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	==Early Life==		==Early Life==
	Liu was born in 1964 to a working-class family in Nanhai, where she lived with her four younger siblings in public housing in a slum district of Hanshui. She excelled in school, working her way through the prestigious [[National Open University (Laeral)\|Sun Jia-wei National Open University]], and later the [[National Open University (Laeral)\|Laeralsford College of Political Studies]]. Upon graduating, Liu became an academic, teaching at various universities, including [[National Open University (Laeral)\|Jean-Philippe Salaun National Open University]] and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Diplomatic Academy, for around a decade. After being rejected for a permanent position by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Liu was appointed in 2000 as a specialist consultant for the National Security Council and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, focusing on foreign relations within the Hesperidan continent, although she kept her academic position at the time. Liu was also appointed as Chair of the Foreign Affairs and Diplomacy Council, a think-tank, before resigning from all of her governmental and non-governmental positions in 2004 for personal reasons, although she only left her academic positions in 2006.		Liu was born in 1964 to a working-class family in Nanhai, where she lived with her four younger siblings in the Jiaoyuan Estate public housing complex in a slum district of Hanshui. She excelled in school, working her way through the prestigious [[National Open University (Laeral)\|Sun Jia-wei National Open University]], and later the [[National Open University (Laeral)\|Laeralsford College of Political Studies]]. Upon graduating, Liu became an academic, teaching at various universities, including [[National Open University (Laeral)\|Jean-Philippe Salaun National Open University]] and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Diplomatic Academy, for around a decade. After being rejected for a permanent position by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Liu was appointed in 2000 as a specialist consultant for the National Security Council and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, focusing on foreign relations within the Hesperidan continent, although she kept her academic position at the time. Liu was also appointed as Chair of the Foreign Affairs and Diplomacy Council, a think-tank, before resigning from all of her governmental and non-governmental positions in 2004 for personal reasons, although she only left her academic positions in 2006.

	==Political Career==		==Political Career==

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	Liu Mei-han is a [[Laeral\|Laeralian]] politician, academic, diplomat, and [[Haven Peace Prize]] laureate, serving as the 12th and current [[President of Laeral]] since 2019. Liu is the first woman and the first unmarried person to hold that position. Liu was formerly the Governor of Neidong and the Laeralian Ambassador to the [[World Assembly]], which she held as a member of the [[Progressive Party of Laeral]], before becoming a founding member of the [[New Democratic Alliance (Laeral)\|New Democratic Alliance party]]. She succeeded [[Nicholas Brennan]] as President following her victory over [[Damien Vendorme]] in the [[2018 Laeralian presidential election]].		Liu Mei-han is a [[Laeral\|Laeralian]] politician, academic, diplomat, and [[Haven Peace Prize]] laureate, serving as the 12th and current [[President of Laeral]] since 2019. Liu is the first woman and the first unmarried person to hold that position. Liu was formerly the Governor of Neidong and the Laeralian Ambassador to the [[World Assembly]], which she held as a member of the [[Progressive Party of Laeral]], before becoming a founding member of the [[New Democratic Alliance (Laeral)\|New Democratic Alliance party]]. She succeeded [[Nicholas Brennan]] as President following her victory over [[Damien Vendorme]] in the [[2018 Laeralian presidential election]].

	==Early ~~Career~~==		==Early Life==
	Liu was born in 1964 to a working-class family in Nanhai, where she lived with her four younger siblings in public housing in a slum district of Hanshui. She excelled in school, working her way through the prestigious [[National Open University (Laeral)\|Sun Jia-wei National Open University]], and later the [[National Open University (Laeral)\|Laeralsford College of Political Studies]]. Upon graduating, Liu became an academic, teaching at various universities, including [[National Open University (Laeral)\|Jean-Philippe Salaun National Open University]] and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Diplomatic Academy, for around a decade. After being rejected for a permanent position by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Liu was appointed in 2000 as a specialist consultant for the National Security Council and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, focusing on foreign relations within the Hesperidan continent, although she kept her academic position at the time. Liu was also appointed as Chair of the Foreign Affairs and Diplomacy Council, a think-tank, before resigning from all of her governmental and non-governmental positions in 2004 for personal reasons, although she only left her academic positions in 2006.		Liu was born in 1964 to a working-class family in Nanhai, where she lived with her four younger siblings in public housing in a slum district of Hanshui. She excelled in school, working her way through the prestigious [[National Open University (Laeral)\|Sun Jia-wei National Open University]], and later the [[National Open University (Laeral)\|Laeralsford College of Political Studies]]. Upon graduating, Liu became an academic, teaching at various universities, including [[National Open University (Laeral)\|Jean-Philippe Salaun National Open University]] and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Diplomatic Academy, for around a decade. After being rejected for a permanent position by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Liu was appointed in 2000 as a specialist consultant for the National Security Council and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, focusing on foreign relations within the Hesperidan continent, although she kept her academic position at the time. Liu was also appointed as Chair of the Foreign Affairs and Diplomacy Council, a think-tank, before resigning from all of her governmental and non-governmental positions in 2004 for personal reasons, although she only left her academic positions in 2006.

