Alois Carron

State Portrait of Premier Carron, 2136

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**Alois Emmanuel Carron** (2064-2161) was a Francian politician who served as the tenth Premier of Neo-Europe from Alexander Mikos' assassination in 2122 until 2140. He was a staunch member of the National Party and is credited with delaying conflict with GUISS, and is remembered for trying to keep the Republican and Socialist threats at bay.

## Early Life

Alois Carron was born on 28 January 2064 to the Francians **Emmanuel** (2017-2109), a Secondary School headteacher and **Claudette** (Nee Martin; 2029-2128), a librarian, in Amiens, Francia, as the third of five children: **Emmanuel** (2059-2152), **Patrice** (2062-2168), **Vivienne** (2066-2177) and **Sebastien** (2069-2126). The Carron family lived in Amiens for several years before moving to Bayeux in 2072.

Carron initially sought to become an architect and took a degree accordingly. However, following several years he grew frustrated with the work and following the First Ammendment, developed a growing interest in politics.

## Entering Politics

Carron worked part-time as a National Party campaigner in the run-up to the 2090 election, and although unsuccessful in gaining a majority he continued to support the party. It was through this that he was selected as a candidate for the Francian Assembly in 2092.

### Francian Assemby

Carron had initially served in the Francian Assembly, from 2092 to 2102, as a National Party member. By 2100, he was Shadow Minister for Culture, and when the Francian Commons Deputy Severine Lechelle (2006-2102) had died, he decided to resign his seat in the Assembly and was selected for the National Party Candidate in Lechelle's former constituency of West Normandy, successfully winning the by-election in 2102 and entering the Neo-European Commons.

### Neo-European Commons

In the Commons, he was seen as a respectable and articulate figure; his deep and soothing northern Francian accent became well-known across Neo-Europe. He raised various issues against the Social Democratic government, seen more so when he was promoted to the Opposition Frontbench in 2107 as Shadow Transport Secretary.
He stayed firmly on the Party line, agreeing with the National Party as a whole. It was during this time that Carron developed as a rather hardline member, making his strong views for the traditional family and against drugs known.

## Mikos' Cabinet

Carron was first given a role in the Federal Cabinet in 2110, upon the National Party's victory in that year's election. This was initially as the Transport Secretary, though following the 2115 election, he was promoted to Foreign Secretary. Here, his relationship with Mikos developed and by 2118 he had the effective role of being Vice Premier, as Mikos had chosen that position to be vacant.

As Foreign Secretary, Carron handled foreign relations and visited Nordica and GUISS several times on the behalf of Emperor Franz and Premier Mikos.

### Civil War

Carron became involved with much of the strategic operations in the Civil War and had near-equal status to Mikos himself.

#### Assassination of Mikos

When an assassin had shot Mikos while he was visiting the Prussian Front, Mikos was hospitalised with serious wounds. He had publicised what he had planned earlier, naming Carron his successor. Following a week in hospital, Mikos succumbed to his wounds and Carron became Premier.

## Premiership

### Civil War

Inheriting the Premiership in the middle of the Civil War, he had a lot of work to do.

### New Deal

It was Carron's job to oversee Neo-Europe's recovery following the Civil War.

A part of this was a referendum on continuing the monarchy; continuation was voted for.

### Anti-Communism and Republicanism

Premier Carron had always described himself as 'vehemently opposed to the Marxist principles of Communism and Socialism. Those beastly beliefs go against human nature. Not a single bone in my body can support them.' This strained relations with GUISS under Myron Kuzkmenko.

#### Signing and Withdrawal of the Moscow Pact

Upon the proposal of a conference by GUISS in 2130, General Secretary Kuzkmenko proposed an agreement that would try to reduce the strained relations and a promise to regulate radical groups while ensuring 'fair' Socialists continue. Carron and Prince Oliver reluctantly agreed, though merely days later the Cabinet voted to withdraw from the pact due to a belief it was not signed in good faith by GUISS, and that the communists should not merely be 'appeased.' This angered GUISS and only contributed to worsening relations, but it did bring Neo-Europe and Nordica closer.

#### Krivoy Rog Incident

When Neo-Europe was blamed for the kidnapping and murder of several GUISS party officials, Carron decided to send Foreign Secretary Catherine Van Helsing to act as Neo-Europe's representative and prove the nation's innocence. Carron criticised GUISS for blaming them, and further insulted the nation when it became apparent Neo-Europe had nothing to do with the murders.

### Intention to Retire

Carron stated that unless the National Party gained a majority in the 2140 Commons Election, he would not run as Premier. And as the Republicans won, he announced he would step down as soon as possible. He resigned, with three months' notice, making the Premier Election occur in September of that year as opposed to the following June as it is typically held. He gave his blessing to Catherine Van Helsing as the National Party's candidate (who coincidentally was Foreign Secretary, just as he once was), who he also endorsed as the new Leader of the National Party. However, she lost in a very close race to Republican Oscar Murphy.

## Post-Premiership and Retirement

Just two months after Murphy's election, Carron and his wife moved to Nordica, mainly settling in Copenhagen, where they stayed for thirteen years, London for another year, upon which they returned to Francia in 2154 to reside in Carron's family estate.

He remained in contact with Premier Catherine Van Helsing throughout the 2150s; and she made an effort to visit him at least twice a year, outside of other events the two were invited to.

### Declining Health

Carron suffered a heart attack in 2156 and became weaker from there. He had several more bouts of illness between then and his death in 2161, including several minor heart attacks and a stroke in 2159. This prevented him from attending several ceremonies, though he did accept visitors such as the aforementioned Van Helsing as well as Empress Elaine and others.

## Personal Life

### Family

Carron married fellow Francian, the journalist **Lenette De Gaulle** (2062-2160) in 2089 and they had four children together between 2093 and 2101: Claude (2093-2198), Jeanette (2095-2184), Alois (2098-2122) and Clementine (2101-2213). Lenette encouraged her husband greatly, and she was loved greatly across the nation as First Spouse.

Carron's children all became somewhat famous; this includes a son, also named Alois (2098-2122) who died fighting in the Civil War. He was a well known soldier, though was unfortunately exploited for propaganda purposes by some Neo-European publishers. They stopped when Carron intervened. His eldest son, Claude, became a successful actor who mostly appeared in Francian-language films, Jeanette sought a career in politics and became Governor of Francia in 2154, serving until 2168, and Clementine became a media personality through her marriage to Nordican billionaire Johan Nilsson.

In addition, Carron's grand-niece (through his brother Emmanuel) Claudette Carron (2128-2183) served as a Liberal Party Deputy and was Health Minister during the Scavravirus Pandemic. She would be killed in Tekin's Purge.

### Beliefs

Carron did not identify with any religion, though often claimed he was a 'spiritual man.' Following his retirement, he clarified that he believed in a God, but that it was his 'own idea of God, not the Abrahamic one or anything like that.'

## Legacy

Many of his hardline policies lived on in the Carronite faction of the National Party, an unofficial designation for those who shared much with him ideologically.

Due to his role in delaying the conflict, he is remembered as a strict but pacifistic Premier. Statues of him were common sights across Neo-Europe.