Presidency of MalachiBrown523

President MalachiBrown523

29:1 – 41:3; 12 years, 2 days

29 AK
35 AK

"*My long-term view of the Server Federation is a place where helping one another is encouraged, where anybody has the opportunity for a new start.*"
—MalachiBrown523
The **presidency of MalachiBrown523** began on December 2, 2020 (Day 1, Year 29 AK), when he took office as the second president of the Server Federation, and ended on February 2, 2021 (41:3). MalachiBrown523, a member of the Lore Party, claimed victory over incumbent president (and his wife) crustyceans in the presidential election of December 2020 (29 AK). In the election of January 2021 (35 AK), he defeated her again to win re-election. MalachiBrown523 was the first president to serve two terms, which coincided with the 2nd and 3rd World Congresses. He was succeeded by crista7777 after dropping out of the election of February 2021 (41 AK).

## First term

### Early accomplishments

President MalachiBrown523 began his first term with an ambitious agenda. In a speech on December 4, 2020 (29:3), he pledged to build a superhighway connecting the four constituent governments of the Server Federation and lay the groundwork for a national universal basic income program. Unlike his predecessor, MalachiBrown523 appointed a cabinet, which consisted of Secretary of Diplomacy and Government crustyceans, Secretary of Infrastructure and Integration isaacr4760, and Secretary of Economics and Industry ratatoing8990. Other early accomplishments supported by the MalachiBrown523 administration included the integration of Hoth as a Federate territory and the national adoption of the Orthodox calendar. However, many of his early achievements were overshadowed by his highly publicized divorce with First Lady and former president crustyceans– a direct result of their face-off in the December election.

### Foreign policy

The foreign policy of the MalachiBrown523 administration marked a sharp deviation from the crustyceans era. MalachiBrown523 and the Lore Party were criticized both domestically and internationally for their imperialist approach to diplomacy, specifically in regards to Newport–Server Federation relations. On multiple occasions, MalachiBrown523 referred to Newportians as "ravenous", "filthy", "savage", and "barbarians", leading Emperor lonellamaMV to denounce the president's "anti-Newportian ideology" in an opinion piece originally published by BuzzPort.

### Hoth Crisis

Strained relations between Newport and the Federation culminated on December 15, 2020 (31:4), when the Federate territory of Hoth seceded to join the Newportian Empire. According to *The Newport Report*, the secession of Hoth "infuriated President MalachiBrown523 and his Lore Party allies". In a public statement soon after, MalachiBrown523 criticized Hoth and isaacr4760 for the decision: "Quite frankly, its tragic that 'world leaders' are choosing authoritarian regimes simply because the democracy of the Server Federation isn't perfect." The Hoth Crisis caused a rift within MalachiBrown523's own cabinet, beginning with the immediate resignation of Secretary isaacr4760. Secretary crustyceans also threatened to resign and publicly spoke out against President MalachiBrown523's foreign policy. Facing mounting domestic and international backlash, MalachiBrown523 and Lore Party leadership reluctantly passed the Territory Secession Act, allowing Hoth to legally secede and bringing the Hoth Crisis to a close. Weeks later, President MalachiBrown523 expressed regret for how the Crisis unfolded, saying that his administration "really could have been more civil".

## Second term

### Strained relations with Coruscant

 3. crista7777 (Feb. 2021 – present; 41 AK – present)