Tony Montoya

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**Jose Antonio Montoya** is a conservative politician and celebrity serving as Governor of Viendilia. He joined Mayens First on July 7 2023 and was considered a key leader of its reformist faction during Augusto Kreig's leadership. In the July 2023 Mayen local election he was elected Governor of Viendilia with a 58% majority in the first round.

## Political Career

### 5th Mayensland Presidential Election

Tony Montoya announced on Chirpy on 14 July 2023 that he endorsed Xavi Erlijo of the CPP for President, as opposed to the Mayens First candidate Jose Pascali.

### Oleron Genocide Commission

On July 17 2023, President Bert issued Executive Order 37, creating the Presidential Committee into the Genocide in Oleron, known as the Oleron Genocide Commission. Tony Montoya would be appointed Chairman of the commission and has begun investigations into the series of humans rights violations and massacres perpetrated by the communist insurgents in Oléron. The Montoya Report was published on the 24 July 2023, which was lauded by many as a close to a painful chapter in the civil war. However in part due to Montoya's strong opposition to Bert, the MBC began to circulate stories on "political bias".

**Mayensland Local Elections**

After a long plan to run for the Governorship, at the start of the July 2023 Mayen local election, Tony Montoya declared his candidacy for the Governorship of Viendilia. His campaign, the "Montoya For Governor" movement ran on a platform of small government, conservative values and free markets. His main opponent was William Howe, who changed parties five times during the campaign. Tony Montoya would win a first round victory with 58% of the vote, beating both Howe and former Prime Minister Seafox.

**August Coup d'etat attempt & Maex Case**

On 2 August 2023, Minister of Defence Leon Kuchmá mobilized the Mayen Armed Forces in a coup attempt against President Bert. For the days after the 30 July 2023 Mayen legislative election, the Christian Union had attempted to form a coalition with Labour Party of Mayensland and the Red Front to disprove jokes about the CU not being centre-left, however this, the 'Titanic Coalition' collapsed. The instibility lead to Kuchma to lead a column of military forces towards Mayen City while declaring a revolutionary government. Governor Tony Montoya, using the Provincial Constitution passed with 100% approval from the Viendilian people, mobilized the Viendilia Provincial Guard and declared Viendilia a neutral zone. Soon after, Governor Montoya closed Viendilian airspace to avoid airspace casualties. Kuchma would soon be detained alongside several unrelated and innocent supporters of the coup were detained without trial.

After the coup failed, Governor Montoya demobilized the Provincial Guard and reopened Viendilian airspace. However late on 2 August 2023, Governor Maex of Orilla, who had done nothing during the coup d'etat, launched a case against Governor Montoya over the Provincial Constitution. Governor Montoya recieved popular support during his initial appeal against the pollitically motivated case. The Supreme Court is currently overviewing the case.