Editing Tupai Tapihana (section)

===Prime Minister of Milintica===

Tapihana was chosen by the MPP to run for Prime Minister in 2018, alongside fellow Assemblyman and Presidential candidate [[Matōchmizalo]]. Tapihana was a compromise choice, meant to bridge the gap between the MPP establishment and a stable of younger politicians, led by Matōchmizalo, who were seeking to reform the MPP. Tapihana's tendency to be measured and thoughtful in his actions and words served as a valuable counterweight to Matōchmizalo's eagerness and passion. Presenting themselves as a ticket that was capable of both bringing stability to Milintica's raucous political scene and in moving the country forward at the same time, Matōchmizalo and Tapihana swept to an easy win in the 2018 Milintican elections.

During his time as Prime Minister, Tapihana has focused on keeping Milintica working while President Matōchmizalo represents the country on the international stage. Education and infrastructure have continued to be major policy areas of importance to the Prime Minister. Tapihana was instrumental in expanding and building on previous Assembly initiatives on the environment. His efforts led to the 2018 ''Plan for a Green Future,'' the Milintican government's sweeping plan to reduce the country's dependence on fossil fuels, implement eco-friendly and sustainable development policies, and reverse environmental degradation on both land and sea. While the plan was initially met with wide acclaim, the government has since received criticism for some MPP and GPM members for not yet meeting its ambitious goals. Tapihana has pointed out that Milintica's budget and struggling economy have made it hard to fully implement the plan. Other critics of the plan have called it entirely too ambitious for the tiny country; Tapihana's response was to say that "it's better for us to set the bar extremely high and fail to reach it than to set the bar extremely low and succeed at hitting a worthless goal."