	==Political Career==		==Political Career==

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	Liu Mei-han is a [[Laeral\|Laeralian]] politician and ~~member of the~~ [[~~New Democratic Alliance (Laeral)~~]] ~~currently~~ serving as the 12th and current [[President of Laeral]] since 2019. Liu is the first woman and the first unmarried person to hold that position. Liu was formerly the Governor of Neidong and the Laeralian Ambassador to the [[World Assembly]]. She succeeded [[Nicholas Brennan]] as President following her victory over [[Damien Vendorme]] in the 2018 Laeralian ~~general~~ election.		Liu Mei-han is a [[Laeral\|Laeralian]] politician, academic, diplomat, and [[Haven Peace Prize]] laureate, serving as the 12th and current [[President of Laeral]] since 2019. Liu is the first woman and the first unmarried person to hold that position. Liu was formerly the Governor of Neidong and the Laeralian Ambassador to the [[World Assembly]], which she held as a member of the [[Progressive Party of Laeral]], before becoming a founding member of the [[New Democratic Alliance (Laeral)\|New Democratic Alliance party]]. She succeeded [[Nicholas Brennan]] as President following her victory over [[Damien Vendorme]] in the [[2018 Laeralian presidential election]].

	==Early Career==		==Early Career==
	Liu was born in 1964 to a working-class family in Nanhai, where she lived with her four younger siblings in public housing in a slum district of Hanshui. She excelled in school, working her way through the prestigious [[National Open University (Laeral)\|Sun Jia-wei National Open University]], and later the [[National Open University (Laeral)\|Laeralsford College of Political Studies]]. Upon graduating, Liu became an academic, teaching at various universities, including [[National Open University (Laeral)\|Jean-Philippe Salaun National Open University]] and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Diplomatic Academy, for around a decade. After being rejected for a permanent position by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Liu was appointed in 2000 as a specialist consultant for the National Security Council and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, focusing on foreign relations within the ~~Hespian~~ continent, although she kept her academic position at the time. Liu was also appointed as Chair of the Foreign Affairs and Diplomacy Council, a think-tank, before resigning from all of her governmental and non-governmental positions in 2004 for personal reasons, although she only left her academic positions in 2006.		Liu was born in 1964 to a working-class family in Nanhai, where she lived with her four younger siblings in public housing in a slum district of Hanshui. She excelled in school, working her way through the prestigious [[National Open University (Laeral)\|Sun Jia-wei National Open University]], and later the [[National Open University (Laeral)\|Laeralsford College of Political Studies]]. Upon graduating, Liu became an academic, teaching at various universities, including [[National Open University (Laeral)\|Jean-Philippe Salaun National Open University]] and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Diplomatic Academy, for around a decade. After being rejected for a permanent position by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Liu was appointed in 2000 as a specialist consultant for the National Security Council and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, focusing on foreign relations within the Hesperidan continent, although she kept her academic position at the time. Liu was also appointed as Chair of the Foreign Affairs and Diplomacy Council, a think-tank, before resigning from all of her governmental and non-governmental positions in 2004 for personal reasons, although she only left her academic positions in 2006.

	==Political Career==		==Political Career==
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	Faced with an unusually fragmented [[National Assembly (Laeral)\|National Assembly]], months were spent in coalition talks, leading to rumors that Liu would call fresh elections. On June 4, 2019, Liu announced the formation of a coalition government consisting of her own New Democrats in coalition with the Progressives, Conservatives, and Green Party, with [[Nicolas Martin]] of her own political party as Prime Minister. The coalition government's first act was to pass an aid package to rebuild [[Lauchenoiria]] following the [[Second Lauchenoirian Civil War]].		Faced with an unusually fragmented [[National Assembly (Laeral)\|National Assembly]], months were spent in coalition talks, leading to rumors that Liu would call fresh elections. On June 4, 2019, Liu announced the formation of a coalition government consisting of her own New Democrats in coalition with the Progressives, Conservatives, and Green Party, with [[Nicolas Martin]] of her own political party as Prime Minister. The coalition government's first act was to pass an aid package to rebuild [[Lauchenoiria]] following the [[Second Lauchenoirian Civil War]].

