Publos Omela

Publos Omela, 1304-1369, is a good example of a pretty successful Izlandian politician. Born in 1304 outside of Capil to an Elvish father and Izla mother, he quickly became involved in politics. In 1327 joining the Capil City Council, at which point he became more involved in the DPI, and then in 1330, after becoming a strong public figure he ran for Mayor, as a DPI member. Now, since the Capil crisis the DPI had become less and less popular, and more and more popular was the MP, and their candidate, Fabian Marcus was also quite popular, however, Publos still ran hard, and in 1330, he lost by 411 votes. It was an incredibly close election. Still Undeterred, Publos sent in what his career to the main offices of the DPI, and they proposed he lead the push for DPI votes in Capil for the 1332 election. Which he did, and he earned a council seat along with one other DPI member. He won reelection in 1334, before in 1336 he returned to run against Fabian once more. This election was even closer, but whilst Fabian had been working around Capil, not doing too much, Publos was constantly in the Izland Times, pushing for bills, and fighting for Capil. Thus, he managed to pull off a victory, in an election which saw all other party candidates drop out, and a public debate, something which would soon become the standard in Izland. Because of that, this election also brought in a record number of voters. Publos gave a long speech after his victory and pushed on, beating out three opponents in the 1338 election easily, and soon enough he became a very popular figure in Capil. However in 1339 he approved an increased draft on Capil youth, and this, was very unliked, plus he handled a new situation like the Capil Crisis, very heavy handed, which hurt his reputation; and he was up against a new younger and popular MP candidate, Teitu Vulca. In the end Publos lost by five votes. It was a very tough loss, greatly hurting Publos, however his spirits were raised when in 1341 he was asked to run for the party choice of Minister of Justice, and he won the DPI nomination, before in 1342, he won the title, becoming Minister of Justice. However, it wouldn't last long, as in 1347 he lost the party nomination. Then in 1348 he ran for Arbiter of South Izland. Facing off against Vulca once more. In this election however, Publos one by a significant portion, becoming the Arbiter. But, this joy wouldn't last for long as in 1350 Teitu came back with an even stronger campaign and beat Publos. [ Sidenote: Ulmos Aldar became Mayor of Capil ] The defeat was crushing for Publos. Though his hopes were raised once more as in 1352 he one the DPI nomination for Minister of State. But in the end, he lost the position to the Imperialist, Luo Capaldo III. After two years of wallowing Publos again ran for Mayor of Capil, and with no strong candidates running he won in a land slide. But he would only hold that position for two terms. In 1358 losing again. Publos at that point moved away from politics for a bit, and retired away to Insul. However in 1360, he decided to run for Mayor there, and had a close victory, which he heald for four years before retiring. Finally he died during the Second Izlandian Civil War, being killed by ransacking soldiers in his home outside of Insul.