Jean-Baptiste Colbert vs Serdar Berdimuhamedow

Colbert founded the French East India Company to compete with Dutch and English trading companies. The company established French trading posts in India, though it never achieved the profitability of its rivals.

Colbert was appointed Controller General of Finances under Louis XIV. He implemented mercantilist policies to strengthen the French economy, including promoting manufacturing, reducing internal tariffs, and improving infrastructure.

Colbert became Secretary of State for the Navy and undertook a major expansion and modernization of the French fleet. He built new shipyards, improved naval administration, and increased the number of warships, making France a major naval power.

Serdar was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers for Innovation and Digitalization, a position that placed him in the line of succession. This was part of his father's effort to groom him for the presidency.

Serdar was appointed Minister of Industry and Construction, a key economic portfolio. This further consolidated his role in the government and provided him with administrative experience before his eventual presidency.

Serdar was elected as a member of the People's Council (Halk Maslahaty), the highest representative body. This move further integrated him into the state's power structure ahead of his presidential bid.

Serdar Berdimuhamedow won the presidential election with 73% of the vote, succeeding his father Gurbanguly. The election was widely criticized as neither free nor fair, with no genuine opposition candidates allowed, effectively establishing a dynastic succession.