Eric Ciotti has set a course for the future of the Republican Party. The party has been rocked by tensions over immigration and pensions.

But the new leader has shown that the party is capable of retaliating and imposing its own tempo. The new president is expected to be in office by the end of the year. He has vowed to make the party a force to be reckoned with for the next five years, if not longer. The next election will be held on May 23, 2015, and the winner will be announced in June.