Age: 32
Alias: “The Broker”
Affiliation: Kazdangas Reģionālā Apvienība (Kazdanga Regional Union)
Role: Political Fixer | Shadow Diplomat | Silent Enforcer
Public Image: Visionary Leader. Pragmatic Strategist. Unquestionable Loyalty.
Private Reality: International Arms Facilitator. Corruption Architect. Power Broker.

Executive Summary
Arvīds Lācis is not just a man—he's an institution. At 32, his face wears the years of someone who’s sat through far too many backroom deals and midnight phone calls. He speaks like a man used to being obeyed, yet his tone rarely rises above a whisper. A former national government strategist and now the power behind the Kazdanga Regional Union, Lācis has spent years operating at the intersection of diplomacy, deception, and danger.

During his time in federal government, Lācis was instrumental in brokering a series of “stability-focused arms trade deals” in the Middle East—transactions cloaked in the language of cooperation, but whose true beneficiaries often wore no uniforms. He never pulled a trigger. He just ensured the bullets found their way to the right hands.

Today, he’s turned his eye back home. But no one believes that means he's playing small.

Public Persona vs. Private Power
Publicly, Lācis markets himself as a sharp, internationally seasoned candidate focused on economic reform, infrastructure, and regional autonomy. He’s promised to "elevate Kazdanga to new heights" using his “global connections and strategic experience.”

Privately, he remains the same calculating tactician whose name appears in redacted diplomatic memos, encrypted defense cables, and anonymous Swiss transactions. He doesn’t just play chess—he builds the board.

Core Skills
International Arms Negotiation – Brokered covert defense contracts under humanitarian pretense.

High-Level Political Manipulation – Expert in redirecting scandal, managing political puppets, and suppressing dissent.

Financial Network Engineering – Runs multi-layered dark money pipelines through Eastern European banks, energy firms, and lobbying fronts.

Soft Power Application – Uses subtle coercion, well-placed favors, and “leaks” to eliminate threats without confrontation.

Languages
Latvian – Native tongue; deployed in political posturing and coded provincial communication.

English – Fluent; diplomatic, corporate, and criminal-grade.

Italian – Fluent; preferred for sensitive conversations, particularly in Vatican-connected and Southern Italian circles.

Russian – Conversational; for operations, threats, and quick decisions.

Known Assets
Real Estate Holdings:

Urban HQ in Riga disguised as a cultural foundation.

Estate in Montenegro (unlisted, high perimeter security).

Historical residence in Kazdanga now used as a political “command center.”

Corporate Fronts:

Novus Strategies (Political consultancy)

Baltic Meridian (Shipping & logistics firm tied to defense contracts)

Horizon PR (Used to smear opponents, rewrite public narratives)

Political Ties:

Deep influence within the Kazdanga Regional Assembly.

Historic relationships with former Middle Eastern defense ministers, now private contractors.

Tenuous but functional alliance with certain EU lobbyists.

Work Specialty
Arvīds Lācis is a geopolitical strategist masquerading as a regional hero. He specializes in weaponizing influence—turning goodwill into control, turning partnerships into leverage. Whether it's steering a referendum, flipping a mayor, or laundering a weapons contract through an agricultural cooperative, Lācis always plays three moves ahead.

He isn’t interested in control for its own sake—he’s after legacy. And that makes him dangerous.

Quote (Unofficial):
"Democracy is just a deal. The only question is who signs it first."