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3	!![[center: [- [[Characters/ExtremisUltimis Main Character Index]] -]]][[center: [[Characters/ExtremisUltimisAfrica Africa]] \| [[Characters/ExtremisUltimisAsia Asia]] ('''Middle East''' \| [[Characters/ExtremisUltimisChina China]]) \| [[Characters/ExtremisUltimisAmericas Americas]] ([[Characters/ExtremisUltimisUnitedStates United States]] \| [[Characters/EURepublicanUnionOfAmerica Republican Union of America]]) \| [[Characters/ExtremisUltimisEurope Europe]] ([[Characters/ExtremisUltimisRussia Russia]]) \| [[Characters/ExtremisUltimisOceania Oceania]]]]
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5	[[foldercontrol]]
6
7	! Middle East
8	[[folder:Türkiye]]
9	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flag_of_turkey.png]]
10	->'''Official Name:''' Türkiye
11	->'''Ruling Party:''' Justice and Development Party
12	->'''Ideology:''' Nationalism[[note]]Populism[[/note]]
13	----
14
15	!!''Recep Tayyip Erdoğan''
16	[[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrait_tur_edrogan.png]]
17	->'''Role:''' Head of State
18	->'''Party:''' Justice and Development Party
19	->'''Ideology:''' Nationalism[[note]]Populism[[/note]]
20	----
21	* GoodOldWays: Erdoğan seeks to move Turkey back to its conservative past, and even take it a step further by potentially bringing about a 2nd Ottoman Empire if his dreams were to allow it.
22	[[/folder]]
23
24	[[folder:Cyprus]]
25	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flag_of_cyprus_8.png]]
26	->'''Official Name:''' Republic of Cyprus
27	->'''Ruling Party:''' Democratic Rally
28	->'''Ideology:''' Liberal Moderatism[[note]]Social Conservatism[[/note]]
29	----
30
31	!!''Averof Neofytou''
32	[[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrait_cyp_averof_neofytou.png]]
33	->'''Role:''' Head of State
34	->'''Party:''' Democratic Rally
35	->'''Ideology:''' Liberal Moderatism[[note]]Social Conservatism[[/note]]
36	----
37
38	!!''John Mackintosh Foot''
39	[[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/john_mackintosh_foot.png]]
40	->'''Role:''' Head of State
41	->'''Party:''' British Protectorate of Cyprus
42	->'''Ideology:''' Paternalism[[note]]Autocracy[[/note]]
43	----
44
45	!!''Chrysostomos II''
46	[[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chrysostomos_ii.png]]
47	->'''Role:''' Head of State
48	->'''Party:''' Cypriot Orthodox Church
49	->'''Ideology:''' Authoritarian Theocracy[[note]]Authoritarianism[[/note]]
50	----
51
52	!!''Dalmatius Diogenus''
53	[[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dalmatius_diogenus.png]]
54	->'''Role:''' Head of State
55	->'''Party:''' The Second Knights Templar
56	->'''Ideology:''' Ethno-Theocracy[[note]]Ethnic Nationalism[[/note]]
57	----
58
59	!!''CFN Council''
60	[[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cfn_council.png]]
61	->'''Role:''' Head of State
62	->'''Party:''' Conspiracy of Fire Nuclei - Cypriot Branch
63	->'''Ideology:''' Insurrectionary Anarchism[[note]]Anarchism[[/note]]
64	----
65
66	!!''Christos Christou''
67	[[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/christos_christou.png]]
68	->'''Role:''' Head of State
69	->'''Party:''' National Popular Front
70	->'''Ideology:''' Living Statism[[note]]National Totalitarianism[[/note]]
71	----
72	[[/folder]]
73
74	[[folder:Syria]]
75	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1920px_flag_of_syria_19321958_19611963svg.png]]
76	->'''Official Name:''' Syrian Arab Republic
77	->'''Ruling Party:''' National Progressive Front
78	->'''Ideology:''' Ba'athism[[note]]Authoritarianism[[/note]]
79	----
80
81	!!''UsefulNotes/BasharAlAssad''
82	[[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrait_syr_bashar_al_assad_5.png]]
83	->'''Role:''' Head of State
84	->'''Party:''' National Progressive Front
85	->'''Ideology:''' Ba'athism[[note]]Authoritarianism[[/note]]
86	----
87	* {{Nepotism}}: Assad and his family have been running Syria for decades. Ever since his uncle couped the country and put himself in charge, Assad has done very little to get himself in power after his uncle died and now runs Syria with an iron fist just like his uncle before him.
