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The Federal Democratic Republic of Nagumay is a federal and republic comprised of twenty provinces, nine municipalities, and two autonomous cultural zones. It is one of the most free and prosperous nations in Eras, with its government rooted in the political truth-tellings of the late Grand Marshall of the Republic, Biǎo Bēi. Located in Auroria, it is bordered by the infamously brutal regime known as the Dì Lóng Guó (occupied Lóngyù) to its West. In comparision to the FDRN, Lóngyù is criticized for its extremely poor human rights record. Originally known as the Mòběi and Mònán regions while under feudal-imperialist occupation, Nagumay liberated itself during the 1910 Revolution for Liberty, Freedom, and the Death of Tyranny, with formal independence declared via the 1911 Ningkwang Decree by statesman Yún Han-sen.

The capital of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nagumay is the internationally renowned City of Nangan, and the largest city is Niangkwang, one of Eras's premier hubs for global commerce and trade.

The respected Comrade Angzu Mamet is the sixth and current General General Commissioner of Government for the Federal Democratic Republic of Nagumay, dutifully serving his great nation in this position since 2006.

He graduated from Hsianglang People's University and previously served as the Commissioner of Public Health and the Commissioner of Financial Administration under Presidents Tung Hanchieh and Hung Chaoren. He also served as the Municipal Manager of the City of Yírénshuǐ in Southern Liling. A strong and pragmatic leader, Comrade Angzu has achieved much during his tenure as General Commissioner of Government, successfully advancing many national goals. During the most recent leadership review, Comrade Angzu was unanimously maintained as General Commissioner by the National People's Council, on account of strong service.

For his contributions to the Federal Democratic Republic of Nagumay, Comrade Angzu was inducted into the Nagumay People's Hall of Honor in 2015.
Comrade Angzu was also inducted into the Liling People's Hall of Honor in 2013 for his many beneficial contributions to the Province of Liling.

The honorable Comrade Han Bianxi is the current President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nagumay, dutifully serving his great nation in this position since 2021.

He graduated from the Yún Han-sen People's University of Health and Science with distinction and served in the People's Liberation Army Medical Corps, earning the Biǎo Bēi Medal for Distinguished Service and the People's Liberation Army Gold Award for Extraordinary Service. After retiring from the People's Liberation Army Medical Corps, he worked as a dentist in Yuheng, where he served as President of the Yuheng Board of Dental Examiners, Vice-Chair of the Nagumay Public Health Council, and President of the Nagumay Board of Dental Examiners. Prior to his election as President in 2021, he served as Chairman of the Yuheng Fùhuó Party.

For his contributions to the field of dentistry, Comrade Angzu was named 'Dentist of the Year' by the Yuheng Board of Dental Examiners in 2009 and 'Dentist of the Year' by the Nagumay Board of Dental Examiners in 2013.
As well, he was named one of ten finalists in the annual Nagumay Healthcare Providers of the Year Award in 2015.

Turtle Worship, Explained
by Lily Zhang, Nagumay Uncensored

Guībài (Nagumese: 龟拜, literally "turtle praise" or "turtle worship") is a memetic internet subculture centered around Xīdá Nào, who served as President of Nagumay from 2003 to 2007. Allegedly bearing physical similarities to a turtle, Xīdá is a curious figure within Nagumese political history, rising to prominence during the Revolution of 1995 as an ally of Péng Jīnyǒng. A suprisingly charismatic speaker for an accountant, he staunchly opposed the 'measured slowing' of the Cáiwùchóngzǔ (economic liberalization) conducted during the Presidency of Tung Hanchieh and unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the National People's Council in 1995 despite a modest electoral sweep for Péngists nationwide.

What propelled Xīdá to national notoriety, however, was his appointment as Chief Minister of Nangan, the Nagumese capital city, by President Hung Chaoren in 1999. Prior to his appointment, the Nanganese government had been engulfed in a massive corruption scandal following revelations of pay-to-play schemes for appointments, construction contracts, and licensing. Additionally, many party officials had been found to have used their positions to secure new cars and sexual favors from local brothels, causing even greater public uproar. Per government estimates, roughly 4 million IBU worth of illegal bribes and gifts found their way into the coffers of Nangan party leaders since the onset of the Kaifangxing. At the same time this was occurring, the Naganese government was project to run a budgetary shortfall of roughly 400 million IBU due to fiscal mismanagement. Hung Chaoren needed to bring in a new face, someone with a scandal-free reputation, and someone who could clean up the pervasive miasma of corruption and mismanagement within the province. Thus, enter Xīdá Nào.

As the newly-appointed Chief Minister of Nangan, Xīdá positioned himself as the 'savior of Nangan' and as the public face of anti-corruption in Nagumay, constantly appearing on the public radio and television channels. Critics, however, argued that Xīdá intentionally exaggerated the prevalence of corruption and fiscal mismanagement within Nangan to expand his power and build a national profile. By 2003, he was one of the most well-known and popular politicians within Nagumay, with many viewing him the favorite to succeed Hung Chaoren as President of Nagumay.

When those alive during his Presidency are asked to recount their memories of him, they will most likely tell you that Xīdá was definitely an expressive speaker who donned a brash, off-the-cuff and sometimes contemptuous speaking style. While it served him well as the Chief Minister of Nangan, where his brash style meshed well with the persona he cultivated -- an 'outsider' seeking to sweep away the festering mass of corruption -- some viewed his mannerisms and behavior as unbecoming of the second most powerful man in Nagumay; he was a stark contrast to the public image of a dry, formal statesman cultivated by prior Presidents.

