Desmond Amenson

Desmond Ivago Amenson (born 31 December 1951, age ) is a Albian politician affiliated with the Social Liberal Party of Albia (Sozialliberalen Parti ab Alpa; SLPA) serving as the tenth and current president of the Republic of Albia since 12 February 2013. He previously served as Prime Minister of Albia from 1999 to 2003. As Leader of SLPA during the late 2010s, he transformed his party into one of the country's major political forces. In 2021, Amenson became the longest-serving president of Albia, overtaking Mikal Ospan.
In February 2013, Amenson was elected President of Albia. In 2017, he was re-elected for a second term, and in 2021, a third term. During his tenure, he has been described as "one of Tapanthia's most Ashdown-friendly leaders" due to his pro-Commolacia stance. In 2021, fake documents posted on DiarPin sparked protests calling for his resignation. These protests would later turn into riots and then a civil war that Albia eventually won. Despite the victory in the election, his polling numbers continue to waver.
Amenson is a hardline social democrat. He was born to a working class family in Fienerta, Albia's capital, and joined politics in 1975 after a brief stint at the North Albia State University. He was not a supporter of the Northern Civil War and the subsequent collapse of the Albo-Corbarian Empire, and began to campaign on Albian unity and prosperity. For this he rose through the ranks of the SLPA, and soon became one of the party's top politicians. In 1998, he was selected by then-president Mikal Ospan to be prime minister of Albia. He would serve in this position for one term, when the SLPA government was toppled in 2003 by a landslide KDP victory. This did not however hinder Amenson's political aspirations. In 2012, Amenson was voted leader of the SLPA, succeeding Jurgen Willdenow, and subsequently led his party to victory in the elections the following year.
While in power, Amenson helped pass the Impoverished Communities Act, which saw funding to locations affected by natural disaster. In 2015, he met with the heads of state of neighbouring Sennington and Elsovia to try and create mutual understanding and bring agreement between the three countries. Amenson subsequently tried to get Albia to apply for membership in the Commonwealth of Nations, but this was blocked by the Albian Senate. Amenson also poured a lot of money into the defence force of the country.
Amenson was forced to evacuate to Lyvena in the wake of national unrest during the 2021 Albian political scandal. From Lyvena he coordinated the retaking of the country. After making an agreement with Jonathia to ensure the independence of Lovaria, a breakaway state in the south of the country, Albia performed the largest military operation it had seen in 42 years, crushing the rebels and ensuring victory for the government. Despite the victory, Amenson's polling numbers have continued to stagnate, largely as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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