Ishan Anjar. Governmental representative of the planet we've spent most of the first entry of the series near. Got that position by manipulating Krim out of the way. Now through an engineered crisis, has managed to get himself appointed as the head of said government. The "malfunction" of the chip was deliberate, and when the details of the Tzenkethi involvement come out, he'll be able to use the threat of the Typhon Pact to grant himself emergency powers and sideline the Council. Just all part of his nefarious plan to turn a peaceful, democratic federation into a ruthless, totalitarian empire!
OK, probably not.
(But just in case, those cadets at Starfleet Academy better watch their backs!!)
Except Ishan Anjar doesn't really benefit because he/she is only the President Pro Tempore, and I'm pretty sure that precludes him/her from running in the election.