Eli Dupont

Eli Dupont
Photo of Eli Dupont in 2057
5th President of Icaris
In office 2053–2058
Prime Minister	Clyde Schneider
Vice President	Dorothea Müller
Preceded by	Elise Shamir
Succeeded by	Santiago Franco
State Minister from Paletaph
In office 2046–2050
Preceded by	Gabrielle Rousseau
Succeeded by	Paul Klaus
2nd Minister of Defense
In office 2037–2045
President	Avi Navon
Preceded by	Avi Navon
Succeeded by	Clyde Schneider
2nd Director of the Regulation Administration of Monetary Policy
In office 2027–2037
President	Levi Shamir Esra Eisenhardt
Preceded by	Roger Christofias
Succeeded by	Mitchell Buchanan
Personal details
Born	Eli Dupont (1998-01-01)January 1, 1998 Migaza City, Migaza
Died	2058 (aged 60 years) Paletaph, Icaris
Cause of death	Assassination
Nationality	Migazan (Prior to 2019) Icarisian (2019 - death)
Political party	Traditionalist
Spouse(s)	Mira Dupont (m. 2017; died 2024) Aimee Marguilles (m. 2039; div. 2043)
Domestic partner	Lacey Blanchard (2053; his death 2058)
Profession	Politician, Businessman

Eli Dupont (1998 - 2058) was the fifth President of the Theocratic States of Icaris, served as the State Minister from Paletaph, was the second Minister of Defense and second Director of the Regulation Administration of Monetary Policy.

Early Life and childhood

Dupont was born to Francis Joseph Dupont, an airline pilot and Marie Dupont (née Rousseau) a veteranarian. Marie Dupont was a member of the Rousseau family a prominent family in both Icaris and Marlanglass. Eli Dupont is 3rd cousins with prominent Icarisian politician Gabrielle Rousseau. Eli's mother Marie and Gabrielle's father share a great great grandfather. Despit their familial relations, the two were not known to interact with each other until the 2053 election when they faced each other for the Traditionalist Party primary.

Eli Dupont was born and was coming of age during the Great War. When he turned 18 he moved to Urshawabad to study at the university. He studied supply chain management and economics, graduating in 2020. In 2016, he met a fellow student, Mira Rahal. She was studying journalism and had plans to migrate to Icaris after its establishment. They married in 2017 and Mira had a daughter, Cecilia, in 2018.

Business career

Eli Dupont gained name recognition when he sold his 7 year old information technology company for 4.6 billion Grena. Upon graduation Dupont founded his information technology company, Dupont SystemsTM.

Political career

Focused on economic reform and recovery, in 2053. He was re-elected in 2057 during the largest economic boom since the presidency of Levi Shamir.

State Minister from Paletaph (2046-2050)

2046 State Ministry elections

Main article: 2046 Icarisian State Ministry elections

Presidency (2053-2058)

2053 Presidential Election

Main article: 2053 Icarisian Presidential election

Paul Klaus served as his campaign manager

First Term (2053-2057)

Dupont was not concerned with many social policies. He towed the line between Navon and Elise Shamir in his views, knowing his focus needed to be maintaining economic prosperity of the nation. Dupont sought to lower government spending.

Business Regulation

Dupont rolled back labor union compliance laws. He also removed the cap on how much of total energy production could be oil/natural gas. He also signed a free trade agreement with other countries in the Volneria and Glaskarn. He also ripped up the nuclear deal that restricted nuclear power production. He also moved for private or public health option.

2057 Presidential Election

Main article: 2057 Icarisian Presidential election

Political Views

Policy	Large/Small	Yes/No	High/Low	Easy/Rigid
Government Size	Small
Renewable Energy Dependence		No
Privatized Healthcare System		Yes
Social Market Economy		Yes
Business Regulation			Low
Compellance Laws		No
Labor Unions		Yes
Opt-In Tax System		Yes
Business Subsidies		Yes
Government Spending			Low
Conscription		Yes
Domestic Surveillance on Citizenry		Yes
Citizenship				Rigid
Theocracy		No
Death Penalty		No
Government-Sponsored Marriage		Yes
Abortion		No
Firearm Regulation			Low
Universal Public School		No
Isolationist Foreign Policy		No
Globalism		Yes
Free Trade		Yes
Defense Budget			High

Trad: 12/23
Lib: 10/20

Assassination

Main article: October 4 attacks (Icaris)

On Friday, October 4, 2058 at 12:23 PM, an assassin entered the Shamir Hall at a joint session of the National Parliament and shot President Eli Dupont and Prime Minister Clyde Schneider. Schneider was pronounced dead on the scene when paramedics showed up at 12:36 PM. Dupont was rushed to Levi Shamir Hospital and after four hours of emergency surguries and being in critical condition, the doctors declared him deceased at 5:10 PM. Another connnected attack was carried out again Vice President Dorothea Müller. Speaker of the Council Santiago Franco was sworn in as president at 5:31 PM.

