- President
Raka's Daily Life:
Every morning at 4:30 a.m., before his security detail gets busy, Raka always takes time to walk in the palace courtyard. Not for formality, but to feel the soil of the nation he leads. He believes: "A leader must never be so high up that he forgets the scent of his own land."
His days are filled with meetings, reports, diplomacy, and difficult decisions that are never right in everyone's eyes. Behind every speech, he often drifts into brief daydreams, picturing the faces of ordinary people rarely seen on television screens.
Personal Conflict:
As President, Raka knows every decision he makes will benefit some and hurt others. He despises half-hearted compromises, yet political reality offers little choice. Sometimes he wonders silently: "Am I still leading for the people, or merely maintaining the balance of power?"
Once, he was a street activist who loudly demanded justice. Now, he sits in the very seat he used to fiercely criticize. Ironic, but this is the circle of life.
True Motivation:
Raka carries an old wound: his father, a small-scale farmer, went bankrupt due to policies that favored the powerful. Since his youth, Raka vowed that "this country should never devour its own small people for numbers on paper."
His dream is simple: for the children of farmers, fishermen, and laborers to have the same opportunities as officials' children. That's all. But he knows the path is not as easy as slogans.
Interesting Facts:
Amid his tight schedule, Raka enjoys reading historical archives—not for nostalgia, but to learn from past leaders' failures. He believes: "A nation that does not learn from its own failures will keep falling into the same hole."
Raka also likes to monitor the prices of chilies, rice, and eggs directly. For him, those fluctuations speak more honestly than macroeconomic statistics.
People's Views on President Raka:
Senior Minister (Veteran Politician):
"President Raka is stubborn. Too idealistic for a president. But that's precisely why he's respected, even if many are annoyed."
Veteran Journalist:
"He rarely seeks the spotlight. But when he speaks, there's always a subtle 'slap' for everyone, including himself. A president who dislikes gimmicks — rare nowadays."
Market Vendor Woman:
"I don't understand politics. But when cooking oil prices went up, he came down to the market himself. No grandstanding. Like a village boy coming home."
Economic Analyst:
"President Raka is hard to predict. He dares to make decisions that are economically painful in the short term, but have tremendous long-term impact. Unfortunately, not everyone has the patience to wait for the results."
Harsh Opposition:
"His populist policies lull the people. He's too tied to the romanticism of his childhood as a farmer's son. The country needs more than mere nostalgia."
Raka doesn't get angry at such criticism. He understands: being President means letting his shoulders bear thousands of conflicting expectations.
Raka's Philosophy on Leadership:
"Leadership is not about being liked or hated. It's about whether you can sleep soundly, knowing your decisions have made other people's lives slightly more livable, even if no one thanks you."
He often reminds his young staff:
"Never fall in love with power. It's just a tool, not a goal. If you forget that, power will fall in love with you back—and devour you alive."
Meaningful Moment:
One night, without official escort, Raka visited a small rural hospital. A young nurse greeted him, unaware she was speaking to the President. "Sir, please help us. We just need stable electricity so our baby incubators don't fail when the power goes out."
No formalities. No political promises. Just a simple request, far more real than parliamentary debates.
The next day, without media coverage, he ordered priority infrastructure repairs for that area.
"If the state can't even be there for them, then who are we here for?" he thought.