However, what likely drives netizens to admire this man, whether ironically or sincerely, is likely driven by a sense of either nostalgia or anemoia, which is nostalgia for a time or a place one has never known. When Xīdá took office as President, he presided over the continuation of economic liberalization and modernization policies, making Nagumay more open to global commerce and businesses. While the merits of his policies are debated to this day, it is undeniable that, at least during his tenure, there existed a genuine sense of optimism about the future among the populace as a result of modernization and increasing standards of living. Additionally, internet access, albiet strictly-regulated internet access started to become widely available for the Nagumese middle class, ushering in the beginning of a new era in Nagumay. With economic and political instability rocking Auroria coupled with a growing sense of nihilism amongst Nagumese youth in the face of decreasing civil liberties and a potential 'backslide' into authoritarianism, the early 2000s of Xīdá Nào seem to be a halcyon era of stability compared to today.

For all his eccentricities and charm, we must remember that Xīdá Nào, like many Nagumese Fùhuó Officials, is not an unblemished paragon of virtue. Much of the public perception of the man has been filtered through a rose-tinted lens that accentuates his successes whilst simultaneously obfuscating his countless shortcomings. While he did oversee a period of economic growth and modernization, many of these gains were made at the expense of worker's rights, worker's safety standards, and environmental standards. Additionally, his track record with regards to the human and civil rights of national minorities has been controversial, even among some professed Guībài devotees. His road to power was paved by the purging of Nanganese party officials -- many of whom having no affiliation to the Nanganese corruption scandal -- in the name of 'cleaning out the house' and by the unprecedented expansion of Ministerial powers to levels unseen in any other province in the name of fixing a crisis that may not have been as dire as he may have portrayed it to be. While to many, he is the man who paved the road for modern Nagumay to truly emerge, to others, he is Yaoguai, the famous turtle from the eponymous ancient proverb. Yaoguai, driven by ambition, commanded the turtles under his yoke to stack themselves beneath him, allowing him to expand his field of vision and increase the scope of his empire. As the stack reached up into the heavens, he became more arrogant, demanding more to stack beneath him. However, the weight and pressure soon became too much, causing the stack to collapse and dooming Yaoguai to fall to his death. With the future looking increasingly bleak for those at the bottom of the economic turtle stack, one may ask: When will it collapse?

The Xifzi Autonomous Cultural Zone (XACZ) is a semi-autonomous region within the Federal Democratic Republic of Nagumay. Formally established in 1964 by Grand Marshall Biǎo Bēi under the auspices of the Wénhuàshìyìng (Acculturation Program) and Chànhuǐfēnjū (Confessional Separation Program), the XACZ is one of few specially-deliniated 'Cultural Zones' that are granted a certain modicum of autonomy with regards to language and cultural policies. The Xifzi, or Çiftsi, in their native tongue, are an ethnic group descended from Aydinis who settled in Nagumay in the 18th and 19th centuries. Many of these Aydinis settled in the modern-day provinces of Katam, Kobokan, and Xialoguo, where many became farmers, ranchers, and miners. Per the most recent National Community Census of the People, 2 million Nagumese citizens identify as having Xifzi ancestry; roughly 900,000 of them reside within the borders of the XACZ.

The Federal Democratic Republic of Nagumay has contributed heavily to the economic development and well-being of the Xifzi people through various programs. The FDRN has taken great care to develop the region's highways, railways, and infrastructure; access to electricity, clean water, education, and healthcare are all possible thanks to the charitable deeds of the Fùhuó Party. Important institutions within the XAFC include the Kalesofya Museum of the Revolution and the People's Cultural Policy Institute on Xifzi Advancement.

