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==Political positions== | ==Political positions== | ||
Medeiros's foreign policy has focused on strengthening Adulan-Euronian cooperation and international trade agreements. | ===Domestic policy=== | ||
====Economy and taxation==== | |||
Medeiros has campaigned against private finance initiative schemes, supported a higher rate of income tax for the wealthiest in society, and proposed the introduction of a higher hourly living wage. She advocates recouping losses from tax avoidance and evasion by investing in the Ministry of Tax and Finance. Medeiros sought to reduce an estimated Q93 billion that companies receive in tax relief. The amount is made up of several reliefs, including railway and energy subsidies, regional development grants, relief on investment and government procurement from the private sector. | |||
Medeiros opposes austerity, and has advocated an economic strategy based on investing-to-grow as opposed to making spending cuts. During her first Socialist Party leadership election campaign, Medeiros proposed that the Bank of Quetana should be able to issue money for capital spending, especially housebuilding, instead of quantitative easing, which attempts to stimulate the economy by buying assets from commercial banks. | |||
Medeiros has been a consistent supporter of renationalising public utilities, such as the now-privatised Quetana Rail and energy companies, back into public ownership. Initially, Medeiros suggested completely renationalising the entire railway network, but would now bring them under public control "line by line" as franchises expire. | |||
===Foreign policy=== | |||
Medeiros's foreign policy has focused on strengthening Adulan-Euronian cooperation and international trade agreements. | |||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== |
Latest revision as of 01:45, 19 August 2024
Emília Medeiros | |
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21st President of Quetana | |
Assumed office 6 November 2021 | |
Preceded by | António Brafeo |
Member of the National Assembly | |
In office 14 January 2011 – 5 December 2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ledua, Quetana | 1 February 1976
Political party | Socialist Party |
Spouse | Gunnar Medeiros |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | University of Vongane |
Emília Medeiros (born 1 February 1976) is a Quetanan politician who is currently the President of Quetana since November 11th, 2021, having been elected on 11 October 2021. She is a member of the Socialist Party of Quetana and led the movement to the largest ever election victory by a Quetanan political party, which upended the António Brafeo administration and the SDP caucus. She is the second female head of state in Quetana after Jessica Castro (2001-06).
Before ascending to the presidency, she was a youth activist who led demonstrations for government action on climate change. First elected to political office at the age of 34 in 2011, she served as an MP in the National Assembly and quickly rose to prominence within the Socialist Party where she was notable for her demeanor and policies pursuing clean energy initiatives and anti-corruption legislation.
Medeiros is married to Gunnar Medeiros, a professor at the University of Vongane. The couple has three children; Emma, Rosaria, and Cristo.
Education and non-political career
Emília was born in Ledua. She graduated from the University of Vongane in 2000 with a bachelor's degree with a major in Qoati and a minor in English. She received her M.A. in Quetanan literature from the same university in 2004 for a thesis on the work of popular Quetanan crime writer Jermone Assaici.
Political career
Medeiros was elected to Vongane's 5th seat in the National Assembly in 2011.
Presidential Campaign
As the leader of the Socialist Party, Medeiros announced her candidacy for the 2021 general election. The election had been delayed due to an agreement made in 2018 at the height of the economic crisis to extend debt ceilings and investment limits. Brafeo has already exceeded the constitutional limit granted for a single term without reelection, which required a controversial amendment that while passed with clarity to keep a functioning government increased his unpopularity. The inauguration for President was subsequently pushed from 14 January 2021 to 6 November.
Medeiros ran on a popular platform endorsing a levity tax; lowering taxes for middle and lower classes while giving an increase to the richest earners and corporations. She also promised to eliminate corporate and political corruption, a clear point to President Brafeo's ongoing scandal involving possible laundering. Opponents, specifically Gouveia and the Vox party, called her policies communist, although they followed in line with many of Brafeo's own social programs with the exception of corporate taxes. Medeiros also held a distinction among more liberal politicians in that she pursued stricter sanctions against Yuan, which was a hot topic in the election cycle because of tensions over the status of Gangkou. She also sought to keep closer connections with WEDA and looked to get Quetana involved in TAFCA and other trade organizations internationally.
