Alexander Valorken

**Alexander Valorken** (February 17th, 1991) is a 32 year old politician, leader of the centre-left party "Fanahrian Labour Coalition" and a former labour union representative. He served as **President of Fanahria** during the 1st Government of the Workers' United Front and currently serves as the President for the Future Coalition led by the APP and NRP. He served as the General Secretary of the now dismantled General Organisation of Fanahrian Labour Unions. Before entering politics, he was a worker in the Fanahrian Industrial Complex and quite active in the latter's Union.

### Early Years

Alexander Valorken was born on February 17th 1991, in Goford Hill (Truss province). He was the son of Tukker Valorken and Mayakan Thriskur. He also has a twin brother, Johnmer Valorken, and had a sister, Laykan Valorken. Alexander Valorken had to learn the struggles of life from an early age. His family was poor and his parents had to work double shifts in the factories, in order to raise them. Many times, during summer, his father would take him and his brother in the factories. He was an excellent student and quite a reactionary one. He graduated with the second highest grade in his class.

### Early 20s and Radicalisation

After school, Valorken proceeded to follow his father's footsteps and work in the factories. After two years, he came across the book "Our Proletariats" and the teachings of **Yartmer Ginorays**. At that point, he started describing himself as a socialist and joined the Union connected with the factory he was working at in 2012. That Union was integrated into the larger "Industrial Complex Union of Fanahria" in 2014. In the said Union, he became well-known amongst the other members and workers, for his thinking and the motivation he could share. He organised strikes and protests alongside other organising members, asking for more rights and fair wages. In 2021, he was officially voted as the representative of the "Industrial Complex Union".

### Ideology

Regarding his ideology, Valorken has made a unique combination of Socialism and Patriotism. His family and the school contributed to his patriotic views and his love for Fanahria as a place, while the books he read after graduation and his poor lifestyle contributed to his love for socialism and self-organisation. He has expressed his love for democratic procedures multiple times.

### GENERAL SECRETARY OF (G.)O.F.L.U.

On the 4th of July 2023, a 3-day Conference was held in Pedranier between Unions all across Fanahria to discuss the foundation of a General Assembly for all workers and all labour unions of Fanahria. The General Organisation of Fanahrian Labour Unions was founded on the 6th of July and the Manifesto was voted on the same day. The manifesto stated that all the Representatives had to vote on the First General Secretary of the Organisation.

Alexander Valorken, being famous amongst the working class of Fanahria, and known for his knowledge and abilities, was elected unanimously for this position. He was the first and only General Secretary of the Organisation, before its transformation.

#### Strikes of July

The "Strikes of July" was a major nationwide protest organised all across Fanahria in mid-July of 2023. After the **Conservative Government** passed a law restricting the rights of some categories of workers to strike, the General Organisation of Fanahrian Labour Unions declared a national protest and strike, against this act. Valorken himself came up with the idea, made contacts all across the country to organise it as firmly as possible and, also, was the one to negotiate with the Government afterwards. Because of that particular strike, Valorken and the Committee of the Organisation could bring the **Conservatives** to the table of negotiations and forced them to make a U-Turn on that particular act. It is considered a great victory for the working class and the greatest victory in the history of the Organisation.

### Politics

On July 17th 2023, in the 2nd Conference of the Organisation, one of the Directorate-General Committee Members, Steven Ericson, proposed the transformation of the Organisation into a political party. Valorken himself remained neutral until a referendum within the Organisation was organised. However, after the result, he made it public that he supported this move.

With swift political maneuverability he made sure to unite the Representatives of over 1000 Unions behind this new action and convince all members to support this new political entity. Due to this fact and his struggle to achieve this result, the Committee and the majority of Representatives and Members agreed to keep him as the General Secretary of the new Party without official elections. A well-known chant within the members and the supporters of the Organisation and the Party was: "Valorken is the FLC".

However, Valorken himself has stated that he does not wish to create a cult of personality around himself and encourages his supporters to always "look at the path that leads to the common good, not the person that leads to the path". After the creation of the Party, he made multiple speeches addressing Workers' Unity and the importance of Labourism.

#### President

In the first August election, on the 8th of August, the two main political favourites were the Governing FCP and the opposition of parties under the banner of "Workers' United Front". Even though not an official member of the political alliance, Valorken and the FLC Committee decided to work alongside the other left wing parties and create a coalition government. The new coalition of parties decided it was better to endorse a common presidential candidate, and they decided the fittest for this role would be Alexander Valorken. During the negotiations, Valorken alongside the WRL party and the Socialist Party, split the ministries as fair as possible regarding their percentages in the election. Many political scientists admire the fact that, even though the "Fanahrian Labour Coalition" was a small Party, its' General Secretary could unite most progressive forces around him in the presidential election.

#### Fanahrian Airlines Flight 190

For more, see: **Fanahrian Airlines Flight 190**

Valorken was deeply affected by the well-known crisis of flight 190. Only days after he was elected President, news outlets and articles made speculations that one of his family members might have been on the plane. On a speech he made addressing those rumours, Valorken admitted that his 29 year old sister Laykan was on the missing plane. He also made it public that he was supposed to be on the plane as well but cancelled his ticket, to remain in Fanahria and work on his Presidential Campaign. That new information made him seem closer to the common people and many Fanahrians, supporters and rivals alike, felt empathy for him. On his own initiative, he organised a private group call with some of the families that had someone on that flight.