Marshall Biǎo Bēi personally spearheaded the start of the economic development of the Xifzi people v̷̭͚̠̥̣̭͐̈́i̶̛̟̯̓̆̂̚à̷͇̠͖̼̣̜̩̿̀̉͂̇̊̽͜͝͠ ̴̧̢̡̢̧̮̳̘̗͕͊́̑͂̒t̴͔̪̜̪̄̎̀̇͆̐͂͊̍h̴͇͖̍͗̉ͅe̴̻̯͙͔̗̝̪̳͗̾͗̐͆͗̈́̑̚͜ ̸̢̬̳̤̪̮̖̻̩̩̓̊͌̉̓͑́̅n̶̢̫̝̩̯̼̱̜͈͋́̈́̾̓a̵̡͚̟̙̠͗͆̾̈́͐̕͠t̸͓̙̲̑̎́̽́͌͜͠į̵̩̘͕̯̗̤̣͓̽̄ö̴͚̰́͋́̾̅́n̵͔̜͉̳̻̼̖͓͊̓̇͗͋̆̆͘ȧ̷̢̮̩̤̞͖̲͑͊͛͘͜ļ̸̧͖̘̯͚͈̹̰̻̎̊̔̒͘̕ ̴̛̜̝̹̗͐̈́͋̄̍̐̒̅͝c̸̞̳͍͉͐̿́́̃̉͝ͅů̷͙̓̌̽̾̂̈́̈́͊l̵̦̙̙̥̤̯̮̞̇̍̌̓͑̒̑͛̄̄͜ͅt̸͕͍̜͍̃̾u̴̮̜̗̫̳͎̳͎̾̈́͜͠r̷̠̦̩̳̟̅̋̀̀̑̾ȃ̴͚̠͈̳̙̪̤ľ̷̡̬̱͇̋̀̂̐̃͒͘͝͝ ̷͎̼̯̞́̒̿̽̈́͝͝ḯ̵̧̮͓͓͆̽̑̿́͗͆̅̚ͅm̸̻͈̺͋̆͝p̷̧̛̣͇̖̜̫̮̓̄͆̋̓̕r̸̢͔̤̳̈́̌̇͒ͅǫ̸̬͈̑̀̕͠v̴̗̱̗̬͈̋ę̴̡͙̮̮̫̠̘̇̈͆̓m̵̻̻̟̫̼͛̈́̿̋̒̈́͗̕ͅȩ̷̻̲͓̙̳̭̦̼̏̈́̐̂̌̈́̽̚͝ņ̸͍̰̞̳̳̝̟̝̾t̴̡̺̜́̈́̇͗̂͑̑̏̎ ...I̷̻̹̞̗̐̔͐́͑̈́n̶͕̣̲̻̩͎̣̬̦͗̈̈t̸̯̖͇͈̙͆̅̿͗̀̿̽̇̚è̷̫̄̈́̏̀l̸̢̯͙̿̇͋̆̋̂̚͝͝ĺ̷̯̰̕í̴̛̹̥͓̣͚͉̀̏̀̀ͅg̵̛̼̲̦̹̖̱e̶̠͑̅͂͋͘ņ̵̼̗̥͙̟̞̏͜ͅt̶̺̗̟̤͑̇̑̂̕͝ͅl̵̰͈͍̫̱͍͘̚y̵͚̫̩͐͗̆̓̈́͛̕,̴̨̣͕͇̤͕̼̺̑ ̵̧̤̹͈̳͕̦͕͇̈́͐̓̒̈̋̓̓̚B̴̝̯̟̰̮̭̤͚̊̆̃̾͋̚͘͝i̶̧͍̭̣̱̣̻͑́͌̒̂̿̇̃͛̉a̵̯̹̞̮͇͖͍̭͉͂͂̀͌̇̑̾ọ̷̅̇̉̋̽̋̉͑̚ ̷̢̡̩̟̪͚͓̦̠̹͗́̑̆͒͋̈̅͠͠r̶̺̱͚͈̖͉̺̓̃͊͑̓̚͜ê̶̛̯̂͊̂̃̍͑͘c̷̛̦͕̓̂͋o̴͙͂̋̈́̅̇g̸̦͓͉̦̭̳̩̪̳̪̍͑͛̒̈́͘͠ṋ̴͎̋̓̾͛͛̀͋͝í̶̳̣̗z̸̯̲̼̊̕ê̸̛̩̮̍̓̓̄͘d̷̨̗̦̲͈̓̇͌̿̓͝͝ ̴̱̒̈́͐͛̊̑t̶͈͚͕̒̒̍̎̐̿̕̕h̴̛̿̈́̅̿̾̄͒̕͜ě̷̦̞̬̟͕̹̯͍̀̈͛͋̎͑ ̷̛̥̮̍̇͛͛̔̀͘t̴̩͎̠̣̙͙͗̈͛̃̓̉̎̊̕͠e̵̛̞̩̝̲̻̋̆̒͗̋̒̚n̶̡̙̗̲̯̤͕̞̘̐́̂͊̈́̚͝s̵̡͔̬̱͔̠̳͉͖̿ͅi̵͕̝̣͗̈o̷̡̜͇̻̞̦̰͉̜̜͑̽̓̊͂̎̎̈́̅̕ṇ̷͎̇̂̽̇̈́̔̊̚͝ ̶̧̗͔͚̦̻̖̰͍͖͂̓͆̍͑̓͘̚b̴̧̛͎̻̘̙͉͔̽̏̾̓͆͒̊̚͘e̷̦̹̍̿̐͠ṯ̸̓̾̀͒͒͌͝ẁ̸̧̙͖̲͎̫̹̺̜̖̆͌̽̿͒ė̴̡͖̣͓́̿̿̑̃e̴͕̣̠̳̹͎͛̀̂͑̾͑n̷̰̲̟̫̦̲͍̉̔̀͐͘͝͝ ̴̧̦̼̣̣͖͔̏͋͋̈́͌̊͌g̶̢̐̈́̈̾̋̕ŗ̵̣̀̓̓̓̽͝a̶̧̯̣͕̘̫̜̼̫̒̈́̏̇̈̓͗̇̍͝n̶͕͉̟̽̉̋̎̀͘t̸̨̧̛̜̬̼͍̫͕̰́̐̈̋̏̔̑͝͝į̶͙̙̪̠̫̞̻͓̯̑̆̎̆̃̿̔̄͘n̷̗͍̥̩̲͓̈́̓̂̾͒̒͒̅͆͂g̶̱͑̒ ̴̛̭̙̭̟̺̟̎̆͂̊̎a̵̧̨̛̫̗̙̗̥̟̱͆̈͑́͊̚̚͜͝u̵͍̥̇̂̚t̶̥̣̾̈́͘ǫ̵̜̙̲̙̞̭̙̫̒́̋̒̓͋́͝͝n̶̢͚͔̺̍̑̈́̐̄̚͝ͅô̶̧̧̞̰̦̞̓͂̐̌̅̓̽̀̏ͅm̷̤̬̹̹̗̮͍̙͚̆̑͗͜y̷̲̼̻̘͇̘͎̫̫̤͊͐̓̀͒ ̶̲͉͖̲̻̘̚͜á̷̢̨̟̩̲̤͓̤̯́́͘ǹ̸̡̛̖̜͉̜́̓d̸͍͖̦̭̤̱̞̭̦͍̃́͂̅̍́́̊́͠ ̶̻͍͖̰̜̮͚͍̫́̔̽̏̈̈̽̃̊ȩ̵̞̼̥̙̀̀͛̆̃ǹ̵̢̖̮̜͕̰͚͔̆̏̋̌s̶͉͕̹̩͍̎͂͆̊̀ṳ̷̘̻͗r̸̡̖̪̬͉̲̮̀͂̅ĩ̵̳͍̗̥̣̳̖̮̳n̴̨̖͉̦̥̞̪̉͗̋̊̋̂̈͘͜͠g̶͍̘͕̗̗͕̦̈̕͜ ̶̛͇͓͍̓́̋̓͌̕ć̸̘̹̼̟͉̻̏̎͐͑͝ę̵̞̹͎̌̔̆̈́͋̉̎n̵̡̟̘̳̝̰̹̣̂̓̓t̴̯̳͙̀͐̽͛̾̌̂̉r̵̹͚͈̭̖̞̯͍͂͛̂͊͗̋͛̌̀̅ͅͅa̶̛͚̰̹l̵̰͓̹̒̅̓͠ĭ̵̢͎͍̻̜̱̣̺̼z̴̢͓̪̭͇͓͕̽͊͒̐̾̌e̴̢͖̹̟̭̮̭̻̼̔̚̚ḓ̴͈̼̈ ̸̟͙̤͑̽c̶̛̭̤̙̻͆́̎ơ̷̤̲̫̺̭̤̘̽̑͛̂͘͜n̴̯̟͓͛̈́̎̆͝t̴̺̩̺̞̃̽̓͗̎̀̋͋r̵̨̨̖͚̝̫͂̈́̅̓̉o̵̩̫̻͂̄͋̊̀̈́̀͝l̶͚̠̞͓͇̣̑̃̉̆̕̚̚͜͠ ̷̲̫̦̰̝͎̾͆̃̊̇́̅͠͠ͅǫ̵̛̩͈̳̰͉̣̩̠̲̅̈́͆f̶̬̖̦͈͐͒͊͋̏̈̓̉̊̉ ̴̢͈̼̣͗͑̄̾̅̓͂̔͝t̸͙̗́̆͊̋͆͜ĥ̸̢̩̻̟̲͕͠e̷̛̹͇̦̱͙͆̒͌̒͒̀ ̴̡̲͓̅̆̇͗Ṇ̴̡͔̟͖̞̞͚̱̇̀͋̒̈̋̃ͅa̸̻͖̮̙̺̅̓̂̾͜g̸͍̞̫͕̣̯̺͂̔̌͐̾͠ͅu̷̜̙̩̭̘̠͋̔́͝m̶̨͖̬̝͓̱̬̜̂͘͜e̷̡̧̫̻̬̅̋s̸̨̯̈́̿͑̓ę̷͚̖̤͎̙̠͓̠̮́̆̾̋̎̚ ̴̰͕͇̼̺͈̔͛̽̍̋͒̔͝F̸̧̦̞̽̀͐̕D̴̡̰̬̫͓̬̉͆̓̇̓̈͝͝ͅR̸̨̭̥̆́̏̓͆̀̽̚͝ͅ.̶̞͓͓̲̳͎͎͑͑͛̈̈́̊́̋̋͘ ̸̡̩͓̲̰̻̝̣̜̯̈̽̑Ḫ̴̤̳̌̽̂̍̐̒̈́͜ë̴̺̤̲̘̖̞̳̱́͆ ̴̧̡͖͖͎̤͇͓̹̈́͑͒̉́̎̂͘͘å̴̛͍̱͔̞̭͕̰̺͉̪̐͛̐̌́͂͘r̷̛̖̳̗̹̲̼͚̰̈́͐̂̎͛̉g̴̢̹̮̼͓̦̦̈́͌̐́͒͌͘͝͠u̵̟͚̣͓̱̪̲̙̬͐̓ę̸̬̯̞͕͙̂͌̅͊̅̈́̚͠d̸̢̮̺̻̯̟̜͕̽̄͌̄̆͋̈́͠ ̴̩͆f̷̣̟̱̣̖͉̝̣́͝͠ó̸̫̪͓̺̹̲̩̭̌̍r̷̗̝͙̖̫̐̊̄̏̈́̇̾͠ ̸͇̀̔̇̃̓͌͐͝a̵̘̣̼̒̀̇̉̃͝ ̴̱̘̭̖̫̯̓̽́́́͆̍͘b̵͇̺̼̮̔̏͑́̅̃̓a̶̧͚̻͎͌̚͝l̵̳̮͚̬̤͕͖̇̇̚͜a̴̘͙̳͕̦̠͎͗̀͗̎̀̈́̓͝n̷̹̘̘̣̓́̀̋͘c̶̨̞̘̻͇̾̈́̈͜͝e̸̹͍͎̦̔͒̅̀͌̿͘ ̸̛̜̯̖̝̖̥̤̗͔̔̇̐ţ̶̧̩͓͙̫̍́͘h̷̯̞̝̗̰̝̱̲̀ä̶̼̞̿̐͌̐͜ṭ̶̡̒̐̈́̊̋͋͛͑ ̷̗̯̪̦̜̖̮͉̈́̑̈̄̃̆w̶̤̱̗̏̄ȍ̴͔̜̬͚͉̹̿̿̂̓̏̆͛̃u̴̡̼̖̰̗͓̻̾̌̉̇͗̇l̴̢͎͓͚̪͖͖͛̓͗̇̾̂̑̀̓̿d̶̥̝̘̺͈̬̦̤͆̀̊̀̄͑̅͒̅͝ͅ ̶̛͎̔̎̉̌̈͂̃̈́̚ḁ̷̌̀l̷̪̭̃̎͐͂ĺ̸̰̆̍́͝ơ̸̧̮̲̬̯̣̄̀͐̂̿̚w̵̗̯̠̬̻͍̫͚̆̿̀̆̄̐̊͐̕ ̴̧͍̠̟̯͕̌͐͑̂̽͘͜͜͠ȩ̵̠̤͔̩̠̣̘̏̅͜͝ͅt̵̗͈̙̹͔̿̏́́̃͒̕͝h̴͍͚̘̻͈͖̖̳͇́̇̓̿̿ṅ̸̝̤̬̞̗͚̣̇̓́̈́ͅȋ̴̢͉̦̥̜̾̀́͜c̸͉̳̱̞̝̪̀̀̽̄̿͠ ̵̨̢̲͇͎͎̖͉͊̈̅͛͊̊̏̚͝m̵̳͈͈̙̗̠̱͕̏̄̊̌̎͐̚ḭ̷̙̰̩̐͒̆͠͝ͅn̴̡͎̱̗͎̗̝̟̻̲̑̈͋͗̇͋͘o̴̢̖̤͖̯̯̰̔͋̕ŗ̵͇͍̜͖̗̠̯̑̒̐̾͂̚͜i̸̢̮̜̝̦͍͔͎͉̍͛̀̎̑͌͝t̴̨̨̺͓̩͂̍͋͑̃̀͗͜i̶̪̙̤̳͍͇͖̝̫̲̅́e̴̮͈̖̳̭͈̖̍͋̄̿̚͝s̸͙̎ ̵̢̢̭̜̘̳̘̺͍̓͑̓̎̕͝͠c̶̪̪̺̹̈́́͆̂͋̋̕ú̵̞̭͎͔́́͂͌̚l̴͇̹̬̬͆̏̓̈͌̑͒͑̃͝ẗ̷̡̢̲̩̙̠̬̖̞́͒̉̈́̈́ͅų̶̲̘̱͈̹͘͘ŗ̵̰͕͊̾̚ͅå̷͍̼͚͈͍͕̮̱̻͆̂͑́̚͝ļ̷̼̝̭̲̙̄̕ ̸̨̭̱͇̭̱̠̗̐̎́͛̀̃̅̌̏͠á̷̉̆͊͑̎̉͜n̴̢̡͚̘̝̦̳̺̗͆̀̏̉̍̈́̉ḑ̸̦͔̟̙̬̤͇̹͉͆͂̆̎̃͐̉̍̄͠ ̴̢̛̜̙͍͇̗͙̯̥͐̍̆̽̕á̸̯͗̆̾̅̾͠d̵̗̥̩̞̥̪͈̹̦͈̉̏̅̇͌̒̈́̾͘m̷͎̣͍̼̃̏͐̓̊̕͜ȋ̶͓̥̈́̍̉́͜n̴̳͖̳̩̫̱̉͋̈́̇i̴͓̞̹͖͓̺͉̅͒̈̈́̈́̾̀͠͠ş̵̖̥͙̓͋̄̉̋t̵̹̠͓̻̰̀͆͊̾r̸̢̨̦̺̜̼̖͉̝̯̐̓̈͛͋ḁ̴͉̪͙̗̗̮͋͊̉̿͐̽͆̕t̷̥̺̫̔̆̿͊͆̃ḯ̴̢͎̟̲̳̖̻͙̿̓͒̒̀̕v̸̥̌̐̑̋̍e̴͖͖̩̼̫̿̆̈̂̔̀ ̵̢̳̤̱̣̣̳͗̅͛͝ͅa̵͔͖̖̽̂̿̋̓̐̅̊͆ư̵̞̯̻̺̯͔̫̫͎̠̄͋̓͗̓̈́̅̕͠ẗ̵̠́̋͌͝o̴̠̭̟͆̇̋̿͊͜͝n̶̡̛̮͉͓̯͗̾͛̊̚̚ö̶̩̰̦́ͅm̷̙̝̰͇̘̐̽̽͌́̑̈́̚y̷͓̼̱̣̹͠ ̴̘̉͐̀̍̿̒̀̔͝w̸̯͖̠̯͚̟̠͖͑̄̐͑̊̇ḧ̸̡̟̯́̃́i̷̦̼̟̠͌͋̿̑̃̑͑͐̾́l̸͙͇͈̮̍e̶̡̤̝̗͓͆͗̔̈́͗͗͊̈͠ ̴̫̌̅p̸͓̞̙̬̦̳̠̼̈̎͘r̸̟̦͖͝ė̵̮͖̟̤͂̏̓̃͝s̴̪̫̯͉͗̄̽̈́̾͆̓̇͠e̵̛͎̰̝̲̍̂̅̿͗͜ͅr̵̻͙̜̺͇͑v̵̨̢͔̱̘͕̠̜̀͑̆͂̌i̵̤͎͙̱̐n̸͇̺̫̠͋͌̀͐̓̒̔͜͝͠g̶̨̛͙̮̲̤̲̟̞̍̍̀̑̏̕ ̸͓̹̪̭̱̳̞̘̈́́͂ţ̵̬̬͔͎̯̥̌͊̾̏͘͝h̶̻̟̱͂e̸͚̬̖̞̫͎͙̙̯̩͂͛̔̚ ̸̫͔͆̉u̵̧͓̫̔̐ń̸̮̥͆̈́͛͗͗̓̋̿̒ỉ̴̞̜̒̀̚t̴͈͆̈́̑͗͋͐͊̿͘ỷ̷̢͖̠̋͛ ̵̢̲̎͘o̴̡̘̱͍̺͇̣̮͑f̸̢͎̲̼͇̱̟͎̣̾̔̈́ ̴̘̲͉̰̥͖̫̼̹̮̃̓̈́ţ̵̨̦͚͚̼̬͗́̾̄̈̕h̷̖̞̃̅͑ȩ̴͙̗̖̲̜̓̆̐̂̎͝͝ ̸̖͙̤͍̰͖̳͎̈́̋̃̂̓̄N̵̡̹̲̫̭̯̮͉̘̔͐͊̀̈́̕͝ẫ̷̛̖̥̝̠̃̑̽́̈̓̒g̶̢͙̐͠ṷ̵̧͙͙̯̔̈́̓̑̇̋͘m̶̤̠̼̃͌̃͑̓̏̈́̈͐̕͜ȩ̵͕̠̥̳̦͇͔̘͙̉͐͋̕ŝ̸̨͍͙̪͈͚̤̋ͅe̵̗͚̩̱͓̖̮͒͐̀ͅ ̵̧̛̩̠̩͖̜̫̖̣̰͆́͛̊s̸̮̊t̸̨̯̟͊̏̿̒̐̔̔̈͜͝ȁ̶̡̭̣̬̼͈̀̑̒͊̿͝ț̴̯͚̮̮͍̩̋̎͛̈̽̈́͝ĕ̸͈̖̿.̴̨̡̢͚̊̔̽̓̉͐̋̚ͅ

