Christina Manuban

Christina Manuban (born January 12, 1960) is a far-right Sakarian politician who served as the 18th President of Sakaria from 2016 to 2021. Before her election in 2016, she was the Head minister of the Yeretski Metropolitan Region.

She's the chairman of the conservative National Party, the current ruling party of Sakaria.

Born in Reyalkik, Westreta, Christina moved to Yeretski at the age of 15 and studied political science at University of Yeretski, graduating in 1985. She then worked as a politician in Yeretski, however was never elected in any position. That changed in 2007, when she rose to power due to her campaign to preserve Yeretski's identity, which she had claimed 'was in danger due to modernization'. Her message resonated mostly with those who were born prior to the rapid modernisation of Yeretski. In 2007, she was elected as Minister of the YDMA; which also makes her mayor of Yeretski.

Frequently described as a far-right nationalist, her term as President has been known for multiple human rights abuses and hatred towards minorities. Various human rights groups have estimated between 10-35 journalists who criticised her were killed between 2016-2019.

Her domestic policy has focused on reviving Sakaria's culture and tradition, which has led to ethnic cleaning.

Political positions
Christina is known to oppose LGBTQ+ and marriage equality. In a interview with Adren Kraoman of TV5 News in 2014, Christina said that 'People who think is LJBTQ or whatever you call it are the evils of this society, why do they want marriage equality? They should respect us!'. Her statement was extremely controversial and she was criticised by other members of the Assembly.

She dislikes Filipinos, often making horrid statements about them. In Christina's ethnic cleansing from 2017 to 2019, 63.2% of those who were affected were of Filipino blood. She's also mentioned that Filipinos should have less services then of Sakarians. Of course, this was extremely controversial.

Term as 18th President
In 2020, she vetoed a bill which would let Summik have its independence. Her veto'ing was extremely controversial which led to protests, later she sent army troops to tackle the protests by force. Since the start of the protests, over 213 activists have been imprisoned, 12 have been killed and 943 people have been injured.

Controversies
Prior to the 2016 elections, the National Party was ideologically Social conservative. However after 2016 elections, the National Party was transformed into a far-right party, with ultranationalist, xenophobic, homophobic and theocratic ideologies under Christina's leadership. Due to this, multiple politicians left the party in 2019 and formed a new political party, 'The Conservatives'. Compared to its predecessor, the Conservatives are more centre-right.

Her approval ratings have plunged from 62% in 2016 to 13.2% in 2020.