TheOneAndOnlyGod

Elian Elyas, better known as TheOneAndOnlyGod or God, is the current Minister of Education, MP in the National Assembly of Doggerland, leader of the Justice Party, and former mayor of Rotsibaai.

Early Life
God (born Nicolas Elyas) was born on 18 March, 1988, to filipino immigrant parents, in Mistlân, Zuidvis. Raised in a mixed English-Dutch neighborhood, they were raised speaking both fluently, as well as speaking Tagalog conversatioanally.

God attended Weststream Primary School and Eaststream Secondary School. They majored in law at the University of the City of Mistlân.

Mayor of Rotsibaai (2016 - 2020)
God served as mayor of Rotsibaai between 27 March, 2016, and 27 March, 2020. Becoming mayor at the age of 28, they were the city's youngest mayor.

While mayor, God strengthened Rotsibaai's public transport and reformed the city's education system.

Whilst God won the 2020 mayoral election, they decided their deputy mayor, Valerie van der Bijl, should serve the following term due to God's worsening COVID-19 infection, which they eventually survived.

Leader of the Justice Party (January 2021 - present)
On 26 January, 2021, following the Doggerland political crisis of January 2021, God became leader of the Justice Party and DryCleaningBuffalo became deputy leader of the Justice Party.

Following negotiations with the Labor Worker's Party and the United Left People's Party, the Justice Party became part of the Forward! Alliance for Progressive Action, which eventually formed a minority government with a confidence and supply agreement with the Communist Party.

National Assembly of Doggerland (January 2021 - present)
God was elected to the National Assembly of Doggerland following the January 2021 legislative elections.

Minister of Education (January 2021 - present
God was promised the leadership of the Ministry of Education by Kevin Trevor during early negotiations on forming a coalition, and they were made the Minister of Education following the January 2021 elections.

Political Positions
God is in favor of equal rights for all, except Italians. God hates Italians.

God believes in universal healthcare, universal housing, and universal free education in Doggerland.

God is in favor of allowing more immigrants and refugees in Doggerland. Except Italians.

God favors higher taxes for the upper classes, and tax cuts for the working class.

God believes in the expansion of the federal government, and nationalization of education.

God is known for their radical hatred of the Italian people, wanting to detain, deport, and execute every 3rd, 2nd, and 1st generation Italian immigrant to Doggerland.

God is against Doggish intervention in foreign wars. Instead, they favor wielding soft power and diplomatic leverage against nations which they believe to be in violation of human rights.

God believes in the rights of Sworicks, which has led some to call God a furry.

"God" Nickname
God earned the nickname following a blunder in a 2016 campaign speech. They mistakenly referred to themselves when talking about God, stating, "When I created the world..." God quickly fixed the mistake, but the moment went viral on social media platforms, where users quickly started to refer to them as "God". Soon after, God endorse the usage of the nickname, and it was used in official mayoral campaign materials.

By 2017, users on atheist message boards began to call God "TheOneAndOnlyGod." Pieter van der Berg wrote in the De Zuidvis Dagblad, "It seems this nickname is being used as a protest against the religious establishment and against religious institutions. By claiming Elyas to be the one and only God, users are claiming that God does not exist, and that anybody could be God if they claimed. Thus, users are saying that if anybody claiming to be God could be God, then what's to say God even exists."

Constituent Assualt
While mayor of Rotsibaai, God was known to frequently yell insults at constituents, especially those who disagreed with their mayorship.

"Jerks" Incident
Following a January 2021 poll, God earned a net approval rating of +17.5pp (3rd highest among partisan leaders). This would lead to God lashing out at the nation, yelling "Which of you jerks disapprove of my leadership?" in a January 31 speech televised to the nation.

Italian Racism
A stated hatred of Italians cause a crack in the relationship between the Independent Democracy Party leader Beady and God.

Alleged NDP Sympathies and Viagra Incident
Some critics believe God bears hatred for the Dutch and for Calvinism due to God's support in the rights of the Doggish minorites, which some have tied to NPD sympathies. God has repeatedly rebuked these claims, once stating, "These claims are as limp and flaccid as an old man's pelvic leg without Viagra." This remark about Viagra was seen as vulgar and rude at the time, bringing much media criticism to God on traditional news outlets and on social media.

Personal Life
God uses he/him, she/her, and they/them pronouns, and they identify as bisexual.

Raised in a family practicing Catholicism, God claims Catholic teaching has influenced their political views about civil rights and equality. God currently identifies as agnostic.

God's favorite restaurant chain is Red Lobster.