The President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nagumay is the head of state of Nagumay, indirectly elected by the people and party of Nagumay. The ceremonial first President of Nagumay is statesman Yún Han-sen, while Marshall Biǎo Bēi has been designated Eternal President by the Fùhuó Party since 1972. The current President of Nagumay is the honorable Comrade Han Bianxi, having been elected on November 15, 2021 by the will of the people and party of Nagumay.

Below is a list of all post-Kaifangxing Presidents of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nagumay.

GOVERNMENT NOTICE: Ex-Presidents Fèng Jiangmi and Fèng Bei are officially DENOUNCED and EXPELLED by the Fùhuó Party per Executive Directive due to participation in schismatic, anti-revolutionary behavior. They are merely listed for historical purposes. Glory to the Revolution! May Marshall Biǎo Bēi Reign Eternal!

The Illegal Meat Trade (click link for more information) puts a great strain on both the economic and water resources of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nagumay. Additionally, it wastes vital Nagumese grain resources due to the intensive amount of grain needed to feed regulated livestock animals. It is important for Nagumese citizens to fully and completely abide by the consumption, purchase, and production regulations set in place by the progressive leadership of the Nagumese Central Administration. If you become aware of any activities occuring which are in violation of the Nagumese Livestock Code, please submit a written report to the Agriculture and Livestock Authority with your signature clearly affixed. Praise Biǎo!

More on the Nagumese Livestock Code:
- On the prohibition on the consumption, sale, or production of pork.
- What does the new poultry and lamb tax mean for me?
- Alternative protein sources for when you've exceeded your MPL (Meat Purchase Limit)

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An Electoral Process Like No Other: Charting the Nagumese Presidential Election

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by Albert Langham and Guinevere Hsiaou, from the Lorestead of Brunswyk, Sutherland
Published January 14, 2025

When trying to answer the question of who will, definitively, succeed Han Bianxi as the next President of Nagumay, the most intellectually honest answer would simply be, “We can't say for sure,” due to the highly byzantine and complex system behind the election of a President, which takes months to complete. The election of Han Bianxi, for example, came as a shock to most domestic and international observers of the Nagumese electoral process. An analysis written by the IAP in the run-up to the 2021 election, for example, stated, "The three leading candidates to succeed Acting President Ouyang Kand as President during this tense period in Nagumay are Hong Shi, Míng Chángmíng, and Rui Baozhai."

Since the 1990 Constitution, the President of Nagumay has been elected by the Nagumese National Congress, a body composed of the Nagumay Grand Convention and the National People’s Council. The Nagumay Grand Convention, composed of 3,495 delegates, is a temporary body indirectly elected by the Fùhuó Party Electorate which convenes for the sole purpose of aiding in the election of a President, while the National People’s Council, composed of 504 councilors, is the legislative arm of the Nagumese Government.

Unlike most electoral systems in which voters are able to cast a single, private ballot, electors participate in what is referred to as the ‘Parley System,’ marked by a lengthy process of public-facing electoral allocation. In each Local District, there is an in-person Local District Convention held, which generally takes place within a municipal hall or other appropriate venue, such as a school.

At each site, convention-goers will physically separate into different areas to congregate based upon the Electoral Slate which they support. The number of convention-goers supporting each Electoral Slate will then be tallied up by a party official. If an Electoral Slate fails to reach the viability threshold, defined as 20% support amongst the convention-goers, the slate will be dissolved and its supporters may re-allocate their support to another Electoral Slate. However, a dissolved Slate can be re-formed if enough supporters of other dissolved Slates seek to coalesce behind a singular Slate to pull themselves across the viability threshold.

Following the elimination of non-viable Slates, the second round of the Parley commences, lasting anywhere between thirty minutes to an hour, in which Slate Captains will seek to sway convention-goers to back their Slate prior to the final tally being conducted. At the end of the second round, each Slate is granted the ability to appoint an amount of delegates proportional to the percentage of support they received at the convention site to the Prefectural Convention.

The Prefectural Convention replicates the same process undertaken at the Local District Convention, but at the Prefectural level, where in turn, it will name delegates to the Provincial Convention, which names delegates to the Nagumay Grand Convention to take part in the actual election of the Nagumese President.