In the two Presidential debates, she faced off against incumbent President António Brafeo, Celio Furtado, Bonifacio Gouveia, Fátima Amaral, and Diogo Andrade. It became clear quickly that polls widely considered either her of Brafeo to be the frontrunner, which essentially eliminated the other six contenders. [1]
As polls closed across the country on October 11th, 2021, it quickly became clear that Emília Medeiros and the Socialist Party had won a sweeping and decisive victory against the incumbent President Brafeo and the SDP caucus, throwing a stunning 252-88 victory in what was expected to be a much closer race. The Socialist Party retained their control in the National Assembly by a far wider margin, nearly completely eliminating smaller party ability to form a opposition coalition and seizing a major majority for years to come. Medeiros carried the largest youth vote in the history of Quetanan elections.
President (2021–present)
Ian Abril succeeded José dos Reis as Prime Minister on October 13th, 2021, insuring the continuation of the Socialist Party control over the National Assembly. Medeiros was sworn into office by Abril on November 6th, 2021. In her inaugural address, she promised to keep her campaign promises by lowering lower and middle class taxes while raising corporate ones, removing corruption from government, and to pursue international cooperation on everything from strengthening the military to combatting climate change.
Emília Medeiros, Medeiros Inaugural Address, November 6th 2021[2]
In her first act as President, Medeiros signed onto a proposal to bring Quetana into the Trans Adula Fair Commerce Accord (TAFCA), which was eventually approved by the National Assembly on December 27th, 2021[3]. She also began meeting with MPs and senior cabinet appointees to pursue a reframing of Quetana's national healthcare system's approach to mental health and depression services. She also attended her first international conference in Charnesse, Kuresa, on November 7th as a pledge to combat climate change. Later that week on November 12th, she was present at the C21 in Freiz, Besmenia. She made headlines after she made an aggressive face-to-face interaction with Yuaneze President Xi Jingyi in which she called him a "master manipulator" and a "dangerous example of what those with no care for the world can do" [4] Upon returning from the summit, she met with soldiers of the Quetanan Army in Albate during a training exercise on November 14th.
On November 21st, Medeiros made a second international visit to Artaska, meeting with President Emin Bisliev and vowing to back WEDA calls for mutual defense with the Sotoan Basin Union amid threats from Kyriakos Tasoulas against them. This same trip coincided with the killing of two Quetanan peacekeepers in Apatonia as the Biulundo conflict intensified, and Medeiros made a pledge with Mlamuli Ngotsha to send more Quetanan peacekeepers as part of the wider CCAMSA mission. In January of 2022, she attended the Leaders Summit in Alsace, Shoassau.
In accordance with WEDA guidelines in the wake of the 2022 West Nortua rocket attacks and fresh violence between the SBU and the Syrarantoan regime, Medeiros ordered two naval vessels to the Sotoa Sea on January 27th, 2022, to join Zamastanian and Emmirian naval forces congregating in the region. When Kyriakos Tasoulas was killed in clashes in Covijo, Medeiros approved a sweeping humanitarian aid package as Syraranto attempted to rebuild from years of conflict.
On April 7th, 2022, Medeiros' proposed tax reform program was approved and passed by National Assembly[5] as part of her administration's budget proposal for the 2023 fiscal year 2023. The reform bill include a measure which ensured that those worth more than Q100 million pay a federal income tax rate of at least 20% on their income, including unrealized gains on assets -- which were previously not taxed. Despite hard pushback on the reform bill by the Conservative opposition in Parliament, the Socialist Party's significant majority allowed the bill to pass.
