Dadijo Penguinez

Dadijo "Dadi" Penguinez (born March 19, 1996) is a member of the United Left People's Party since 27 January 2021. He is a candidate in the January 2021 legislative elections and is 12th on his party's list. He was the only candidate on the list born in Antarctica.

Early Life
Penguinez was born in Antarctica to Canadian-American researchers stationed there. He was the third of five brothers. In 2002, the Dogger passenger ship DS Verhuisen sunk in the South Atlantic Ocean, near the General Bernardo O'Higgins Research Base, close to New Fish City. As a result, many Antarctican locals took in survivors. Penguinez's family adopted Rune, a survivor of the shipwreck.

He immigrated to Doggerland in November 2020, after majoring in Marine Studies at New Fish University. He cites Rune as the reason he decided to come to Doggerland, saying "they kept talking about how lovely it was. When they grew up, they moved back there and really wanted me to come. I also admired all the docks and the ocean... I felt I might as well try it out." He initially settled in the Akvarium neighbourhood of Nandels Port. He became active in politics in January 2021 after a bar patron bet him $50 he couldn't win a seat in the legislative assembly before he'd been there a year. As of May 15, the patron still has yet to pay him his winnings.

Political Career (2021-present)
He was a candidate with the United Left People's Party in the January 2021 legislative elections. During this time, he co-founded the ULPP Disability caucus with Rune and assisted in the design of its logo. The ULPP won the January 2021 election, and Penguinez officially became a Member of Parliament with a minority government.

In February 2021, Penguinez announced he would be relocating to Midtte amid the establishment of the Senate and his assignment to District 4 (Medost).

Stances
Penguinez is a democratic socialist. He supported the effort to join the EU.

Though he was opposed to the Triangle government, Penguinez condemned the murder of TheOWOTriangle, stating that it was "a step too far" and "a slap in the face to a normal democratic system".

Controversies
Penguinez allegedly was been self-employed in a pizzeria he may have founded himself before it was consolidated into Red Lobster after Penguinez lost the latter in a backroom deal involving 18 Anchovy Pizzas and a screwdriver. The details of this allegation have not yet been commented on by Penguinez or his associates. The pizzeria has since been suspected of being the site of at least one or two nuclear weapons tests which would have violated the Partial Test Ban Treaty.

Penguinez is supposedly an excellent card-jitsu player. There isn't any evidence to this, but many witnesses have shown up dead unexpectedly. Whether Penguinez is involved or not is uncertain.



Penguinez has been at the center of multiple public indecency charges, but has never been arrested for said charges. After being pressed on the situation, he simply stated "I am a penguin" and walked waddled away. He has never been spotted in public wearing any clothes since being pressed by reporters on the matter and despite racking up over a 25 million dollars in charges, has refused to pay a single cent until "the people of Doggerland faced the truth."

Personal Life
Penguinez used to live in the Akvarium region of Nandels Bay. Due to the creation of the Senate of Doggerland and its resulting reorganization of the federal political system, Penguinez moved to Midtte, the capital city of Medost. He arrived on March 17, 2021, after having been delayed by the Port Nandels Stabbings. After the senate was abolished, he remained in Midtte, though has said he is open to the option of going back to Nandels Port in the future.

On April 15, 2021, Penguinez took an extended leave of absence from Parliament due to the various personal reasons, including coping with the deaths of various colleagues. He returned to Parliament briefly on April 25, 2021 for a debate and vote. He left early, about two hours before the National Assembly was occupied by a military coup. He is credited with calling the National Guard to the scene upon hearing the news. He formally returned on May 23, 2021.