Kenneth Carson

**Kenneth Lamb Shriver Carson** is a IAE Wiki-Co-Moderator and Co-Founder and was the previously serving IAE Wiki President, being elected on June 16, 2022 during the coup of June and was overthrew in another counter-coup on July 13, 2022.

Being an IAE Wiki Native, Carson served through a peaceful time as President, but not so much as Prime Minister. Having been elected for the first time as Prime Minister on 12 September 2021, he faced a vote of no-confidence on the 18 October 2021 due to the mistrust that fuelled the Conservative Party to kick him out of his position but subsequently gave the Premiership and control of the Assembly to the Newspeak leader and Leader of the Opposition, Nicholas Castro. However, Carson regained the trust of the party after conducting that the Newspeak Party Chairman and then-Prime Minister Shaun Palma was too corrupt for the server to be its leader, and re-elected Carson to a 1-month term in office on the 26 December 2021.

Carson, alongside Flynn and their allies, were deposed on the 11 February 2022 as part of the February 2022 Coup d'etat where the Palma-Nicholas Castro tandem and their allies, were swept into power forcefully through militaristic means. Carson relatively stayed quiet throughout the totalitarian dictatorship of Palma, but would be put back to power after the Conservative's victory in the 2022 March Snap Elections, formally ending the 1-month rule of the Palma-Castro authoritarian rule.

## Political Career

### First Term as Vice President of IAE (May 15-May 30, 2021)

Carson was first appointed as the Vice President of the IAE Wiki on the 15 May 2021 after Raymond Flynn's re-election victory. Carson made headlines after he expanded the powers of the Vice Presidency which became deeply unpopular with the National Assembly, but did not became an issue for Flynn's outgoing administration. Carson expanded the powers of the Vice Presidency to become the *de facto* leader of the National Assembly's largest party, the Conservatives at the time. However, the Conservative Party, especially those who are pro-Flynn, denounced the leadership of Carson, stating that he plans to overthrow Flynn through the usage of cheating the system to climb the ranks. Out of pressure from the base of his party, Carson was removed as Vice President by Flynn on the 30 May 2021.

### First Term as President of the IAE (June 8 - June 30, 2021)

Upon the resignation of Flynn on the 8 June 2021, Carson was voted unanimously as the President of IAE, succeeding Flynn after 6 months on the presidency. As President, Carson denounces the expansion of the "Domain Expansion" Movement, a separatist group from the IAE Wiki that aims to establish an independent Wiki apart from the IAE. Carson was deeply unpopular with the Movement's members but was popular with the pro-Flynn wing that had previously deposed him as Vice President.

During his term, the Wiki grew slowly through its membership and it was a perfect time for the Wiki to obtain the "Award for the Fastest Growing Wiki" among the regions. Carson was given credit of this monumental feat.

Asked if he will run for re-election as his chances were very high on getting re-elected, Carson announced that he will not be running for a second term as President, stating that he only finished the remaining days of Flynn's presidency and considered himself as an "Outsider" that does not qualify for Server Experience to become President. Carson endorsed Mark Castro but lost the election by a 94,277 votes to his older brother, Nicholas Castro but his endorsed Vice Presidential-nominee, Hellen Carmona, won her bid decisively.

### Second Term as Vice President of the IAE (1 August - 15 August 2021)

Then-Vice President Shaun Palma was impeached due to the first day abusive usage of his power as Vice President and continuous threats on abolishing both the National Assembly and further expand the Domain Expansion Movement (DEM). Palma was impeached by a 5-1 vote with only former President Nicholas Castro, voting against the impeachment. President Hellen Carmona appointed Carson as the new Vice President to replace Palma. He was then renominated and he won the Vice-Presidential race on the 14 August 2021 along with Carmona as the re-elected President, making the two of them the first tandem to be re-elected for another term in-office.

On 15 August 2021, Carmona, via a private message, passed the Presidency to Carson due to health and personal reasons.

### Second Term as President of the IAE (15 August - 16 August 2021)

After the sudden resignation of Hellen Carmona, Carson was briefly appointed as the successor to Carmona. However, without dealing with complications with the rules and laws of the IAE Wiki, he announced that he intends to do the first and so-far, only reshuffling of cabinet members. Founder and former President Raymond Flynn was appointed as President, previously serving as the Chancellor of the IAE Wiki, Eman Clavio, previously serving as the Speaker of the National Assembly of the IAE Wiki, and himself being demoted to Flynn's position as Chancellor. The reason why Carson resigned abruptly and subsequently reshuffled his cabinet, because he was not on par with the executive roles that he will adhere again after his first term last June.