	===Economic ~~Policy~~===		==Political Positions==
			===Economic Issues===
	Liu supports pro-market reforms of the Laeralian economy to increase international competitiveness while supporting depressed industrial and rural regions and supporting worker's rights. Her relationship with Laeral's powerful labor unions have been described as "tense" by the newspaper [[La Sentinelle]]; although some commentators have described her economic policy as "neoliberal", Liu denies that is the case. Liu supports state interventionism and pledged during her campaign not to pursue privatization of state-run companies. Her pick for Finance Minister, the economist [[Jin Liqing]], was considered an unorthodox choice due to his limited experience in government and support for a universal basic income, and Jin's finance ministry began UBI pilot programs in August 2020.		Liu supports pro-market reforms of the Laeralian economy to increase international competitiveness while supporting depressed industrial and rural regions and supporting worker's rights. Her relationship with Laeral's powerful labor unions have been described as "tense" by the newspaper [[La Sentinelle]]; although some commentators have described her economic policy as "neoliberal", Liu denies that is the case. Liu supports state interventionism and pledged during her campaign not to pursue privatization of state-run companies. Her pick for Finance Minister, the economist [[Jin Liqing]], was considered an unorthodox choice due to his limited experience in government and support for a universal basic income, and Jin's finance ministry began UBI pilot programs in August 2020.

	Liu supports an increased tax on tobacco products.		Liu supports an increased tax on tobacco products, as well as measures to exempt feminine hygiene products from sales tax. She opposes a wealth tax, although is in favor of limits on corporate stock buybacks and increased taxes on ecommerce transactions.

	===Social Issues===		===Social Issues===
	As the first Rén president since [[Maurice Fesnau]] (2005-2007), Liu has embraced the rhetoric of racial reconciliation. She supports existing reservations in the civil service and universities.		As the first Rén president since [[Maurice Fesnau]] (2005-2007), Liu has embraced the rhetoric of racial reconciliation. She supports the existing system of reservations in the civil service and universities.

	Liu has spoken favorably of immigration, and campaigned for immigration reform, yet this did not appear in her party's 2018 coalition agreement. Liu expressed her support for a "compassionate, progressive" refugee policy, and as president set the refugee admissions cap for Laeral to 22,000 in 2020 and 2021, the highest number since 2005. In a bid to tackle corruption, Liu established the National Anti-Corruption Commission in 2019, with wide-ranging authority to investigate civil servants and elected officials suspected of fraud.		Supporting public housing is a major priority of the Liu administration. The "21st Century Social Housing Act" established a legal right to housing, as well as liberalizing zoning laws to facilitate construction of social housing and subsidizing its construction, as well as updating standards for social housing.

			Liu has spoken favorably of immigration, and campaigned for immigration reform, yet this did not appear in her party's 2018 coalition agreement. Liu expressed her support for a "compassionate, progressive" refugee policy, and as president set the refugee admissions cap for Laeral to 22,000 in 2020 and 2021, the highest number since 2005.

			In a bid to tackle corruption, Liu established the National Anti-Corruption Commission in 2019, with wide-ranging authority to investigate civil servants and elected officials suspected of fraud.

