December 2016 general election

The December 2016 general election was the third general election in The Leftist Assembly and voting was held from 25 to 28 December 2016. The General Assembly, the unicameral legislature of The Leftist Assembly, consists of 9 members, 7 elected and 2 appointed by the Secretary of the Assembly. The election used the alternative voting system. As a result of only one candidate running for Minister of Archives, Fidels Beard was faced with a confidence vote instead.

The ministers elected to the General Assembly were Cedoria as Secretary of the Assembly, Llorens as Prime Minister, Fidels Beard as Minister of Archives, Franckley as Minister of Immigration and Customs, Auven as Chief Justice, New Lonopolian Empire as First Justice, and Losinia as Second Justice. The ministers appointed by the Secretary to the General Assembly were Slavansko as Minister of Defence, and Libertasnia as Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Voting
To be eligible to vote, a nation must be part of the World Assembly and reside in The Leftist Assembly. The voter numbers each of the candidates in order of their preference on a Google Forms document.

Counting
The election moderators were Llorens, Cedoria, and Atealia. Votes were counted and distributed using the alternative voting system. In this system, the candidate with the lowest number of primary votes is eliminated, their votes are redistributed according to the voters' preferences, and the process is repeated until there is a winner. In the Minister of Law election, the candidate that is eliminated second-last is awarded Second Justice, the runner-up is awarded First Justice, and the winner is awarded Chief Justice.

Debates/interviews
Aside from regular debating on regional platforms, the following special audio debates/interviews were held during this election:


 * Secretary debate with Cedoria and Saralove, hosted by Atealia: [[File:December 2016 Election Secretary Debate.mp3]]
 * Prime Minister interview with Llorens, hosted by Atealia: [[File:December 2016 Election Llorens Interview.mp3]]
 * Minister of Immigration and Customs interview with Franckley, hosted by Atealia: [[File:December 2016 Election Franckley Interview.mp3]]
 * Justices debate with Losinia and New Lonopolian Empire, hosted by Atealia: [[File:December 2016 Election Justices Debate.mp3]]

Endorsements
Candidate endorsements are only recorded for nations who are a former Secretary, Prime Minister or nation of historical significance to the region. The following are the endorsements issued throughout the election:

Secretary
The following are the results of this contest:

As a result, Cedoria was elected as Secretary.

Prime Minister
The following are the results of this contest:

As a result, Llorens was elected as Prime Minister.

Minister of Archives
The following are the results of this contest:

As a result, Fidels Beard was elected as Minister of Archives.

Minister of Immigration and Customs
The following are the results of this contest:

As a result, Franckley was elected as Minister of Immigration and Customs.

Minister of Law
The following are the results of this contest:

As a result, Auven, New Lonopolian Empire, and Losinia were elected as Chief, First, and Second Justice respectively.