Michel Dubois
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| Full Name | Michel Dubois |
| Parents | Pierre Dubois (father) Jeanne Dubois (née Lefebvre) (mother) |
| Spouse | Isabelle Dubois (née Moreau) (m. 1729 AN) |
| Children | Antoine Dubois (b. 1731 AN) Marie-Claire Dubois (b. 1733 AN) |
| Birth Date | 8.IX.1701 AN |
| Birth Place |  Alkhiva, Nouvelle Alexandrie
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| Occupation | Politician, former mayor, resistance figure |
| Residence | Pax, Oportia
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| Political Affiliation | Liberty Now! Movement (LNM) |
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| Citizenship | Oportia
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Michel Dubois (born 8.IX.1701 AN) is an Oportian politician and former Mayor of Pax who served as the Liberty Now! Movement's Chancellor candidate in the 1747 Oportian general election. Recognized as one of the National Salvation Council's primary targets following the 1744 Oportian coup d'état, Dubois became a symbol of resistance after surviving months in hiding before his arrest and subsequent detention at Naval Base Montségur. His release following the NSC's collapse during the Fourth Euran War and his electoral campaign against Felicia Belanger established him as a prominent figure in post-coup Oportian politics.
Dubois gained national prominence through his unwavering opposition to military rule when other political leaders, including Liberty Now! Movement leader Sofia Laurent and FCU leader Felipe Perez y Garza, moderated their positions after military occupation of party headquarters on 21.XII.1744 AN. His story of resistance, imprisonment, and political revival has been widely celebrated in contemporary Oportian society.
Electoral record
Mayor of Pax
1738 mayoral election
Dubois first ran for Mayor of Pax in 1738 AN as the Liberty Now! Movement candidate, campaigning on a platform of administrative reform, economic liberalization, and governmental transparency. His narrow victory marked the first time the LNM had captured the mayoralty of Pax.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage |
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| Michel Dubois | Liberty Now! Movement (LNM) | 487,234 | 51.0% |
| Jean-Claude Rousseau | Liberal Progressive Party of Oportia (LPP) | 372,945 | 39.0% |
| Marie Fontaine | Federal Conservative Union of Oportia (FCU) | 57,359 | 6.0% |
| Pierre Marchand | Independent (IND) | 38,239 | 4.0% |
| Total | 955,777 | 100.0% | |
| Registered voters: 1,124,326 • Turnout: 85.0% | |||
1742 mayoral election
Dubois sought re-election in 1742 AN, running on his record of reducing municipal bureaucracy, promoting private enterprise development, and improving city services. His increased margin of victory reflected broad satisfaction with his first term, particularly among Pax's business community and middle-class voters.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage |
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| Michel Dubois | Liberty Now! Movement (LNM) | 556,789 | 56.0% |
| Georges Lefebvre | Liberal Progressive Party of Oportia (LPP) | 328,112 | 33.0% |
| Antoine Mossadegh | Federal Conservative Union of Oportia (FCU) | 69,623 | 7.0% |
| Farhad Beaulieu | Nationalist & Humanist Party of Oportia (NHO) | 39,778 | 4.0% |
| Total | 994,302 | 100.0% | |
| Registered voters: 1,187,502 • Turnout: 83.7% | |||
His second term as mayor was interrupted by the 1744 Oportian coup d'état, which removed him from office along with many other elected officials. Dubois's refusal to recognize the military's authority and his continued claim to legitimate mayoral status contributed to his designation as a primary target by the National Salvation Council.
1747 Oportian general election
Dubois served as the Liberty Now! Movement's Chancellor candidate paired with Federal Representative candidate Sofia Laurent in the 1747 general elections. Despite drawing significant crowds during campaign rallies and benefiting from his status as a resistance hero, the LNM ticket faced an overwhelming defeat against the Democratic Restoration Coalition's pairing of Felicia Belanger and Clementina Duffy Carr.
The election marked Oportia's first democratic exercise following the collapse of the National Salvation Council. Dubois's campaign emphasized democratic renewal and economic liberalization, themes that resonated with urban audiences but failed to overcome Belanger's widespread popularity and the DRC's organizational advantages. The LNM's 16.0% vote share represented a significant decline from pre-coup electoral performance, though political analysts credited Dubois's personal appeal with preventing a complete collapse of the party's support base.
| Candidate | Party | Chancellor | Votes | Percentage | Departments Won |
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| Felicia Belanger | Democratic Restoration Coalition (DRC) | Clementina Duffy Carr | 15,465,549 | 68.0% | 14/14 |
| Sofia Laurent | Liberty Now! Movement (LNM) | Michel Dubois | 3,638,901 | 16.0% | 0/14 |
| Fatima Al-Khamenei | Nationalist & Humanist Party of Oportia (NHP) | Marina Duvalier | 1,364,600 | 6.0% | 0/14 |
| Lawrence Marchelier | Federal Conservative Union of Oportia (FCU) | Gerard Fauquier | 1,137,167 | 5.0% | 0/14 |
| Henri Dubois | Independent (IND) | Marie Fontaine | 682,300 | 3.0% | 0/14 |
| Claire Moreau | New Left of Oportia (NLO) | Antoine Girard | 454,819 | 2.0% | 0/14 |
| Total | 22,743,336 | 100.0% | 14/14 | ||
| Registered voters: 23,591,507 • Turnout: 96.4% • Invalid ballots: 45,729 (0.2%) | |||||
Despite this electoral defeat, Dubois's campaign successfully revived the Liberty Now! Movement as a viable political force and significantly elevated his national profile. Post-election polling indicated that while voters respected Dubois's resistance credentials, they preferred the stability and reconstruction agenda offered by the Belanger-Carr ticket.
Personal life
Dubois married Isabelle Moreau in 1729 AN, daughter of a prominent Pax manufacturing family. Their union strengthened his connections within the city's business community, contributing to his later electoral success as mayor. The couple has two children: Antoine (born 1731 AN), who pursued a career in journalism before the coup, and Marie-Claire (born 1733 AN), a medical practitioner in Pax.
During Dubois's imprisonment at Naval Base Montségur in 1745 AN, his family faced surveillance and harassment by NSC authorities. Isabelle Dubois organized underground support networks for political prisoners' families, activities that gained recognition only after the regime's fall. Following his release, the family reunited in Pax.