	===Foreign Affairs===		===Foreign Affairs===
	As president, Liu has taken an active, hands-on role in Laeralian foreign policy. A staunch institutionalist, Liu has championed multilateral action and cooperation on issues such as international development and confronting climate change. Liu supported the [[2020 Intervention in Vulkaria\|coalition intervention in Vulkaria]] following the [[1/2/20 Terror Attacks]], but has generally announced her support for a diplomacy-focused foreign policy. Her long ties to the foreign-policy establishment, including as a member of the National Security Council and Laeralian Ambassador to the World Assembly, and her intellectual credentials in foreign policy, including publishing a 1997 article in the magazine ''The Diplomat'' outlining a strategy to prevent nuclear proliferation, brought reassurance to many in Laeralsford that she would place foreign policy as a high priority. Liu has named human rights as a major focus of her administration's foreign policy, and has prioritized reinforcing ties with other democratic states during her trips abroad. Liu is a supporter of free trade.		As president, Liu has taken an active, hands-on role in Laeralian foreign policy. A staunch institutionalist, Liu has championed multilateral action and cooperation on issues such as international development and confronting climate change. Liu supported the [[2020 Intervention in Vulkaria\|coalition intervention in Vulkaria]] following the [[1/2/20 Terror Attacks]], but has generally announced her support for a diplomacy-focused foreign policy. Her long ties to the foreign-policy establishment, including as a member of the National Security Council and Laeralian Ambassador to the World Assembly, and her intellectual credentials in foreign policy, including publishing a 1997 article in the magazine ''The Diplomat'' outlining a strategy to prevent nuclear proliferation, brought reassurance to many in Laeralsford that she would place foreign policy as a high priority. Liu has named human rights as a major focus of her administration's foreign policy, and has prioritized reinforcing ties with other democratic states during her trips abroad. Liu is a supporter of free trade.

	During the [[Second Xiomeran Civil War]], Liu supported the Huenyan faction of [[Yauhmi\|Empress Yauhmi]], including offering Prince Texoccoatl and his government-in-exile sanctuary in Laeral. In December 2020, Liu convened representatives of all belligerent parties at the [[Jinyu Peace Conference]] to broker peace accords between the warring factions.		During the [[Second Xiomeran Civil War]], Liu supported the Huenyan faction of [[Yauhmi\|Empress Yauhmi]], including offering Prince Texoccoatl and his government-in-exile sanctuary in Laeral. In December 2020, Liu convened representatives of all belligerent parties at the [[Jinyu Peace Agreement\|Jinyu Peace Conference]] to broker peace accords between the warring factions, culminating in the signature of the [[Jinyu Peace Agreement]] in January 2021. She received the [[Haven Peace Prize]] in 2021 in recognition of this achievement.

	Liu has advocated for a greater focus on international development, passing a foreign aid package to assist [[Lauchenoiria]] in rebuilding its economy following the [[Second Lauchenoirian Civil War]] and playing a leading role in the creation of the [[Global Development Investment Bank]], a multilateral development fund including twelve members.		Liu has advocated for a greater focus on international development, passing a foreign aid package to assist [[Lauchenoiria]] in rebuilding its economy following the [[Second Lauchenoirian Civil War]] and playing a leading role in the creation of the [[Global Development Investment Bank]], a multilateral development fund including twelve members.

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	===Social Issues===		===Social Issues===
	As the first Rén president since [[Maurice Fesnau]] (2005-2007), Liu has embraced the rhetoric of racial reconciliation.		As the first Rén president since [[Maurice Fesnau]] (2005-2007), Liu has embraced the rhetoric of racial reconciliation. She supports existing reservations in the civil service and universities.

	Liu has spoken favorably of immigration, and campaigned for immigration reform, yet this did not appear in her party's 2018 coalition agreement. Liu expressed her support for a "compassionate, progressive" refugee policy, and as president set the refugee admissions cap for Laeral to 22,000 in 2020 and 2021, the highest number since 2005. In a bid to tackle corruption, Liu established the National Anti-Corruption Commission in 2019, with wide-ranging authority to investigate civil servants and elected officials suspected of fraud.		Liu has spoken favorably of immigration, and campaigned for immigration reform, yet this did not appear in her party's 2018 coalition agreement. Liu expressed her support for a "compassionate, progressive" refugee policy, and as president set the refugee admissions cap for Laeral to 22,000 in 2020 and 2021, the highest number since 2005. In a bid to tackle corruption, Liu established the National Anti-Corruption Commission in 2019, with wide-ranging authority to investigate civil servants and elected officials suspected of fraud.

	===Foreign Affairs===		===Foreign Affairs===

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	===Economic Policy===		===Economic Policy===
			Liu supports pro-market reforms of the Laeralian economy to increase international competitiveness while supporting depressed industrial and rural regions and supporting worker's rights. Her relationship with Laeral's powerful labor unions have been described as "tense" by the newspaper [[La Sentinelle]]; although some commentators have described her economic policy as "neoliberal", Liu denies that is the case. Liu supports state interventionism and pledged during her campaign not to pursue privatization of state-run companies. Her pick for Finance Minister, the economist [[Jin Liqing]], was considered an unorthodox choice due to his limited experience in government and support for a universal basic income, and Jin's finance ministry began UBI pilot programs in August 2020.