List of international trips
Dates | Country | Locations | Details | |
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1 | November 12-14, 2021 | Besmenia | Freiz | Attended the C21 Summit in Freiz to discuss economic policy. She gained notability after calling Yuaneze President Xi Jingyi a "master manipulator"[6]. |
2 | November 21, 2021 | Artaska | Coplesti | Met with President Emin Bisliev, pledged mutual defense of the Sotoan Basin Union after threats made by the regime of Syrarantoan dictator Kyriakos Tasoulas. |
3 | January 10-12, 2022 | Shoassau | Alsace | Attended the 2022 Leaders Summit. |
4 | March 10, 2022 | Mulfulira | Chingola | Met with President Tayyib Hume. |
5 | April 22, 2022 | Zamastan | Tofino, Arinals, Nanaimo | Met with President Atticus Moreau, delivered an address to Congressional Hall, participated in cultural exchange events in Arinals, and attended a ZFL game in Nanaimo. |
6 | April 26, 2022 | Drambenburg | Essen | Attended the C21 Summit in Essen to discuss economic policy. |
7 | July 26, 2022 | Caspiaa | Viitaniemi | |
8 | July 28, 2022 | Saint Croix and Bens | Saint Elmenau | Met with William Urskabau and Wira Santoso, and oversaw a WEDA training drill. |
9 | August 2, 2022 | Qolaysia | Leonrau | Attended the funeral for President Nizaam bin Aayid. |
10 | August 14, 2022 | Shanghan | Yuan | Met with Yuaneze government officials, negotiated prisoner exchange. |
# | \\\ | Viitaniemi | Caspiaa | Session of WEDA Security Council |
# | \\\ | Viitaniemi | Caspiaa | Session of WEDA Security Council |
# | \\\ | Viitaniemi | Caspiaa | Session of WEDA Security Council |
# | December 11-12, 2023 | Shanadu, Yerusalahm | Verdusa | Met with Verdusan government officials, first visit by a Quetanan head of state to Yerusalahm in 50 years. |
# | \\\ | Viitaniemi | Caspiaa | Session of WEDA Security Council |
# | \\\ | Viitaniemi | Caspiaa | Session of WEDA Security Council |
# | July 17, 2024 | Tofino | Zamastan | Addressed Congressional Hall, met with President Sabine Armitage. |
# | August 18-21, 2024 | Unified Sera | Kito'Bahari | Attended the 2024 Summer Olympics. |
Political positions
Domestic policy
Economy and taxation
Medeiros has campaigned against private finance initiative schemes, supported a higher rate of income tax for the wealthiest in society, and proposed the introduction of a higher hourly living wage. She advocates recouping losses from tax avoidance and evasion by investing in the Ministry of Tax and Finance. Medeiros sought to reduce an estimated Q93 billion that companies receive in tax relief. The amount is made up of several reliefs, including railway and energy subsidies, regional development grants, relief on investment and government procurement from the private sector.
Medeiros opposes austerity, and has advocated an economic strategy based on investing-to-grow as opposed to making spending cuts. During her first Socialist Party leadership election campaign, Medeiros proposed that the Bank of Quetana should be able to issue money for capital spending, especially housebuilding, instead of quantitative easing, which attempts to stimulate the economy by buying assets from commercial banks.
Medeiros has been a consistent supporter of renationalising public utilities, such as the now-privatised Quetana Rail and energy companies, back into public ownership. Initially, Medeiros suggested completely renationalising the entire railway network, but would now bring them under public control "line by line" as franchises expire.
Foreign policy
Medeiros's foreign policy has focused on strengthening Adulan-Euronian cooperation and international trade agreements.
Personal life
Emília is married to Gunnar Medeiros, a professor of law at the University of Vongane. The two met while they were students at the University, and married in 2001. The couple has three children; Emma (born 2002), Rosaria (born 2003), and Cristo (born 2005).
Emília's parents, named Ronaldo and Maribela, were married in 1977, four months after Emília was born. Medeiros has three younger siblings; Cecelia (born 1977), Ronaldo Jr. (born 1980, died 2002), and Aracilia (born 1983). Ronaldo Jr. served in the Quetanan Armed Forces and was killed in action in 2002 during the 1999-2005 War in Vulkaria. Emília Medeiros has stated that her brother's death impacted her greatly and contributed immensely to struggles with depression and mental health, which she has been publicly open about in the past.
International cooperation
References
- ↑ "Second Presidential Debate Sees Medeiros and Brafeo Clash" Vongane Journal. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ↑ "Emília Medeiros Inaugurated as President, Ending a Near Year-Long Government Stall". Vongane Journal 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ↑ "TAFCA Membership Approved in Last-Minute Parliament Referendum". Vongane Journal 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ↑ "Medeiros Clashes With Yuan's Xi Jingyi at C21". Vongane Journal 13 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ↑ "Medeiros Tax Plan Reaches Parliament". Vongane Journal 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ↑ "Medeiros Clashes With Yuan's Xi Jingyi at C21". Vongane Journal 13 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.