant in 2006, forcing her out of her job and into unemployment. Stuarts decided to not look for a new job for a few months as she wanted to find a new a career path.
== Political Career: 2007 - Present ==
=== Early Political Career: 2007 - 2018 ===
Sometime in early 2007, Stuarts decided that she wanted to enter herself in the political career. She started off by joining the National Moderate Party and attempted to be picked as a list MP candidate for the 2008 Dissauian General Election but failed. Stuarts failed to be picked again in the 2021 Dissauian General Election but was determined to be picked in the next election. Due to National Moderate wanting to have more female MPs for the 2011 Dissauian General Election, Stuarts was picked as a list MP candidate for the city of Ealaton. She ended up exceeding expectations by being the most voted for National Moderate candidate in the Ealaton list.
Stuarts became a National Moderate MP after the 2011 Election and continued on to win her seat again in the 2012 Dissauian General Election with the highest amount of votes for a National Moderate candidate in Ealaton again. Stuarts' continued success in these elections earned her a lot of respect among her party and earned her a place among the party as a strong figurehead. Stuarts spent her time during the 2012 to 2016 term gaining herself respect and slowly but surely advancing her up the ranks in her party. Stuarts was involved in the writing process of the Terrorism Act 2014 during its time in the bill stage. She ensured that the act would be "punishing to terrorists" and ensure the safety of the country's citizens. Stuarts was commended for her work on the bill and the media attention she received during her time working on the bill increased her popularity among people. 
==== Minister for Work & Pensions: 2014 - 2017 ====
After the resignation of Michael Matthews as Minister for Work & Pensions in 2014, Stuarts was asked to replace him. Stuarts accepted the proposal and became the Minister for Work & Pensions in November 2014.
Stuarts recommended that the pensions system be reorganised to benefit young full-time workers so that they would receive a good pension in the future. She also recommended that the amount of state pensions should be reduced in some way in order to benefit occupational pensions rather that state pensions. Prime Minister, Evelyn Weckers, believed that Stuart's proposals were "absurd" and that they went "too far" in a way that would damage the financial state of many old people.
Stuarts decided to contest in the 2016 Dissauian General Election. This time, Stuarts was determined to make a marketing campaign in Ealaton that would spark a motion for her reason to be reelected. Stuarts already had a large wave of support and was most likely to be reelected but Stuarts wanted to leave an impression on voters and the wider public. Stuarts once again received the highest vote count for any National Moderate candidate in Ealaton and was the 4th most voted for National Moderate candidate on the list ballot in the country.
==== Minister for Education: 2017 ====
In June 2017, Stuarts was offered the position of Minister for Education if she resigned as Minister for Work & Pensions during a cabinet reshuffle. Stuarts was delighted to take up the position when offered and officially became Minister for Education.
Stuarts held the position briefly but during her time she was embroiled in a small-scale scandal that saw her misallocating funds into unknown departments in the Ministry of Education. These departments disappeared during the investigation of embezzlement and led to inconclusive evidence. Stuarts testified in court that she had nothing to do with these unknown departments and that she did not directly involve herself in the management of each department's finances. After the events of Stuarts' mini scandal in late 2017, Stuarts decided to resign as Minister for Education in early December 2017. 
=== Deputy Prime Minister: 2018 - 2021 ===
Stuarts was offered the position of Deputy Prime Minister by then Prime Minister, Evelyn Weckers, in May 2018. Stuarts accepted the position when it was offered and began work straight away. Stuarts spent time in the limelight as Deputy Prime Minister for around 10 tens in October 2018 when Evelyn Weckers was severely sick. This time brought her a lot of public support and many secret calls among members of the party for her to become Prime Minister.
Stuarts contested in the 2019 Dissauian General Election once again but this time she contested a constituency seat instead of a list seat. Constituency seats were generally seen as safer compared of list seats and her changing over to a constituency seat was expected as most Deputy Prime Minister held a constituency seat. Stuarts won her seat with 52.7% of the vote compared to runner up Labor candidate who won only 26.7% of the vote. Stuarts also contested the 2020 Dissauian General Election expecting National Moderate to be ousted from government. Stuarts was surprised when the government received an even larger majority than last election and Stuarts' vote share in her constituency went from 52.7% to 56.1%, showing an increased wave of support for her.
