The 2385 Special Federation Presidential Election was triggered by the assassination of President Nanietta Bacco during the Dedication Ceremony on Deep Space 9 (II) in 2385. Ishan Anjar was named President Pro Tem for 60 days and was the most distinguished of the candidates. He had a hawkish foreign policy towards the Typhon Pact and consistently demonstrated a belligerent attitude towards any possible threat to the Federation's security. His attitude won him few supporters among Starfleet who felt him to be petty and vindictive, willing to allow personal ambition take precedence over the lives of an entire species.