At the Nagumese National Congress, both Convention Delegates and Councilors will meet to select the next President. Prior to 2021, a candidate for President was required to accrue a simple majority of votes cast in order to be elected. However, this threshold has recently been raised to a 3/5ths (60%) requirement as part of recent reforms undertaken by the Han administration. Additionally, while Councilors were forbidden from voting on the first ballot, only allowed to vote in succeeding rounds, this restriction has since been lifted.


In the 2021 Nagumese Presidential Election, held amidst the fallout of the 2020-21 Leadership Controversy and 2021 Nagumese Protests, Han Bianxi, then-Chairman of the Yuheng Fùhuó Party, won an upset victory, becoming Nagumay's 20th President. While there was no prohibitive frontrunner throughout the process, Hong Shi was viewed as the most likely candidate to win by most political handicappers and analysts. The Angkang People's University Straw Poll reported Hong Shi as the dominant candidate by far, at roughly 24% support. Míng Chángmíng polled at 13%, Rui Baozhai polled at 7%. Han Bianxi found himself at sixth place, with only three percent. Per most international observers, a large reason behind Han's upset victory stemmed from the fact that Han supporters were able to exert a substantial influence on the delegate race by mastering Nagumay's many arcane election rules alongside winning key positions on various provincial and prefectural election committees.

The recent reforms enacted under Han Bianxi, most controversially, his push for 'Qualified System Democracy,' which notably expanded the tiered balloting system and weighed the PSU system, most certainly will "reshape [the] 2025 electorate into something unrecognizable [compared to 2021]," per Alexander Shangguan, an analyst and commentator on Aurorian geopolitics.

The result, he said, is an “ossification of the Tianxia System” which will “strengthen the political power of ... institutionalists and anti-reformers.”

One of the most pressing questions before the 2025 Congress will be whether or not they wish to continue down the path of increased state control Han Bianxi has led the country down, or to return “home” to the Kaifangxing after a period of abeyance, with each potential candidate reflecting a different pathway for the future of Nagumay. Ideological positions in Nagumay do not align neatly along a left-right spectrum, instead, loosely clustering around preferences for pro-market policies, "Marketism," versus state intervention in the economy, "Managism," and more versus less nationalistic sentiment. While stable over time, this clustering is much looser than the electoral cleavages found within competitive liberal democracies. As well, this dichotomy often fails to align along pro- or anti-regime positions.

“There are three everyone knows: Wú, Biǎo and Yáng,” according to Nagumese Professor Míng Chángmíng, who himself has also been floated as a potential President, despite having been an unsuccessful candidate in 2021. These three main contenders, considered by some as the "prohibitive frontrunners," reflect the ongoing divides and tensions within Nagumese politics on where to go next.

As was the case in 2021, there is no clear favorite heading into this year’s election. We will be delving into the eleven contenders most likely to succeed Han Bianxi below.



Wú Shíxiǎo: The Diplomat
Nagumay's foreign policy chief, serving as the Magistrate of State and Director-General of the Nagumese Diplomatic Corps, Wú brings to the table serious name recognition as one of the major figures representing Nagumay on the world stage. Born to a Nagumese father and Xifzi (Ethnic Aydinis within Nagumay) mother, his entire government career has been spent within the diplomatic service. The case for Wú is both simple and complicated. He serves as a top advisor to President Han Bianxi and has a firm following amongst Nagumese nationalists and militarists for his strong stance on Aria and Aydin. However, he has received strong criticism from a multitude of factions within the Party for his perceived closeness to the Commonwealth of Scalvia, a geopolitical ally of Nagumay, with hardliners such as Zhang Zuotan arguing he would "capitulate to Meridian whims."

But he remains relatively untested on matters of domestic policy. On economic issues, it is generally believed Wú would not considerably deviate from the Tianxia stance on promoting state enterprise and restraining the "excesses of trusts." His deep ties to military manufacturing and industry are likely to draw scrutiny from the Managist faction.






Biǎo Shan: Heiress to the Revolution
The Chief Minister of Niangkwang Municipality, Nagumay's largest city, she is more well-known for being the daughter of the late Marshall Biǎo Bēi, the 9th President of Nagumay who served as the nation's dictator from 1961 to 1989, having ushered in the Fùhuó Revolution, which was responsible for establishing Nagumay as it exists today. Should she be elected, she would become the first female President of Nagumay in history. Biǎo Shan has served as the Chief Minister of Niangkwang since 2021, having been appointed by Ouyang Kand. Prior to her appointment, she served as an elected member of the Niangkwang Municipal Council.

Her support for strengthening labor unions, harsher regulations on commerce and enterprise, a firm crackdown on the real estate market, and an even greater state presence in the economy places her at odds with the party’s more marketist wings while endearing her to those who want to expand upon Tianxia Economics. As well, she has been criticized for her whitewashing of atrocities perpetrated by her father's regime.

Looming over Biǎo Shan's prospective candicacy will be one simple question: Does the Fùhuó Party want to firmly shut the door on the Kaifanxing?




Yáng Zhémǎ: Minor Course Changer
As Supervising Chairman of the Nagumay Grand Convention and Prefect of the Commission on Administrative Law, Yáng has an impressive résumé of public service. Through his position as Supervising Chairman, Yáng has secured a heads-up over other contenders by virtue of being the man to jointly preside over the Nagumese National Congress alongside the Speaker of the National People’s Council. Widely the most visible of the top tier, he has amassed a robust political staff and has made frequent nationwide visits to various locations. Yáng's support is likely to come from the party’s center, as he positions himself as the candidate who can bridge the party’s Managist and Marketist wings.