Personal Life

Dupont was married twice. He first met Mira Dupont (née Rahal) in 2016 at Urshawabad National University. She was a journalist and they married in 2017. Mira gave birth to their daughter, Cecilia Dupont, in 2018. In 2024, Mira and Cecilia were flying from Urshawabad to Icaris and were killed in a plane crash.

In 2039, Dupont married Aimee Marguilles, a doctor, after four months of dating. They separated in 2041 and divorced in 2043 citing irreconcilable differences. At points in their divorce hearings, Marguilles claimed Dupont was both emotionally and physically abusive, a claim he vehementately denied. Marguilles was awarded much of Dupont's fortune in the final divorce settlement. Upon his death, Marguilles donated funds she had receieved to the Eli Dupont Foundation, an organization that sponsors business start ups and entrepreneurism.

Eli Dupont was known for his relationship with wealthy businessman and banker Scott Dillon. Dillon grew up with Dupont as a mentor and they stayed in touch for various times over the years. Dillon and Dupont both have made statements regarding their very close relationship; regarding that of father and son. Dupont and Dillon had a falling out in 2053 and in 2057 they spoke for the last time before Dupont's death.

Unbeknowest to the world, Dupont began dating reporter Lacey Blanchard, (sister of State Delegate and Presidential candidate, Karson Blanchard), and member of his press pool in 2053. Blanchard was 17 years his junior during their relationship. They were together until his death in 2058. Their relationship was not revealed until Blanchard's untimely death in 2066 (she had fallen asleep at the wheel and was struck by an oncoming car). Their relationship was quite a shock to many, especially as Karson Blanchard was the Libertist nominee for the 2057 election, in which he directly faced President Dupont, the administration his sister was reporting on. It is reported Lacey Blanchard and Eli Dupont took a relationship hiatus from January to July of 2057 during the election. A memoir titled, "Behind the Curtain" was Blanchard's written record of her relationship with Eli Dupont, his public persona versus his private, and their interactions up until his death. The memoir was published by Blanchard's sister.

The memoir, while being lambasted by some, contained highly personal and specific details regarding Dupont, his decisions as presidents, and the inner workings of his administration. Politicians that served with him critcized the book for painting them in a negative light; Dupont for most of his political career felt he was being played by his peers and influenced by special interests, despite seeingly charismatic and aggressive himself. Blanchard also wrote that Dupont respected her brother quite a bit, confiding in her that he felt he deserved to be president some day and that he would support him.

Abner Nazari and Eric Caldwell, two of Dupont's closest friends have both confirmed the existence of a long-standing relationship of a sensitive nature. They have confirmed their belief that Lacey Blanchard matched Dupont's words about his secret significant other as well as even claiming they had suspicions it was her. They also both claimed the four of them (Nazari, Caldwell, Karson & Lacey Blanchard) were present at the hospital.

Lacey Blanchard and Eric Cladwell married in 2061. They too had a large age gap of 13 years.

Security Service records also indicated Lacey Blanchard was at the hospital where Dupont was taken and was seen uncontrollably upset when hearing of Dupont's final passing.

Legacy

Eli Dupont is known as one of the most forward-thinking politicians in Icarisian politics. He was known by his peers for being a pragmatic and calm leader. His peers said his creative approach to complex problem solving was his best attribute. The populist movement he led in Icarisian politics for ideological freedom and independent thinking had ripple effects on the socio-political sphere for decades.

Controversies

After the 2059 leak, confidential documents from the investment and global policy firm, the Attica Group, revealed Dupont had entered an agreement with the firm to join their business after his presidency as their Chief of Global Missions. This role would put him at the center of influence in global politics, influencing everything from international organizations to individual national policies of foreign policies. When the news broke of this confidential deal, many criticized the late president for his shady backroom dealings with massive multi-national organizations and many Traditionalists have called for a national ban on any Attica Group subsidiaries or funded organizations in Icaris.