			Liu supports an increased tax on tobacco products.

	===Social Issues===		===Social Issues===
			As the first Rén president since [[Maurice Fesnau]] (2005-2007), Liu has embraced the rhetoric of racial reconciliation.

			Liu has spoken favorably of immigration, and campaigned for immigration reform, yet this did not appear in her party's 2018 coalition agreement. Liu expressed her support for a "compassionate, progressive" refugee policy, and as president set the refugee admissions cap for Laeral to 22,000 in 2020 and 2021, the highest number since 2005. In a bid to tackle corruption, Liu established the National Anti-Corruption Commission in 2019, with wide-ranging authority to investigate civil servants and elected officials suspected of fraud.

	===Foreign Affairs===		===Foreign Affairs===
	~~She also met~~ with the ~~president~~ of [[~~Slokais Islands~~]] [[~~Joseph Chavez~~]], ~~when he was~~ in ~~office in 2017~~ and in ~~2019 as he was running for president~~ of ~~Slokais while he was Prime Minister~~.		As president, Liu has taken an active, hands-on role in Laeralian foreign policy. A staunch institutionalist, Liu has championed multilateral action and cooperation on issues such as international development and confronting climate change. Liu supported the [[2020 Intervention in Vulkaria\|coalition intervention in Vulkaria]] following the [[1/2/20 Terror Attacks]], but has generally announced her support for a diplomacy-focused foreign policy. Her long ties to the foreign-policy establishment, including as a member of the National Security Council and Laeralian Ambassador to the World Assembly, and her intellectual credentials in foreign policy, including publishing a 1997 article in the magazine ''The Diplomat'' outlining a strategy to prevent nuclear proliferation, brought reassurance to many in Laeralsford that she would place foreign policy as a high priority. Liu has named human rights as a major focus of her administration's foreign policy, and has prioritized reinforcing ties with other democratic states during her trips abroad. Liu is a supporter of free trade.

			During the [[Second Xiomeran Civil War]], Liu supported the Huenyan faction of [[Yauhmi\|Empress Yauhmi]], including offering Prince Texoccoatl and his government-in-exile sanctuary in Laeral. In December 2020, Liu convened representatives of all belligerent parties at the [[Jinyu Peace Conference]] to broker peace accords between the warring factions.

			Liu has advocated for a greater focus on international development, passing a foreign aid package to assist [[Lauchenoiria]] in rebuilding its economy following the [[Second Lauchenoirian Civil War]] and playing a leading role in the creation of the [[Global Development Investment Bank]], a multilateral development fund including twelve members.

	==Personal Life==		==Personal Life==
	Liu is unmarried, although she has dated in past. ~~Rumors persist~~ that she is a lesbian, although ~~these rumors are generally believed to be false~~. She lives at Republic House with her younger brother Liu Enlai, his wife Eileen Liu, their teenage daughter Jianhui, and son Yuming. She is the owner of two adopted cats, the grey tabby Junjie and the white-furred Mingzhu.		Liu is unmarried, although she has dated in past. Persistent, largely malicious internet rumors that she is a lesbian remain, although her spokesman denied this during the 2018 presidential campaign. She lives at Republic House, the residence of the presidents of Laeral, with her younger brother Liu Enlai, his wife Eileen Liu, their teenage daughter Jianhui, and son Yuming. She is the owner of two adopted cats, the grey tabby Junjie and the white-furred Mingzhu.

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	She also met with ~~former~~ president of [[Slokais Islands]] Joseph Chavez, when he was in office in 2017 and in 2019 as he was running for president of Slokais.		She also met with the president of [[Slokais Islands]] [[Joseph Chavez]], when he was in office in 2017 and in 2019 as he was running for president of Slokais while he was Prime Minister.

	==Personal Life==		==Personal Life==

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	Liu Mei-han is a Laeralian politician and member of the [[New Democratic Alliance (Laeral)]] currently serving as the 12th and current [[President of Laeral]] since 2019. Liu is the first woman and the first unmarried person to hold that position. Liu was formerly the Governor of Neidong and the Laeralian Ambassador to the [[World Assembly]]. She succeeded [[Nicholas Brennan]] as President following her victory over [[Damien Vendorme]] in the 2018 Laeralian general election.		Liu Mei-han is a [[Laeral\|Laeralian]] politician and member of the [[New Democratic Alliance (Laeral)]] currently serving as the 12th and current [[President of Laeral]] since 2019. Liu is the first woman and the first unmarried person to hold that position. Liu was formerly the Governor of Neidong and the Laeralian Ambassador to the [[World Assembly]]. She succeeded [[Nicholas Brennan]] as President following her victory over [[Damien Vendorme]] in the 2018 Laeralian general election.

