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'''Llorens''' (founded 6 May 2016) is a retired Assemblian politician who
He is a member of the 'second generation' of Assemblians who founded in the early days of the region. Llorens founded one of only a few political parties that existed under that system before its collapse in August 2016, and later proposed the independent one-branch General Assembly government model that remained in place until December 2017.
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He returned to politics in mid-2019 before opting to run for a third term as Secretary in [[December 2019 general election|December 2019]], where he faced a new rival, Greylyn. Promising an executive revamp and opposing Greylyn's civil service, Llorens won in a landslide, though a rematch in [[March 2020 general election|March 2020]] where the civil service idea again resurfaced saw him win by just one vote. During his final two terms as Secretary, he established the Revolutionary Support Exchange (RoSE) program and oversaw the introduction of a new regional roleplay.
Llorens retired again from regional politics after the conclusion of his term in June 2020, and now continues to manage the regional wiki
==Political career==
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====March 2017 election====
{{main|March 2017 general election}}
The Secretary race in the [[March 2017 general election]] was arguably one of the most bitterly contested in Assemblian history, with the vacancy left by Cedoria leading to the nominations of Llorens, Losinia, and Auven, with debate primarily centred around the first two long-term rivals. Highlighting the strength of the divisions, former Secretary and then-Prime Minister candidate Atealia endorsed Llorens, while Cedoria, the incumbent Secretary, endorsed Losinia over their deputy.
[[File:Atealia.png|thumb|left|250px|Atealia (flag pictured) was a close ally of Llorens before and during the April Crisis.]]
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He also worked behind-the-scenes with Atealia and Cedoria, who had both also become increasingly critical of Losinia in the first weeks of his term. Following Cedoria's motion of a vote of no-confidence in Losinia, the first in regional history, Losinia accused Atealia and Llorens of being “shadow plotters turned public firebrands” that were behind the motion, having planned to remove him from power ever since he was elected. The Secretary's delaying tactics, illegal declaration of a state of emergency, and eventual fleeing from the region saw Prime Minister Atealia assume his role formally on 3 May, though there was a broad perception that Llorens was to be the natural successor in the following election.
On 22 April, amidst the crisis but separate to it, Llorens and [[The Final Horseman]] collaboratively founded a new social Discord server for the region, which Llorens was to be head administrator of.
====Reform and renewal====
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===Retirement===
Llorens effectively retired with the conclusion of their fourth term as Secretary on 14 June 2020, though he
As head administrator of the
He also served in several leadership capacities, including twice as Chief Executive Officer, for award-winning interregional newspaper ''NationStates Today'' from January 2019 until he departed the organisation in June 2021. He published over 80 individual articles for the news organisation during his time as a staff member, including 19 editions of a popular monthly called ''[https://nationstates.news/?s=the+shift The Shift]'', which tracked global World Assembly population changes.
He resigned as a co-founder – the fourth nation to ever do so following Atealia, [[British Accia]], and The Final Horseman – on 24 July 2021, being succeeded by [[Dyl]]. An attempted to Commend Llorens in the World Assembly reached vote, but was defeated on 16 April 2022 by 8,814 votes to 7,003. (44.3% - 55.7%). In response, the region would formalise its anti-WA stance in the first two Legislative Motions passed in regional history. He announced his permanent departure from NationStates on 30 April 2022. The Red and Gold Republic of Llorens ceased to exist on 30 June 2022.
==Fun facts==
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* "An increasingly vocal minority has sought to belittle those with different perspectives and construct a narrative that their worldview is superior to others and the ultimate goal of any ‘good’ leftist. This is toxic, and each word to this effect slowly unravels the fragile fibre of our community."
** [https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1492697 Accusing certain citizens of sectarianism during resignation as head admin of the regional Discord server, 19 January 2021]
* "Serving as a founder of any region is an interesting endeavour, but being one in a leftist region is uniquely strange. In our region, you effectively serve as one-third of a constitutional monarch!"
** [https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=1572182 Reflecting on his time as a co-founder in his resignation statement, 21 July 2021]
* "Gameplayers hate me, fish fear me"
** Direct Message to [[Kavagrad]] after leaving NationStates, 1 May 2022
===About Llorens===
* "It would appear as if I am in a corner by these shadow plotters turned public firebrands, therefore I am given no other choice than to declare a State of Emergency."
** [[Losinia]], [https://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=25143364 Accusing Llorens and Atealia of undermining his administration, 28 April 2017]
* "It's great that our elected officials are voluntarily holding themselves accountable, but I happen to be just a little confused as to why some individuals cannot find that they agree with anything I have to say - until the moment campaign season ends."
** [[Dawtania]], [https://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=36757844 Criticising Llorens for his comments on the necessity of government reporting, 25 October 2019]
* "I have the utmost confidence that Llorens will do a great job as our next Secretary and I wish him a comfortable transition as the torch passes from one executive to another."
** [[Greylyn]], [https://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=37155307 Conceding defeat to Llorens in the December 2019 election, 14 December 2019]
* "It's difficult for people who haven't been around that long to realise this, but you'd be very surprised by the sheer amount of grinding work Llorens has put into this community over the years, much of it really hard, boring or nit-picky work that a lot of other people (including me, sometimes) really didn't want to do."
** [[Cedoria]], [https://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=44611664 Thanking Llorens for his service upon his resignation as co-founder, 23 July 2021]
==Notes==
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