A self-proclaimed "economic pragmatist," he will have to convince both business leaders and party figures that he has the gravitas to be president while fending off scrutiny from both of the party's major economic wings.






Míng Chángmíng: An Old Reformer
Formerly having served as the Minister of Penyair from his appointment in 2010 by Fèng Jiangmi, to his dismissal in 2021 by Han Bianxi, Míng has since taken up a position at the Institute of Politics in Hsianglang People's University. The runner-up to Han Bianxi in the 2021 Presidential Election, he has been ambivalent about his intentions to pursue a second bid, even as some reformists believe he would be a more formidable candidate this time around.

However, his challenges are more considerable than simply not getting outmaneuvered by Han supporters at Prefectural and Provincial Conventions. After departing his Ministership and having been iced out of the upper echelons of power, he will no longer have the platform he enjoyed in his last race.

Guō Fùguì: The Communicator
Guō Fùguì has often been referred to as "Han's Mouth," due to his closeness and influence upon the incumbent President. Serving as the Special Envoy for the Nagumese Diaspora and Chairman of the Commission on Human Rights, he has become a vocal and prominent figure in both Nagumay and the globe, using his position to ably defend the Han Administration's reforms during sessions of the National People's Council, or during interviews with overseas media, knowing how and when to dial up the rhetoric.

But as his star has risen, he has also been subjected to increased scrutiny, which has revealed potential shortcomings, such as an incident which led to his removal as Director-General of the Office of International Repatriation, an agency that seeks to repatriate items of Nagumese cultural heritage auctioned or held by foreign entities.








Lìng Mìng-gŭng: Hatchetman
As Director-General, Lìng has headed the influential Office of Appointments, the office tasked with advising the President on political appointments, since 2021. In this capacity, Lìng has approved the appointment of over 7,000 people to positions in the Nagumese government since taking office in 2021. Alongside his position in the Office of Appointments, Lìng also serves as President of the Industrial Council, which advises the President on industrial and manufacturing policy.

As Guō Fùguì's candidacy faces major stumbles, many observers feel Lìng's prospects may be bolstered, as those who desire a Hanist "continuity candidate" not perceived as being too close to Scalvia may flock to him.








Wánagiri Shí: Meragese Marketist
While the former Chief Minister of Liling may have the most considerable political skills out of the leading Marketist candidates, ideological, regional, and ethnic questions all loom over his candidacy. Born in Panterak, if elected, Wánagiri would be the first President of Nagumay of Meragese ancestry, and the first to not have any Sinnitic ancestry.

He has been criticized for his financial ties to foreign businesses, many of which have carved out generous deals for themselves due to Liling's status as an Innovation Zone. And then there is the fiscal health of his own province: Liling's credit rating was been downgraded multiple times during his tenure as Chief Minister, in large part due to his oft-lambasted tax and spending reforms.








Zhang Zuotan: Fire-Eater
Zhang, a member of the National People's Council, is the closest thing among the main contenders to a fire-breathing ideologue. Notably, he was a leading anti-Fèngist figure during the 2020-21 Leadership Controversy and 2021 Nagumese Protests, calling then-President Fèng Bei a "Slimly little coward who should apply for Sainaamese citizenship." As well, some political observers credit Zhang's endorsement of Han Bianxi during the 2021 Election as being one of the main factors behind his upset win.

However, others cast doubt on the extent of his influence, highlighting how many of his other endorsements for office that cycle fell flat and failed to get elected. And despite his support for Han Bianxi, the current President has made sure to keep Zhang at arm's length throughout his tenure, in large part due to most party regulars viewing him as "reckless and irresponsible."



Bo Biyu:
Bo, the current Magistrate of both the Commissions of Justice and Development, has been an ally of President Han Bianxi ever since his endorsement of Han during the 2021 Nagumese National Congress. However, Bo has been the subject of several scandals while serving as Magistrate of Justice, and there doesn’t seem to be anyone within the party elite pushing for his promotion despite the occasional, off-handed mention of him as a potential President from Han.










Hong Shi:
The former President of the Natural Resources and Energy Council, Hong Shi was considered by many observers to have been the frontrunner for the Nagumese Presidency in 2021. However, she underran expectations massively and finished a distant third to Han Bianxi and Míng Chángmíng. A second bid by Hong would undoubtedly be hampered by the fact that she has not held any political office since 2019. Furthermore, the influence of the once-powerful Weihuzhe faction has all-but crumbled in the Han era, leaving her with few allies left.











Rui Baozhai:
The current Speaker of the National People’s Council, Rui will once again preside over the Nagumese National Congress, this time alongside Yáng Zhémǎ. A top contender in 2021, he finished fourth in the initial balloting before suspending his campaign and endorsing Míng Chángmíng. Rui has been reticent about his plans, and some close to him state he allegedly plans to retire from politics after the election concludes.










Others still nominally in contention include people like Councilors Dīng Bái and former Acting President Ouyang Kand. But the early chatter of the next President likely to be a more potent reformer willing to roll back Qualified System Democracy, now seems wrong today. This is why Jìng Sàdíyà, the former Director-General of the Office of Communications under Fèng Bei, and Chén Zhìjūn, the eclectic populist businessman often at odds with the regime, are no longer on the list.

Instead, most political observers believe the next President to emerge will not be someone seeking to return Nagumay back to the Spirit of 1991. Of course, due to the archaic and byzantine process behind electing a President, it's still anyone's guess as to who that person will be.