Maria Kollia-Tsaroucha

Maria Kollia-Tsaroucha (June 11, 4475) is a Kalopian politician and (formerly) a human rights lawyer. Kollia-Tsaroucha is the co-founder and inaugural leader of Synaspismós Rizospastikís Aristerás as well as Member of the Ecclesia for al-Najd and Prime Minister of Kalopia from 4511.

Kollia-Tsaroucha and Kountoura presided over the Freehold Republic of Kalopia-Wantuni becoming the Kalopian Republic and thereby turning Kalopia from an oligarchic country to a semi-presidential republic.

Before politics and early life
Born 4475 in a small rural village in al-Najd, human rights activist Maria Kollia-Tsaroucha was born into a single parent family with her mother being a barmaid to pay the bills. Nonetheless, she went to study law (specialising in human rights) and became a human rights lawyer. Kollia-Tsaroucha had always been apolitical, but she joined forces with Kountoura and formed the Coalition of the Radical Left which swept to power in their first election making Kountoura the President and Kollia-Tsaroucha the Prime Minister.

Ideology
Kollia-Tsaroucha has always been seen as more moderate than her co-founder Kountoura who has often been cited as 'borderline Communist'. Nonetheless, Kollia-Tsaroucha presided over one of the most left wing governments Kalopia has seen in decades. See: First Kollia-Tsaroucha ministry.

As a former human rights lawyer, Kollia-Tsaroucha has criticised communist countries throughout her career for poor human rights records.