Mateuš Kovarik

Mateuš Kovařík is currently the Czar of the Third Svalmarc Imperium.

##### Background:

Mateuš Kovařík was born into a family known for both politics and journalism in the United Commonwealth. His father, Jakub Kovařík, is a prominent figure in the Reform Union, a right-wing political party. A former journalist and a politician, Jakub's influence and passion for politics greatly impacted Mateuš's upbringing. Mateuš's mother, Svletanna Koval, whose international journalism career often took her away from home, played a significant role in his life as well.

##### Early Life:

Mateuš was born to Jakub Kovařík when Jakub was just 18 years old. Growing up in a household dominated by politics, Mateuš grew up to watching debates, discussions, and campaign strategies which were made by his father. He admired his father's dedication to the Reform Union's principles and his commitment to his constituents. The absence of Mateuš's mother due to her international journalism assignments made him lean even more on his father for guidance and support.

##### Influence of His Parents:

Mateuš's father, Jakub Kovařík, is not only a charismatic politician but also was a political journalist in his youth. This dual experience made Jakub very knowledgeable in politics, a skill he passed down to his son. Mateuš absorbed these traits, learning to articulate his thoughts with precision and connect with people on a personal level.

Mateuš's mother, Svetlana Koval, despite her frequent travels, left a profound impact on his worldview. Her commitment to uncovering the truth and telling stories from around the world ignited his interest in global affairs and shaped his aspiration to make a difference on an international scale.

##### Entry into Politics:

Drawn by his father's job and dedication to politics and mother's journalistic dedication, Mateuš decided to take the path of political journalism but in a different way, by using knowledge from when he was home-schooled by his father in journalism and politics, he's decided to become a political commentator on the current situations within the United Commonwealth.

##### Creation of Progressive Korolska:

After his fathers death, he was meant to be the new leader of the Reform Union but instead he did not become the party leader. Instead he waited until the formation of a new nation called Republika Korolska where he would create a new Left Wing party called Progressive Korolska. He became the party leader and within such a short time he attracted many people who were left wing to joining his party, many being the Svalmarcer people from Svalmarc Imperium (the nation that came together with the United Commonwealth to form the new republic, Republika Korolska). Progressive Korolska then dissolved as the nation of Svalmarc Imperium declared independence again, although that only lasted a few decades as they reunified with Korolia, which is now known as the Csardom of Korolia.

##### Return to Korolia

As Mateuš Kovařík had returned to Korolia alongside the agreement to unfication of Svalmarc and Korolia, he joined the KNRP party originally as a spokesman. Later on he became a crucial member of the party after he became their candidates Pjervod in 1099 and won the election. Soon after this the KNRP leader had dissolved the party in shame as he almost worked with the party's alternative, the LKP which then caused Mateuš Kovařík to join the ADL working more towards his left-wing alignment in the new Centrist to Centre Left party.

Mateuš Kovařík was the Pjervod of the Csardom of Korolia and he was a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats party, he was one of their centre-left to left wing members and he had delivered huge change for the nation as he had continued the economic, infrastructure and overall growth of the nation which was restarted by Icy Zerkalo-Korol II.

Mateuš Kovařík invested almost $100,000 into the nations infrastructure and economic growth alongside the ADL's overall investment of almost $300,000.

##### Korolian Civil War Involvement

As his term as Pjervod was coming to an end he recieved reports of discontent from the leader of Devenburg, which was a self proclaimed province of Korolia. He learned the province owner and the citizens there were discontent with the Sejm members, but not the Pjervod himself and that is why they trusted him for support. He then declared Devenburg as an independent nation and then followed that with the declaration of Svalmarc's independence which was controversial as it now meant he was Czar of the separatist nation but also leader of Korolia.

He later resigned as Pjervod of Korolia but he did so with a final say in office, by allowing Nova Zemja to also declare independence from Korolia. He had said in a news interview "Korolia's future is uncertain, hope there is lost and as Pjervod it was my duty to give hope back to as many people as possible. That would be achieved if became independent and so that is what I did, made them independent".

More info at: Korolian Civil War

## Current Life

Mateuš Kovařík has recently been appointed as the Czar of Svalmarc. Under his leadership, several significant changes have been implemented:

Language: The official language of Svalmarc has been transitioned from "Korolian" to the local dialect, **Svalmarkjský**. This change is aimed at distancing the nation from the influence of the "corrupt Korolians" and revitalizing the reputation of Svalmarc.

Svalmarc-Devenburg Confederation: Mateuš Kovařík is a key figure in the establishment of the Svalmarc-Devenburg Confederation. This alliance is designed to provide member nations with support in foreign affairs and economic matters, while still upholding their individual cultural identities and sovereignty. Nations within the confederation are denoted by having "(SDC)" by their name on the map.

These developments signal a significant shift in Svalmarc's approach to governance, language, and international relations under the leadership of Mateuš Kovařík.