Editing George Oliver (section)

==Presidential Term==
===2008 Election===
Oliver positioned himself early on the in Conservative primary as a relatable business mind, touting political success and business wisdom. He drew largely on suburban social conservative, economic liberals through a platform of improving quality of life such as reducing crime and reducing prices. Oliver won the Conservative nomination on April 25th over Sarah Liu, with 59% of the vote. Oliver immediately entered political negotiations with several other parties mainly being the Center Party and the New Right Party. Polling revealed that if the Conservatives where to gain the second-choice support of either party it would bring them over 50%. Oliver held discussions with [[Joseph Zhang]] who stated he would not endorse any candidate for the second-round as he believed he could win due to his own polling. Meanwhile, Oliver publicly called the New Right, "a little too radical", although he let some provincial party's run a joint-list. By September, Oliver had 39% support compared to 31% for [[Sean Khan]]. Oliver also brought to light, Khan's lack of religious belief as a marker against him, arguing his beliefs lead to poor leadership over the military in Kaijan. Oliver also chose Robert Pau-Zhen, Mayor of Pindai to secure Minjian voters. In the end, Oliver received 42.3% in the first round, then 54.1% in the second round, with much of the support coming from the New Right and the Center Party regardless of the endorsement. 
===Early Presidency===
George Oliver took office on January 15th, 2009 in a public ceremony with Chief Justice Calvin Jie-Huang officiating the oath of office. One of Oliver's first act's as President was to place command of all military forces in Kaijan under direct federal control. This was controversial as the practice had been ended in 1973 as part of the transition period after the Great War. In addition, Oliver also pushed for the passage of a budgetary bill which would increase internal military spending to a higher percentage, although it was rejected in Parliament. Economically, Oliver lessened restrictions on developers by placing an executive hold on the Federal Environmental Protection Board (FERB) due to allegations of corruption, although the Supreme Court would rule in 2010 this was an illegal usage of the Corruption Protection Act of 1998. On September 19th, 2009 George Oliver declared victory in Kaijan with the surrender of KILF (Kaijan Islamic Liberation Front). Oliver then placed an exclusion zone on regions affected by the conflict, which allowed for police to arrest persons without reasonable suspicions and search homes without a warrant under the justification of national security. In terms of social policy, Oliver helped pass a bill which granted tax-free status to all religious organizations if there where registered as a charity or a educational institution. 
===Late Presidency and David Chu Corruption Scandal===
On January 12th it was revealed by a Ministry of Internal Affairs investigation that David Chu, father-in-law of Oliver had received a 1.5 billon SM bailout from the Executive Emergency Business Administration Fund (EEBAF). Chu owned the Port of San Jose and alleged the lack of goods being sold and transported through the port required the usage of the EEBAF funds, an organization set up by Oliver in early 2009. Oliver stated he was unaware of the EEBAF's transaction with Chu although stated that Chu's company "needed the funds". A few weeks later, bank statements revealed that Chu had sent 1.3 billon SM to the Investment in the Future Fund (IFF) just days after receiving the EEBAF loan. The IFF was a New Liverpool licensed company which manly organized donor events including those attended by Conservative party members. Chu was arrested for fraudulent usage of funds although was immediately pardoned by Oliver, while Paul Diogo, Head of EEBAF was arrested and eventually charged. The scandal wrecked confidence in both Oliver and the Conservative leadership, and soon Parliament voted in favor of holding an election during the 2-year special election window. Oliver was successfully renominated despite a strong challenge from Raul DeCosta. 

Oliver lifted the exclusion zones in Kaijan by executive order in April, officially ending the Second Kaijan War and ending all federal policing operations. Authority was then transferred to newly formed Township Security Force's (TSFs). This move was intended to grow his popularity in right-wing circles for ending the war effectively whoever was criticized by the New Right for being "too soft". Meanwhile, Oliver attempted to appeal to voters in the Minjian Belt, by passing a hate-crime law which would make the destruction of any religious building considerable as a separate offense. However by September, Oliver was polling as low as 12% in some polls. Conservative leadership largely abandoned Oliver by rejecting his suggested party-list. In the end, Oliver received 13.6% of the vote in the first round, a fourth-place finish behind Zhang, Esteves and Spencer.