Frens Ricter

Frens Ricter is a Sordish politician, businessman and the leader of the People’s Freedom and Justice Party. He is also the major shareholder of the construction company, Taurus Holding.

Before his political career, he studied economics at Lachaven Business School and worked for the Watchtower of Human Rights in Arcasia. After his return to Sordland in 1924, he formed a company that imported machine parts from Arcasia and made several investments into service and industrial companies. He helped open research and development departments in these companies and promoted innovation in Taurus Holding after he acquired its majority shares.

He was also known as a notable human rights advocate in Sordland before he joined PFJP in 1932. He was famed due to his strong opposition against Tarquin Soll after his military coup, and was elected as the leader of PFJP in 1949. He promoted economic liberalism throughout his first years.

During the 1930’s, Frens supported the opposition against the majority government of the USP with little gains. He was a strong critic of Tarquin Soll’s policies, labeling Soll as a “dictator,” which led to a state investigation on him. He started advocating social democracy and campaigning for reforming the democracy of Sordland in the 1940’s, which led to a huge rise in PFJP votes. In 1949, he won 30% of the vote, barely losing the elections, which also contributed to a crisis within the governing party. He is sometimes credited as the real winner of the ‘49 elections, which was followed by the resignation of Tarquin Soll in the same year and a strong change within the USP.

After the election of Ewald Alphonso, Frens kept his stance against the government and once infamously called him a “puppet of the deep state,” criticizing him for not upholding his promises for change. Although he was a strong opponent, he supported his privatization policies.

Frens Ricter remains as the leader of the opposition against the government in Sordland. He has been gaining more popularity over the last years and organized countless public speeches, explaining the importance of democratic values and his plans for reform.