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| allegiance = Federation | | allegiance = Federation | ||
| occupation = [[President of the Federation]] | |||
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'''Varian Scott''' served as the [[President of the Federation|President]] of the [[Federation]] | '''Varian Scott''' served as the [[President of the Federation|President]] of the [[Federation]] from 3144 to 3152.<ref name="KBFM">''Elite Dangerous'' Knowledge Base > The Federation > [[Knowledge Base#Military 2|Military]]</ref><ref name="EE">''[[Elite Encounters RPG]]''</ref> | ||
President Scott | Elected in the final years of the [[First Thargoid War]], President Scott leveraged the threat posed by the [[Thargoid]]s to end military budget restrictions championed by the late Governor [[Raul Santorini]] of [[Tau Ceti]] in 3022, and launched a project to expand and modernise the [[Federal Navy]]. Scott also removed the requirement for military actions to be approved by a vote in [[Federal Congress]] in order to improve reaction times to future conflicts. These actions spurred the [[Empire]] into modernising its own [[Imperial Navy|military forces]].<ref name="EE" /><ref name="KBFM" /> | ||
Scott's presidency also coincided with a period of stagnation and rising discontent within the [[Galactic Cooperative]]. By the end of Scott's term in office, both the Federation and the Empire had successfully enticed numerous GalCop member states to join them, reducing GalCop to a fraction of its size.<ref name="EE" /> | Scott's presidency also coincided with a period of stagnation and rising discontent within the [[Galactic Cooperative]]. By the end of Scott's term in office, both the Federation and the Empire had successfully enticed numerous GalCop member states to join them, reducing GalCop to a fraction of its size.<ref name="EE" /> | ||
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