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.
Election Chronology | |
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Previous | September 2016 |
Next | March 2017 |
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.
Methodology Edit
Voting Edit
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 Edit
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 Edit
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:
- Prime Minister interview with Llorens, hosted by Atealia:
- Minister of Immigration and Customs interview with Franckley, hosted by Atealia:
- Justices debate with Losinia and New Lonopolian Empire, hosted by Atealia:
Endorsements Edit
Only endorsements by nations who have previously served in an executive leadership position are recorded.
Secretary Edit
Candidate | Endorsements |
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Cedoria | Losinia |
Prime Minister Edit
Candidate | Endorsements |
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Llorens | Cedoria |
New Tuva SSR | Auven |
Minister of Law Edit
Candidate | Endorsements |
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Losinia | Cedoria |
Results Edit
Secretary Edit
The following are the results of this contest:
As a result, Cedoria was elected as Secretary.
Prime Minister Edit
The following are the results of this contest:
As a result, Llorens was elected as Prime Minister.
Minister of Archives Edit
The following are the results of this contest:
As a result, Fidels Beard was elected as Minister of Archives.
Minister of Immigration and Customs Edit
The following are the results of this contest:
As a result, Franckley was elected as Minister of Immigration and Customs.
Minister of Law Edit
The following are the results of this contest:
Round 1 | Round 2 | |
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Auven | 14 | 18 |
New Lonopolian Empire | 9 | 12 |
Losinia | 7 | - |
As a result, Auven, New Lonopolian Empire, and Losinia were elected as Chief, First, and Second Justice respectively.