88	[[/folder]]
89
90	[[folder:Lebanon]]
91	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flag_of_lebanon.png]]
92	->'''Official Name:''' Lebanon
93	%%->'''Ruling Party:'''
94	->'''Ideology:''' Liberal Conservatism[[note]]Social Conservatism[[/note]]
95	----
96
97	!!''Hassam Diab''
98	[[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrait_leb_hassam_diab.png]]
99	->'''Role:''' Head of State
100	%%->'''Party:'''
101	->'''Ideology:''' Liberal Conservatism[[note]]Social Conservatism[[/note]]
102	----
103	[[/folder]]
104
105	[[folder:Israel]]
106	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flag_of_israel_6.png]]
107	->'''Official Name:''' Republic of Israel
108	%%->'''Ruling Party:'''
109	->'''Ideology:''' Religious Conservatism[[note]]Social Conservatism[[/note]]
110	----
111
112	!!''Rueven Rivlin''
113	[[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrait_isr_rueven_rivlin.png]]
114	->'''Role:''' Head of State
115	%%->'''Party:'''
116	->'''Ideology:''' Religious Conservatism[[note]]Social Conservatism[[/note]]
117	----
118	[[/folder]]
119
120	[[folder:Jordan]]
121	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flag_of_jordan.png]]
122	->'''Official Name:''' Kingdom of Jordan
123	%%->'''Ruling Party:'''
124	->'''Ideology:''' Absolute Monarchism[[note]]Autocracy[[/note]]
125	----
126
127	!!''Abdullah II''
128	[[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrait_jor_king_abdullah_ii.png]]
129	->'''Role:''' Head of State
130	%%->'''Party:'''
131	->'''Ideology:''' Absolute Monarchism[[note]]Autocracy[[/note]]
132	----
133	[[/folder]]
134
135	[[folder:Iraq]]
136	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flag_of_iraq_0.png]]
137	->'''Official Name:''' Republic of Iraq
138	->'''Ruling Party:''' People's Party for Reform
139	->'''Ideology:''' Civil Libertarianism[[note]]Libertarianism[[/note]]
140	----
141
142	!!''Faiq Al Sheikh Ali''
143	[[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrait_irq_faiq_al_sheikh_ali.png]]
144	->'''Role:''' Head of State
145	->'''Party:''' People's Party for Reform
146	->'''Ideology:''' Civil Libertarianism[[note]]Libertarianism[[/note]]
147	----
148	[[/folder]]
149
150	[[folder:Kurdistan]]
151	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flag_of_kurdistan.png]]
152	->'''Official Name:''' Republic of Kurdistan
153	%%->'''Ruling Party:'''
154	->'''Ideology:''' Democratic Nationalism[[note]]Democratic Populism[[/note]]
155	----
156
157	!!''Nechirvan Barzani''
158	[[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrait_kur_nechirvan_barzani.png]]
159	->'''Role:''' Head of State
160	%%->'''Party:'''
161	->'''Ideology:''' Democratic Nationalism[[note]]Democratic Populism[[/note]]
162	----
163	----
164	[[/folder]]
165
166	[[folder:Iran]]
167	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flag_of_iran.png]]
168	->'''Official Name:''' Islamic Republic of Iran
169	%%->'''Ruling Party:'''
170	->'''Ideology:''' Islamic Republicanism[[note]]Authoritarianism[[/note]]
171	----
172
173	!!''Ali Hosseini Khameini''
174	[[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrait_per_ali_khamenei.png]]
175	->'''Role:''' Head of State
176	%%->'''Party:'''
177	->'''Ideology:''' Islamic Republicanism[[note]]Authoritarianism[[/note]]
178	----
179	* TheFundamentalist: Khameini as well as his Islamic predecessors run Iran as an Islamic Republic. Despite it claiming its a republic, the country is quite anti-Democratic by rigging elections, imprisoning enemies of the state including opposition politicians, and enforcing reactionary Islamic Law over everybody in the country with no possible way of challenging it fairly without meeting batons and guns.