	==Early Career==		==Early Career==
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	==Political Career==		==Political Career==
	In 2006, Liu ran for the Neidong provincial legislature as a Progressive, where she served, rising to Deputy Speaker of the Legislature, until choosing to run for Governor of the province in 2012. Liu unexpectedly won the Progressive primary and won a narrow victory. Following her victory, Liu was elected Vice-Chair of the [[Progressive Party (Laeral)\|Progressive Governors’ Congress]]. Her name was suggested for the post of Foreign Minister under the [[Tanvi Misra\|First Misra Government]], but she was rejected in favor of Marie-Claire Beringer. However, Liu resigned as Neidong Governor in 2016, after she was named by President Brennan as the first Laeralian Ambassador to the World Assembly, which she held until resigning in 2017 to form the [[New Democratic Alliance (Laeral)\|New Democratic Alliance]].		In 2006, Liu ran for the Neidong provincial legislature as a Progressive, where she served, rising to Deputy Speaker of the Legislature, until choosing to run for Governor of the province in 2012. Liu unexpectedly won the Progressive primary and won a narrow victory in the general election, eking out a narrow victory of four percentage points over the People's Party incumbent. Following her victory, Liu was elected Vice-Chair of the [[Progressive Party (Laeral)\|Progressive Governors’ Congress]]. Her name was suggested for the post of Foreign Minister under the [[Tanvi Misra\|First Misra Government]], but she was rejected in favor of Marie-Claire Beringer. However, Liu resigned as Neidong Governor in 2016, after she was named by President Brennan as the first Laeralian Ambassador to the World Assembly, which she held until resigning in 2017 to form the [[New Democratic Alliance (Laeral)\|New Democratic Alliance]].

	==Presidential Campaign==		==Presidential Campaign==
	Liu announced that she would seeking the New Democratic nomination for the presidency in 2017. With no other New Democratic candidates opposing her, she won the nomination. Liu's campaign was characterized by a focus on social media campaigning, and she was in third place (behind Prime Minister [[Tanvi Misra]] and Delegate [[Damien Vendorme]]) in most polls until the Serriel Affair, which damaged Misra's popularity. Liu won 20% of the vote, narrowly outpacing Misra to advance to the run-off against Damien Vendorme. On December 23rd, 2018, Liu won the presidency with 57% of the nationwide vote. Liu was sworn in as president on January 6, 2019.		Liu announced that she would seeking the New Democratic nomination for the presidency in 2017. With no other New Democratic candidates opposing her, she won the nomination. Liu's campaign was characterized by a focus on social media campaigning and a strong ground game, and she was in third place (behind Prime Minister [[Tanvi Misra]] and Delegate [[Damien Vendorme]]) in most polls until the Serriel Affair, which damaged Misra's popularity. Liu won 20% of the vote, narrowly outpacing Misra to advance to the run-off against Damien Vendorme. On December 23rd, 2018, Liu won the presidency with 57% of the nationwide vote. Liu was sworn in as president on January 6, 2019.

	==Presidency==		==Presidency==
	Faced with an unusually fragmented National Assembly, months were spent in coalition talks, leading to rumors that Liu would call fresh elections. On June 4, 2019, Liu announced the formation of a coalition government consisting of her own New Democrats in coalition with the Progressives, Conservatives, and Green Party, with [[Nicolas Martin]] of her own political party as Prime Minister. The coalition government's first act was to pass an aid package to rebuild [[Lauchenoiria]] following the [[Second Lauchenoirian Civil War]].		Faced with an unusually fragmented [[National Assembly (Laeral)\|National Assembly]], months were spent in coalition talks, leading to rumors that Liu would call fresh elections. On June 4, 2019, Liu announced the formation of a coalition government consisting of her own New Democrats in coalition with the Progressives, Conservatives, and Green Party, with [[Nicolas Martin]] of her own political party as Prime Minister. The coalition government's first act was to pass an aid package to rebuild [[Lauchenoiria]] following the [[Second Lauchenoirian Civil War]].

	===Economic Policy===		===Economic Policy===