Manolete

**Manolete** (also known as **"The Active"**, **"The Mighty"**, or just **"Mano"**) joined The Republic on July 3, 2020. He was the ninety-first person to join the clan. He would be elected to the Council of Elders in October of 2020 and would serve as an elder until he was elected to the Council of Co-Leaders in the summer of 2021. He is currently serving his second term as Co-Leader.

## History

#### **"The Active" and Elected Elder**

Manolete joined the clan on July 3, 2020, a day after the newly elected councils had been put into place. He would not participate in some of the political discussions that occurred in the months following his joining, but would vote in the first election that occurred since he had joined the clan. It became clear since he first joined that Manolete was an active Clash player. During a Special Election for the CoE on September 8, 2020, Manolete would receive 36.5% of the vote coming in second to KING ROD. The next CoE Special Election would be held a month later and Manolete would win 83.3% of the vote and be named to the CoE on October 20, 2020 replacing Joe who had retired from Clash.

As time went by Manolete became known more and more for his activity. Even during periods where the clan was seeing mass inactivity, Manolete continued logging on. This earned him the alias of "The Active". During the end of the year elections of 2020, Mano would be elected for his second term on the CoE winning 91.7% of the vote. His popularity had grown each election and was only continuing to grow going into the midterm elections of 2021.

#### **Co-Leader**

Manolete would be pushed by many as a good Co-Leader candidate. During the midterm elections of 2021, he would win 60% of the vote which won him a close election over /name.loading/ and incumbent candidate, James. He would replace James on the Council of Co-Leaders on July 2, 2021. During the months following Manolete's election to the council, the clan would see more bouts of inactivity.

In the months leading up to the 2022 midterm elections, the clan saw an increase in activity and many members were calling for change. During the CoCL Election Manolete saw an increase in support gaining 92.9% of the vote while his fellow Co-Leaders Chris and Jake The Snake were not reelected and Captain Magma was forced into a runoff election the following day. Following the Committee Establishment Act of 2022, Manolete would be named to both the War Committee and the Raids Committee. He is currently still serving out his second term on the CoCL.

## Wars

Manolete is one of The Republic's most active war fighters and has been involved in wars since he first joined the clan. He has often started Clan War Leagues and occasionally has declared regular wars. He is a skilled war fighter as well, often facing off against the opposing clan's best bases. He currently has over 700 war stars.

## Voting Tendencies

Manolete is fairly active when voting in elections, voting in about half of the elections that have occured since he joined the clan. There have been a total of twenty-one elections since he joined and he has voted in ten of them. He has supported Shelby, Jake The Snake, and /name.loading/ more than twice.