Magnus Axelsson

Magnus Axelsson (born September 22, 1978) is an Arolan politician who was the 9th president of Arola from 2018 to 2022.

Early life and education
Magnus Axelsson was born on September 22, 1978 to an Arolan father and German mother. His paternal side is of Swedish ancestry. He was raised in Uilo and moved with his family to Kelvia when he was 12 years old.

He studied at the University of Kelvia, where he studied politics. He graduated from the university in 2000.

First foray into politics
Axelsson was elected a member of the Arolan Parliament in March 2001, just months after graduating from the University of Kelvia. During his career in the Parliament, he was praised for his excellent public speaking and inspirational comments, as well as some decision making.

Axelsson was promoted to Senator in December 2002.

Governor of Valtala (2004-2010)
After 3 years into politics, Axelsson decided to run for governor of Valtala, which was his birth province, in 2004. He assumed office on August 27, 2004 and remained as Governor until May 18, 2010.

President of Arola (2018-present)
On February 23, 2017, Axelsson officially announced his presidential campaign through a 4-minute YouTube video. The video immediately became second place in trending on YouTube Arola.

On July 9, 2018, Axelsson won the 2018 Arolan presidential election, just barely winning with 59.15% votes. He was sworn in as president of Arola on August 20, 2018.

Upon inauguration, Axelsson became the first Arolan president in history to be married to a former prime minister.

In April 2022, Axelsson announced publicly that he intends to step down as president of Arola after the 2022 Arolan presidential election.

Personal life
Axelsson started engaging Aino Sori, a Japanese-Arolan politician also in the Arolan Parliament who would later be Prime Minister of Arola, in March 2005. They married on May 26, 2006. The couple have two daughters, Amethyst "Amy" Axelsson (born April 9, 2008) and Pearl Axelsson (born June 1, 2011).