The Education Act 2021 led to Prime Minister, Evelyn Weckers, became immensely unpopular among his party and the general public. The act led to Weckers announcing his resignation as Prime Minister in early April 2021. Stuarts seized the opportunity to put herself forward as a candidate to become Prime Minister and leader of the National Moderate Party after Weckers' announcement. Stuarts won 28.3% of the vote in the 1st round of voting against six other candidates. Stuarts won 29.8% in the second round against five other candidates, 35.4% in the third round against four other candidates, and then 40.6% in the fourth round against three other candidates. Stuarts returned a majority in the fifth and final round, winning 52.6% of the vote against the two other candidates, Jacob Knightley and Anderson Gerrogi.
=== Prime Minister: 2021 - Present ===
==== Entering Office ====
Stuarts officially became Prime Minister on the 4th of May 2021. Stuarts promised to bring her party back to its glory in the 2010s, pursue the COVID-19 outbreak, strengthen the economy, end most forms of Covid restrictions by the end of 2021, and crack down on the "woke agenda." The party was only barely ahead in the polls upon Stuarts entering office and was a threat to the the government's approval as it went from around over a 20 point lead in the polls at the start of the year to only a 2 point lead in a May poll. Stuarts made the decision to reshuffle a large portion of the cabinet in order to appoint more right-wing party members whom Stuarts thought would "approve" her "vision."
==== Domestic Policy ====
Stuarts believed that their coalition partner, Christian Conservative, would understand Stuarts' vision and that they would benefit more under her leadership. Many MPs from Christian Conservative noted that they were "happy" and "content" with Stuarts being elected as leader of National Moderate and many believed that she more closely aligned Christian Conservative's policies.
The Vaccinations Act 2021 required that people aged 60 or older must receive a government-approved vaccination against COVID-19. The Abortions Act 2021 reduced the time that a person can get an abortion after conception from 22 weeks after pregnancy to 20 weeks after pregnancy. When asked why Stuarts made the decision to reduce the amount of time that a person can receive an abortion, Stuarts justified the decision by pointing out health risks that a person could have from having an abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Many abortion, women's health, and human rights organisations stepped forward to condemn the intentions of the act and blamed.
The COVID-19 Restrictions Relaxation Act 2022 relaxed most restrictions that were implemented in the COVID-19 Act 2020 as promised by Stuarts when she took office in May 2021. She was, however, pressed on why she failed to end most of the restrictions before the 1st of January 2022 as she promised. The Trade Unions Act 2022 was a major act in the country that changed the laws regarding trade unions. The act introduced a new system that required 50% or more of trade union members to support striking in order for a strike to be considered legal. The act also introduced a one-week notice that trade unions must give to employees' employer. The act was widely unpopular among trade unionists and the left in general and being heavily criticized by some workers' rights organisations.
==== Foreign Policy ====
Stuarts made the decision to cut back on military spending in 2022 by about 1% of the budget, calling the decision a "desperate measure." Stuarts believed that cutting back on military spending would benefit the country as they could focus on welfare and social services.
Unlike the previous National Moderate Prime Ministers of the 8th National Moderate Government, Stuarts failed to support the Democratic Party in the 2022 United States Midterms and instead endorsed no candidate. Stuarts denied any conversation about her not supporting the Democratic Party or the Republican Party during the time of media questions about her.
Stuarts supported the decision by Sheaman's Prime Minister, Luthando Kuran, to grant Tedesu independence and was involved in some summits on the country's independence. Stuarts endorsed the Unionist Party in the 2023 Tedusian Elections and was disappointed by the results of the election when the Progressive Alliance formed a government. Stuarts condemned the Brotherhood of Tedesu and called them "blood-sucking terrorists." Stuarts promised to offer aid to Tedesu at some point and passed legislation in early 2024 called the Tedusian Aid Act 2024 that granted Tedesu a portion of the country's arms stock and some financial aid.
==== 2024 General Election ====
The 2024 Dissauian General Election is set to be held on the 16th of August 2024. Stuarts expressed her intent to continue on as Prime Minister when asked in December 2023 whether she wanted to continue or not. Stuarts' party is currently around 18 points behind in the polls according to a poll conducted in late March 2024. Many party members have called for her to resign as of early 2024 and many letters have been sent in to King John III calling for a vote of no confidence in her leadership. Stuarts has dismissed these letters and has expressed her aims to continue in spite of the letters being sent in and said it was "unlikely" that she be ousted before the election.