Name: Ion Horsa Codrinaru
Dob: June 3rd, 1812 (36)
Place of Birth: Oradea, Transylvania
Culture: Romanian
Position: Nobility, (party leader?), and Councillor for Transylvania
Bio: One of the few members of native Romanian aristocracy in Transylvania, Codrinaru is a fighter for ethnic Romanian rights. The Codrinaru family is one of the largest landowners in the eastern Transylvania. Considered rather mercurial by both his political allies and enemies, Ion does not follow a doctrine as much as takes advantage of situations for Romanian benefit.
((Political parties can be formed by anyone at anytime; the aim is to encourage a wide range of parties that form coalitions during election time despite having different structures, reflecting the partisan nature of the country (though in there first election, we won't be having a primary so it will just be the first however many people who nominate themselves) ))
Name: Victor Kraus
Date of Birth: February 1st, 1803
Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria
Culture: German
Position: Capitalist & Member of the Federal Council ((if being an Capitalist is inappropiate, can you make Kraus an Austrian military officer please?))
Bio: Born into a small noble family, Kraus had to watch as his father threw away the family fortune in foolish business ventures and then lose the rest as he turned to gambling and drink. Kraus served for a short time in the artillery brigades of the Austrian army as an officer, until his father finally perished. Kraus took hold of what little money was left of the family fortune and began to invest heavily in the armament factories that were begining to appear in Austria. Having fully recovered his family fortune, and adding to it tenfold since he inherited it, Victor Kraus is one of the most influential capitalists in Austria. Kraus has acquired considerable political clout by using his noble birth and wealth to force himself onto the Austrian Federal Council. Believing stability is the key to progress, Kraus loathes revoultionaries and anything that could disrupt the careful balancing act that is the Austrian Empire. He owes his loyalty to the royalty, and nobility, but is unwilling to throw away everything he worked so hard to achieve by blindy following orders. Kraus is an ally of the Monarchy, but he is not a fool.
((You can be a capitalist and a member of the Federal Council; you cannot, however, be an military officer and a member of the Federal Council as they are mutually exclusive.))