How Did Coriolanus Snow Influence His Government

Upon his return to the Capitol, his reputation restored, wealth acquired from the Plinths who so generously named him the heir to their grand fortune, his path to power was paven for him and he knew he just had to take the strides to get to the prize. The President of the United States.

Coriolanus Snow, scion to one of the oldest and most elite bloodlines of the great Panem families, was home, his shameful exile to District 12 remembered by no one and purged from the registry.

Enrolled in university and an apprentice gamemaker, he was eventually promoted to become Senior Gamemaker upon Dr. Gaul’s semi-retirement and her preparation to hand off the reins to her protégé. Her brain child whom she molded from the vestiges of his sorrow and pain,
He would have considered re-election for another term before advisors of his and other cabinet members of the old, sickly President Ravinstill were close to swearing their support but all echoed the same thing that he lacked, they said. It was not his youth, he was wise for his age, they said, but he was not married. If he had a wife, they said they would be on board for his presidential election. And it seemed that election would be sooner than later, even before his first term ended.

Coriolanus needed to find a wife, not just of good breeding, but of the most impeccable lineage, from among the most illustrious hundred or so families of Capitol society. It was a given it would be purely political and strategic, someone whom he could not love and open his heart to after his previous tragedy pursuing
“It is the way of the world, I suppose. I was your age when I met your father. Eighteen and he was twenty one, a match fitting of the sort like us.”

“You mentioned I was being considered but no outright proposal or courting has begun. What do you mean by “soon”?

She unveils a large envelope she was holding behind her back, taking it out for you before a gold hued canvas invitation was unveiled.

Dear Y/N, L/N and family, I hope this letter finds you well. As I have progressed through my career as a gamemaker and politician, it has been too long that I have navigated through life without a lifelong companion and wife.

You are a woman of unblemished character, accomplished in many ways, intelligent, well-bred and would fit the bill of what a man like me seeks in a future partner.

There is no guarantee that you will receive this invitation and accept it, but rather that your name will be included in a pool of candidates to be considered. I hope that you and your family will view this as a position of honour, and even if you shall not be chosen, you will be compensated for your time and this shall only raise your standing in our