Commission Nominations, Dec 2022

[Inquista]

EUROPEAN COMMISSION ELECTIONS

NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES

It is time to elect the next European Commission. In these elections, the offices of the Premier Commissioner and the Commissioner for Internal Affairs will be up for election. The offices of Premier Commissioner and Internal Affairs are subject to a four-month term.

As is traditional, I shall quote the words of our Returning Officer back in January 2011, who opened these nominations thus:

"These elections are supposed to give our member-states fair representation in this region - if candidates cannot take it upon themselves to be active, then I in particular, question their ability and willingness to take part in a body who must be active, accountable and able. I do not wish to threaten nor scare, but I want, for once, our European Commission to consist of Commissioners who are active and who play a part in the region both on and off this forum."

Interested candidates should fill out all information below:

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Candidate Name:
Home Nation:
Office(s) sought:
Incumbent? (Y/N):
Eurogroup Affiliation:
Biography:

Nominations are NOW open and will close at 23:59 GMT on December 26th, 2022.

[BrumBrum]

Candidate Name:Tarek Al-Wazir
Home Nation:United Duchies
Office(s) sought:Internal Affairs Commissioner
Incumbent? (Y/N):N
Eurogroup Affiliation:None
Biography:Tarek has risen through politics in Duchies in the Moderate Party. His aim is simple engage with the nations, encourage working together and an EU that does more he wishes to unleash the power of the EU in partnership with member states governments.

[Spain]

Candidate Name: Jean-Claude Juncker
Home Nation: The Kingdom of Spain
Office(s) sought: Premier Commissioner
Incumbent? (Y/N): Y
Eurogroup Affiliation: European Progressive Alliance (EPA)
Biography: Jean Claude Juncker was the first secretary of State on the Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and European Union Minister. He has been the author of many projects and treaties that the Spanish Government has signed with other European Governments. He was born in 1955 in Luxembourg (Germanium). His father was a doctor and his mother was an University teacher. He studied in the prestigious University Carlos III de Madrid, where he got the double degree of Law and Political Science, and then he completed 3 master's degrees on Diplomatic Relationships, European Politics and Economics. He is a fluent speaker on Spanish, English, French, Nicoleizian and German, and he learnt Duxburian during his terms as Internal Affairs Commissioner, a position he was elected for in May 2020 and September 2020. In July 2022, he was elected as Premier Commissioner, and back in the last November 2022 European Commission election, he became the first-ever Premier elected by write-in votes. He currently holds the office, and he is looking forward to a 2nd term.

[Elthize]

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Candidate Name: Wirt Harland
Home Nation: The State of Elthize
Office(s) sought: Internal Affairs Commissioner
Incumbent? (Y/N): No
Eurogroup Affiliation: None
Biography: A politician of the Labour Party's moderate wing, Harland was an assembly member from April 2008 until June 2009, when he was a senator until his retirement in April 2022, winning in 2008, 2010, 2014 and 2018 elections. During his time as a Senator, he became the main figure pushing for the impeachment of the former president, Archibald Franklin. He was one of the biggest advocates for Elthize's ascension to the European Union. He was the presidential candidate of the opposition in 2018 and was defeated by the incumbent Greenwich Grimwald by a minuscule margin. Some Elthics still consider him to be a possible successor to the presidency after Grimwald.

As an Internal Affairs Commissioner, Harland wants to amend the Constitution of the European Union to clarify the election process further, make the Commission elections more democratic and ensure further approval of the bills passed by the European Council. Harland also provides unconditional support for the free market and collaboration with European Union's member states on all his policies.

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