Edouard Kliff

**Edouard Kliff** is a politician in Magish Kaselon of the Magish Social Democrats who has been serving as one of the three Directors of Magish Kaselon since 2198, representing the Magish community, serving alongside Leonard Hawke of the Kaselonian community and Manilia Bato of the Yanzeran community. Kliff is a part of the left-wing Pan-Green Alliance, which is the current ruling government in the Kaseloni National Assembly.

Prior to being chosen as a Director, Kliff served as the youngest Mayor of Kragarin- the country's capital- for a full term of five years, starting at the age of 29 in 2193 and leaving office in 2198 to become the youngest Director of the country and the youngest leader of the Magish Social Democrats.

## Early Life (2160s-2170s)

### Childhood (2164-2170s)

Edouard was born in Kragarin to a lower middle class family who worked as accountants in the city's treasury. Edouard's parents were both close associates of Francois Phillipe, a Magish Social Democrat who was at the time the treasurer of Kragarin. When Phillipe was elected Mayor of the city in 2168, Edouard's parents were both given senior posts in the city treasury, and with their new income Edouard was admitted into one of the most prestigious schools of Kragarin.

Edouard's early years were relatively uneventful, though he was by all reports a good student. As the late 2170s came around and Edouard began to reach his adult years, he decided he wanted to be a lawyer, and succesfully got admitted into the Kragarin Law University. In KLU, Kliff quickly became involved in student politics, and in 2182 he joined the student wing of the Magish Social Democrats, partially at the urging of Francois Phillipe, a family friend.

### Student Politics (2180s)

Soon after joining K.L.U., Edouard contested the 2183 elections for the Student President of the University. Being a member of the MSD, Edouard received the backing of the student wings of the other parties of the Pan Green Alliance i.e. the Kaselonian Green Left and the Yanzeran National Congress. Edouard's main opponent in the election was Maeva Dubost of the Magish Republicans. Edouard easily won the election, and would go on to be re-elected in 2184 and 2185.

As Student President, Edouard took up many causes and organised several protests. In 2183 for example, the K.L.U. had begun to raise fees on students not from Kragarin. Despite being a native himself, Edouard took up the cause of the Kaselonian and Yanzeran students- both majority non native groups- and staged a three week long protest until the university's administration relented.

Additionally, when the Magish Republican Mayor of Kragarin- Ernest Plouffe- criticized the K.L.U. as being a hub for anti-national left-wingers, Edouard organized a boycott of the Mayor's annual visit to K.L.U., and also convinced many students to carry red banners as a sign of protest. After Edouard was identified as the organizer of the boycotts, he was charged with conspiracy against the state, but after an intervention from Francois Phillipe- by then the leader of the Magish Social Democrats- Edouard was released from custody. His various protests and active role earned Edouard a good reputation in Kragarin, and the country as a whole.

## Political Career (2180s-2190s)

### Campaigning for the MSD (2186-2193)

After graduating from the K.L.U. with flying colours, Kliff immediately began to practice law on the behalf of the MSD, at the prompting of party President Francois Phillipe. Kliff also actively campaigned for the MSD during this time, and gave several speeches at youth rallies, encouraging young people to vote for the MSD and the Pan Green Alliance as a whole. Edouard quickly became a household name in Kragarin politics, and became famous due to his vocal criticism of the increasingly unpopular Mayor Ernest Plouffe.