180	[[/folder]]
181
182	[[folder:Kuwait]]
183	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flag_of_kuwait_6.png]]
184	->'''Official Name:''' Kuwait
185	%%->'''Ruling Party:'''
186	->'''Ideology:''' Constitutional Monarchism[[note]]Authoritarianism[[/note]]
187	----
188
189	!!''Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah''
190	[[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrait_kuw_sabah.png]]
191	->'''Role:''' Head of State
192	%%->'''Party:'''
193	->'''Ideology:''' Constitutional Monarchism[[note]]Authoritarianism[[/note]]
194	----
195	[[/folder]]
196
197	[[folder:Saudi Arabia]]
198	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flag_of_saudi_arabia.png]]
199	->'''Official Name:''' Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
200	%%->'''Ruling Party:'''
201	->'''Ideology:''' Salafism[[note]]Autocracy[[/note]]
202	----
203	* TheTheocracy: Saudi Arabia is run under a Theocratic Islamic Monarchy, where the people are run by a dictatorial royal who enforces Salafist Fundamentalism over the people.
204
205	!!''Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud''
206	[[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrait_sau_king_salman.png]]
207	->'''Role:''' Head of State
208	%%->'''Party:'''
209	->'''Ideology:''' Salafism[[note]]Autocracy[[/note]]
210	----
211	[[/folder]]
212
213	[[folder:Bahrain]]
214	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flag_of_bahrain_2.png]]
215	->'''Official Name:''' Bahrain
216	%%->'''Ruling Party:'''
217	->'''Ideology:''' Absolute Monarchism[[note]]Autocracy[[/note]]
218	----
219
220	!!''Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa''
221	[[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrait_bar_hamad.png]]
222	->'''Role:''' Head of State
223	%%->'''Party:'''
224	->'''Ideology:''' Absolute Monarchism[[note]]Autocracy[[/note]]
225	----
226	[[/folder]]
227
228	[[folder:Qatar]]
229	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flag_of_qatar.png]]
230	->'''Official Name:''' Qatar
231	%%->'''Ruling Party:'''
232	->'''Ideology:''' Salafism[[note]]Autocracy[[/note]]
233	----
234
235	!!''Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani''
236	[[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrait_qat_tamin.png]]
237	->'''Role:''' Head of State
238	%%->'''Party:'''
239	->'''Ideology:''' Salafism[[note]]Autocracy[[/note]]
240	----
241	* TheFundamentalist: As King and Religious icon of Qatar, Thani essentially rules Qatar as a Theocratic Monarch who resides with his wealth along with the book of Quran. Enforced to all who live among the lands to live by and for Allah.
242	[[/folder]]
243
244	[[folder:United Arab Emirates]]
245	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flag_of_the_united_arab_emirates_7.png]]
246	->'''Official Name:''' United Arab Emirates
247	->'''Ruling Party:''' Al Nahyane Dynasty
248	->'''Ideology:''' Constitutional Monarchism[[note]]Authoritarianism[[/note]]
249	----
250
251	!!''Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan''
252	[[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrait_uae_khalifa_bin_zayed_al_nahyan.png]]
253	->'''Role:''' Head of State
254	->'''Party:''' Al Nahyane Dynasty
255	->'''Ideology:''' Constitutional Monarchism[[note]]Authoritarianism[[/note]]
256	----
257	[[/folder]]
258
259	[[folder:Oman]]
260	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flag_of_oman_8.png]]
261	->'''Official Name:''' Sultanate of Oman
262	->'''Ruling Party:''' House of Busaid
263	->'''Ideology:''' Absolute Monarchism[[note]]Autocracy[[/note]]
264	----
265
266	!!''Haitham bin Tariq Ai Said''
267	[[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrait_oma_haitham_bin_tariq_ai_said.png]]
268	->'''Role:''' Head of State
269	->'''Party:''' House of Busaid
270	->'''Ideology:''' Absolute Monarchism[[note]]Autocracy[[/note]]
271	----
272	[[/folder]]
273
274	!! Caucasus
275	[[folder:Georgia]]
276	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flag_of_georgia.png]]
277	->'''Official Name:''' Republic of Georgia
278	->'''Ruling Party:''' Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia
279	->'''Ideology:''' Liberal Moderatism[[note]]Social Liberalism[[/note]]
280	----
281
282	!!''Salome Zourabichvili''
283	[[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrait_geo_salome_zourabichvili.png]]
284	->'''Role:''' Head of State
285	->'''Party:''' Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia
286	->'''Ideology:''' Liberal Moderatism[[note]]Social Liberalism[[/note]]
287	----
288	[[/folder]]
289
290	[[folder:Armenia]]
291	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flag_of_armenia_dem.png]]
