Shady Morsi
Macronational political career
Morsi along with John Charlton Rudge are one of the few micronationalists that also held office in their respective macronations He is politically active in his macronation, seeing public service as "the ultimate service to his nation" his first political campaign was back in 2014 when Shady Morsi was urged by a group of friends to enter the race as a write-in candidate. Although he was ineligible (he was 15 years old at the time. Was not on the ballot and didnt live in Oegstgeest) he actively campaigned. with support of Najim Oumejjoud who becomes his campaign manager Morsi's slogan was "Are you fucking tired of politicians write in Shady Morsi" The goal of the campaign was to make many votes invalid as possible and to eventually elect Morsi as a candidate Morsi campaigned on the abolishment of capitalism, and to improve public transit. Despite that Morsi finished 8th with 90 votes but was declared invalid due the Dutch system not recognizing write in votes. Only 27 votes separated Morsi from the ballot registered libertarian Lukas Tjeima
He was an active member of GeenPeil and campaigned for GeenPeil during the Dutch general elections, 2017
In 2018 Morsi was a candidate for the small Direct Democracy Netherlands in Zoetermeer, a party that wanted to have more direct democracy and more citizen involvement, Morsi was placed 6th and last and acted as a lijstduwer Morsi accepted the position due to his college deadlines but campaigned nevertheless. Morsi acted also as the campaigns offical photographer. the list finished second last in the election with 278 votes with Morsi getting 13 preference votes beating offical candidate Bert Gerritse who had 9 in the end Morsi expected to get 57-60 votes from friends. Morsi conceded the election on behalf of his party
After the election. Morsi left DDN and joined the Labour party In September 2018, Morsi ran for the local party leadership and was confirmed as an official leadership contestant for the Labour Party in Zoetermeer where he finished third. His platform was more left than the other candidates
Morsi moved to Schiedam to live under supervision in 2019-2020 and joined the Christian Union. Morsi reasoning for the party switch was because the "party is progressive on issues i find inportant but also conservative on medical-ethical questions" Morsi was appointed duo-councilor, meaning that he could not vote but could participate in committee meetings. Morsis portfolios where COVID-19, IT, Healthcare, Education and Saftey
Morsi worked hard to build up the center of the party on social issues. Unlike other members, Morsi a fervent conservative, in his maiden speech Morsi said that "We are here for the people of Schiedam and we are elected to serve them" He developed a right wing position on city government and critizised the municipal executive for not having a COVID exit strategy. Morsi has called for more aid to help the Maasland Ziekenhuis including funding and programs around reproductive healthcare,
Morsi's term as Duo-Councilor ended when Shady Morsi left Schiedam and relocated to Zoetermeer
Morsi was elected as an Arkel Village Councilor in 2022 altough resigned due to council disfunctionality
Media appearances
Morsi started as an extra in the 2020 Dutch-English show Van de Valk and the Dutch show Spangas. As a police office and teacher respectivly Morsi was also a guest editor in the OPEN Rotterdam show. History Matters
Morsi also played in theather for a short time. Playing the messenger of the king
| Media apperances | Year | Show | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Spangas | Extra | Teacher | ||
| 2018 | Van der Valk | Extra | Police officer. gunned down during combat | ||
| 2022 | TCR College introduction | Himself | |||
| 2022 | History Matters | Himself |
Electoral History
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| Year | Election | Affiliation | Votes | % | Opponents | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Chief-Executive | Independent | ELECTED | ||||