Rafael Sanz Durán

Rafael Sanz Durán is a Darnussian politician and former professional soldier who has served as the first President of Darnussia since 11 January 2027. Born to an Aldurian father and a Nariki mother, he is the first Darnussian head of state from an ethnic minority background.

Sanz Durán joined the Darnussian Army aged 17 and rose up the ranks to become a Major General, before retiring from the military in 2013. Upon his retirement, he joined the National Liberal Party (NLP), where he quickly became a party favourite due to his military service. A member of the NLPs centre-right wing, he resigned from the party in disgust when Marcus Ruben expelled the Republican People's Party (RPP) from government on account of them being 'too right-wing'. Sanz Durán considered this move unconstitutional and so joined the RPP as they once again became an opposition party.

Sanz Durán was generally sceptical of the RPPs merger with Marcus Manticore's NLP rebels into the Darnussian National Front (DNF), but eventually agreed it was the best course of action. Considered to be on the DNF's left-wing, he was selected as their party's candidate in the hope that he could take a significant number of votes away from the Socialists' candidate. He won the election with 58% of the vote.