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Shuji Ariwa for Party President of the Federalist Party
For the past week or so, many people have asked if I planned to run for Party President. I have brushed it off for a while but my exploratory committee has been working tirelessly. Today I am happy to announce that I place my candidacy for the office of Party President. When I joined eRepublik after years of not playing, I noticed a trend among all of the top five parties. A trend of stagnation and giving up on the little guy. I saw how it was hurting party growth. Upon joining the Federalist Party back in September, I wrote my second article that called for a “Philosophy of Growth.” It called for party policy that focused less on an inner circle of members and instead suggested that the key to a prosperous party lie in the ignored new players that were mostly written off as multis. Many older people in the party personified their boredom with the game as an overall decline in the game.





Director of Retention and Recruitment
As a new player myself, I didn’t buy it and placed my application for Director of Retention and Recruitment to Kody in October. He gave me a shot at it because he thought I had good ideas. Almost immediately after Kody was elected PP and I took over RR we saw growth in the party, and it kept growing. It turns out that those new players weren’t multis after all, but great people who would soon make themselves known within the party. My choice for Chief of Staff is one of those valuable players.


As DoRR, I implemented the AIM cash program and the FHA housing program.


Chief of Staff
With the last PP elections, Kody elected me for the position of Chief of Staff. I continued to focus on RR, believing in the Philosophy of Growth. Smashing through my personal goal of 185 members by Christmas, we keep growing. The Feds are alive again! The Philosophy of Growth is a success.


I then went on to consolidate the three major Federalist programs into a single entity that increased accountability and reduced the potential for fraud, waste and abuse.





My Vision
As Party President I will continue to focus strongly on RR and Fed media. Congressional attendance will be a large focus during my term in the event that I am elected. I feel many new congressmen are simply unknowledgable or unprepared and I will instruct Rainy Sunday to include that in any future mentoring that her team does. As I strongly believe in the Federalist ideal of Country>Party>Self, I would like the party as a whole to be more involved in government affairs, encouraging Federalists to apply for government positions to make government more efficient and reliable. Ultimately though I will be continuing on the excellent job that Kody has done, and Fingerguns before him. We will continue to build a Federalist America.





A Winning Cabinet
Now for my cabinet choices. I feel that I have developed a strong team to ensure my plans and the party will continue ahead to make 2017 another great Federalist year.


Secretary of the Pleasury - There will be a new position while I am in office called the Secretary of the Pleasury. This position acts as my personal assistant. And my choice for SoP is Oraizan. She will be my personal media manager as well as do other important tasks around my office late into the night.


Vice President - My choice for Vice President is Kody5. He has been invaluable as PP for the last two terms and I will be seeking his counsel as my VP.


Chief of Staff - My choice for Chief of Staff is Centomax. He has handled both the finer points of RR during the last term as well as handling the backend of the AAC. He has a bit to learn as a newer citizen, but I have been impressed with his work thus far and know that he will help in growing our party into the future.


Director of Retention and Recruitment - My choice for Director of Retention and Recruitment is Rainy Sunday. She has great recommendations and has handled the mentorship of our new players quite well. I can only imagine what she will accomplish when I give her an entire department.


Political Director - My choice for Political Director is Paul Proteus. He has done a fantastic job and I want him to continue his work.


Media Director - My choice for Media Director is Terran Loyalist. He is a very new player, but he has been training with Wasp15 and has been given a recommendation for the job.





I will work to ensure that this party will continue to grow and prosper. We will strive for maximum opulence.