Sasha Sturm

Sasha Sturm (born 24 February 1998, age 24) is a Lyvenan politician who served as the 65th prime minister of Lyvena, between 2018 and 2023. A member of the Lyvenan Democratic Party, Sasha would quickly rise to be the party's leader. While in this position, he would lead the party to being elected in both the 2018 and 2021 elections. He departed the position on April 1st, 2023.
Born in the rural town of Glydefield"Who is Sasha Sturm - the new leader of the Lyvenan Democrats?" ABC, 15 March 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2022., in the region of North Laurencia, he and his family moved to the Lyvenan capital of Newranthia in May of 2005. He joined the Lyvenan Democratic Party at the age of seventeen. After graduating from the University of Newranthia in 2017"Past alumni: Sasha Sturm" University of Newranthia, 25 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2022., Sasha worked as an analyst in the LDP's ranks. In early 2018, Sasha ran for party leader after the retirement of Marcus Dean"Sasha Sturm throws his hat into the ring for the LDP leadership election" TV8 News, 6 February 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2022."Williamson, Sturm, and Branson all hopefuls to win the LDP leadership election" Newranthia Tribune, 7 February 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2022.. Sasha became popular with many swing voters in the party, and won the primaries with a majority. The LDP's support increased rapidly after Sasha became leader, and he led his party to gain twenty-five seats at the 2018 general election"Election results - 2018" Lyvenan Election Board, 28 May 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2022.. Though he had a parliamentary majority of 57 seats, the LDP did not win the popular vote, marking the first time in fourty-two years that a Lyvenan government had been elected without the popular vote.
During his first term as prime minister, Sasha's first act was to strengthen the police force, as Lyvena was facing a crime problem due to the relaxed policies introduced under National prime minister Keith Lywood. Sasha oversaw Operation Rumball, which saw a crackdown on the growing and supplying of illegal substances across Lyvena. Sasha is most remembered for his reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sasha was quick to implement a lockdown effort and many regulations to stop the spread of the virus. After a brief spike around late 2020, cases tumbled to absolute zero. This caused the LDP's support to skyrocket, and Sasha was reelected in a landslide with 65.9% of the vote. On March 17th, 2023, Sasha announced he would resign on April 1st, 2023, making him the first prime minister to resign since Harold Habsburg in 1603. A leadership election later selected Roselle Westmore as his successor.
Ideologically, Sasha is seen as economically conservative, with support for green politics, similar to others within the LDP. Many have compared and likened Sasha and his policies to Jonas Albert, his Jonathian counterpart, concerning that the two are from Tapanthian countries, are part of primarily social-democratic parties (Sasha the LDP and Jonas the Liberals), both were elected around the same time and achieved large majorities in votes, and both have similar policies. Many in the mainstream media have also noted similarities between the two based on their personalities and behaviour.
==Life==
===Early years (1998 - 2010)===
Sasha was born on the 24th of February, 1998, at the Pillingdon Street Hospital in Glydefield, to parents of Lyvenan descent.
===High school (2011 - 2015)===
Sasha started at high school around 2011.
=== Pre-politics (2015 - 2017)===
After leaving high school in 2015, Sasha began studying to become a politician. It is around this time, likely in February of 2015, that he is believed to have met Jonas Albert, a high school dropout who would later become the prime minister of Jonathia. The two got along quite well, noting similarities between their similarities. Sasha wrote in his biography in 2021 that he met Jonas while touring Jonathia on a family holiday. The two reportedly encountered each other while both individuals were wandering around a hotel in Missouri.
===LDP member of parliament (2017 - 2018)===
===Prime minister of Lyvena (2018 - 2023)===
=== Post-resignation (2023 - present) ===
==Political career==
==Personal life==
==References==
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