Battlestar Galactica

Season 1, Episode 11

Episode Title: Colonial Day

Air Date: 2005-01-10

Overview:

When President Roslin calls an Interim Quorum of the Twelve Colonies, she discovers that democracy brings its ugly stepsisters — politics and deadly intrigue — to the party. Tom Zarek, the charismatic convicted terrorist, is elected as the delegate from Sagittaron and immediately proposes elections for the vice-presidency.