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====March 2017 election====
{{main|March 2017 general election}}
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 now-Prime Minister candidate Atealia endorsed Llorens, while incumbent Secretary endorsed Losinia over their deputy.
During the campaign, Llorens was criticised by his opponents for a lack of 'major' policy plans beyond abolishing the inactive Diplomatic Corps established by New Tuva SSR (and supported by his ally Losinia) in October 2016, while he in turned accused Auven of being inactive in previous General Assemblies and Losinia of having no real plans to deal with the inactive United Armed Forces military beyond rebranding.
Despite leading on the primary count, Llorens was defeated by Losinia by just one vote following the distribution of Auven's preferences in almost exact reversal of the Ministry of Law election six months prior. Following his defeat, Losinia privately offered Llorens to serve as his Minister of Foreign Affairs, which he declined given his differences in foreign policy, promising instead to be a "critic" of the administration.
====The April Crisis====
{{main|The April Crisis}}
Losinia led as Secretary for one month, which was a period of turmoil and heightened political tensions following the closely-fought preceding election. Llorens criticised the announcement of the new Leftist Defence Force in place of the United Armed Forces on 7 April 2017 as a "non-policy" for improving activity. He again became vocal when Losinia led the General Assembly to remove First Justice [[Celera]] for inactivity just one day before the conclusion of a vote on the Democratic Confidence Act, which Llorens had written but had his ally Atealia sign to avoid opposition from the Secretary. Throughout this, he published a since-deleted dispatch blog, ''What Is Going On?'', that criticised Secretary Losinia's actions.
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 remained head administrator of until his resignation in January 2021 on the basis of growing sectarian behaviour.
====Reform and renewal====
Llorens had become a member of the [[5th General Assembly]] just days before Losinia fled the region, winning a close by-election against New Prague Workers Republic to become Second Justice on 27 April following the vacancy left by Celera. Using his new position in the General Assembly, he passed a record number of legislative reforms in the wake of the April Crisis, including the shortening of by-elections in the Replacement Urgency Act, the reduction of the maximum state of emergency length in the Emergency Invasion Act, the adoption of a non-tiered judicial system in the Legal Standard Act, and a complete reorganisation of the Constitution in the Constitutional Organisation Act.
===First period as Secretary===
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