Alphie was formerly the Governor of Quadrant Five where he was involved in several scandals, including the infamous Over Incident during which he was accused of involvement with a criminal gang who had created an illegal Artificially Intelligent computer; though Alphie was cleared of all charges.

Potato's choice of friends, and the colourful behaviour of his family and associates, continues to cause unease.

Since his election victory Potato has, surprisingly, avoided major controversy At least, so far he has. In domestic affairs he appointed a wide range of corporate talent to his cabinet, all of whom have seemed to perform well, despite the misgivings of some commentators; in particular about the choice of Stan Morgan of the Independent Traders' Association as Secretary of Defence. The GFA economy is performing reasonably well.

In foreign affairs Potato has followed a policy of close alliance with the Earth Empire, which has caused some clashes within the Government with those more sceptical of Imperial intentions, such as Secretary of State O'Brien. The GFA Navy, under the newly centralised command of Admiral Stipes, continues to play a major role in winning the Exterminator War.

President Potato has stated his intention to lead an expansion of Esteeler colonisation into the Sectors, though what form this will take and how it will be financed remains unclear.