292	->'''Official Name:''' Republic of Armenia
293	%%->'''Ruling Party:'''
294	->'''Ideology:''' Neoliberalism[[note]]Libertarianism[[/note]]
295	----
296
297	!!''Nikol Pashinyan''
298	[[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrait_arm_nikol_pashinyan.png]]
299	->'''Role:''' Head of State
300	%%->'''Party:'''
301	->'''Ideology:''' Neo-Liberalism[[note]]Libertarianism[[/note]]
302	----
303	[[/folder]]
304
305	[[folder:Azerbaijan]]
306	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flag_of_azerbaijan_37.png]]
307	->'''Official Name:''' Republic of Azerbaijan
308	->'''Ruling Party:''' New Azerbaijan Party
309	->'''Ideology:''' Neo-Conservatism[[note]]Democratic Populism[[/note]]
310	----
311
312	!!''Ilham Aliyev''
313	[[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrait_azr_ilham_aliyev_5.png]]
314	->'''Role:''' Head of State
315	->'''Party:''' New Azerbaijan Party
316	->'''Ideology:''' Neo-Conservatism[[note]]Democratic Populism[[/note]]
317	----
318	[[/folder]]
319
320	!! Yemeni Civil War
321	[[folder:Republic of Yemen]]
322	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1536px_flag_of_yemen.png]]
323	->'''Official Name:''' Republic of Yemen
324	->'''Ruling Party:''' General People's Congress
325	->'''Ideology:''' Democratic Nationalism[[note]]Democratic Populism[[/note]]
326	----
327	* CivilWar: The Republic of Yemen is in a Civil-War against four other contending factions. It has the highest chance of winning due to both having international support as the true legitimate government as well as foreign volunteers.
328
329	!!''Rashad al-Alimi''
330	[[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrait_yem_rashad_al_alimi.png]]
331	->'''Role:''' Head of State
332	->'''Party:''' General People's Congress
333	->'''Ideology:''' Democratic Nationalism[[note]]Democratic Populism[[/note]]
334	----
335	[[/folder]]
336
337	[[folder:People's Democratic Republic of Yemen]]
338	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flag_of_peoples_republic_of_yemen.png]]
339	->'''Official Name:''' People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
340	->'''Ruling Party:''' Southern Transitional Council
341	->'''Ideology:''' Castroism[[note]]Marxist-Leninism[[/note]]
342	----
343	* CivilWar: People's Democratic Republic of Yemen is one of the four factions to attempting unify Yemen but is largely a remnant for South Yemen with very little support throughout the world.
344
345	!!''Aidarus al-Zoubaidi''
346	[[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrait_ade_aidarus_al_zoubaidi.png]]
347	->'''Role:''' Head of State
348	->'''Party:''' Southern Transitional Council
349	->'''Ideology:''' Castroism[[note]]Marxist-Leninism[[/note]]
350	----
351	[[/folder]]
352
353	[[folder:Houthi Insurgency]]
354	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1536px_flag_of_yemen.png]]
355	->'''Official Name:''' Houthi Insurgency
356	->'''Ruling Party:''' Ansar Allah
357	->'''Ideology:''' Islamic Republicanism[[note]]Authoritarianism[[/note]]
358	----
359	* CivilWar: The Houthis are the only faction of the Yemeni Civil War that is funded by a foreign country as a form of ProxyWar instead of relying on themselves or international support to stabilize their position.
360	* ZergRush: The professionalism of the Houthi army leaves plenty to be desired of as they lack the tactics and methods suited for long wars; to compensate, they field a large number of guerrillas.
361
362	!!''Abdul-Malik al-Houthi''
363	[[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrait_yem_abdul_malik_al_houthi.png]]
364	->'''Role:''' Head of State
365	->'''Party:''' Ansar Allah
366	->'''Ideology:''' Islamic Republicanism[[note]]Authoritarianism[[/note]]
367	----
368	[[/folder]]
369
370	[[folder:Islamic State - Yemen Province]]
371
372	->'''Official Name:''' Islamic State - Yemen Province
373	%%->'''Ruling Party:'''
374	->'''Ideology:''' Salafism[[note]]Autocracy[[/note]]
375	----
376	* CivilWar: The final faction of the Yemeni Civil War who is helped out by no-one and is definitely the weakest faction due to its leader being a POW and also to the Islamic State being demonized globally, practically counting an enemy of every country in the world.
377
378	!!''Abu Osama al-Muhajer''
379	[[quoteright:156:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrait_isy_abu_osama_al_muhajer.png]]
380	->'''Role:''' Head of State
381	%%->'''Party:'''
382	->'''Ideology:''' Salafism[[note]]Autocracy[[/note]]
383	----
384	* POWCamp: al-Muhajer is a Prisoner of War captured during the Civil-War. Because of this, he is not in charge of the faction despite being its de-jure head.

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