March 2017 general election
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| Previous | December 2016 |
| Next | June 2017 |
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| Overview | |
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| Voting | 29 March - 1 April 2017 |
| Candidates | |
| Secretary | Auven, Llorens, Losinia |
| Prime Minister | Atealia |
| Minister of Archives | Halfblakistan |
| Minister of Imm. and Customs | Obiristan |
| Minister of Law | Celera, New Lonopolian Empire, Rathfarnham |
The March 2017 general election was the fourth general election in The Leftist Assembly and voting was held from 29 March to 1 April 2017. 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.
The ministers elected to the General Assembly were Losinia as Secretary of the Assembly, Atealia as Prime Minister, Halfblakistan as Minister of Archives, Obiristan as Minister of Immigration and Customs, New Lonopolian Empire as Chief Justice, Celera as First Justice, and Rathfarnham as Second Justice. The ministers appointed by the Secretary to the General Assembly were New Tuva SSR as Minister of Defence, and Libertasnia as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Methodology[edit | edit source]
Voting[edit | edit source]
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 | edit source]
The election moderators were British Accia, Libertasnia, and United States of Unfreedom. 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 | edit source]
Aside from regular debating on regional platforms, the following special audio debates/interviews were held during this election:
- Prime Minister interview with Atealia, hosted by Cedoria:
Endorsements[edit | edit source]
Only endorsements by nations who have previously served in an executive leadership position are recorded.
Secretary[edit | edit source]
| Candidate | Endorsements |
|---|---|
| Llorens | Atealia |
| Losinia | Cedoria |
Prime Minister[edit | edit source]
| Candidate | Endorsements |
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| Atealia | Llorens |
Minister of Immigration and Customs[edit | edit source]
| Candidate | Endorsements |
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| Obiristan | Losinia |
Results[edit | edit source]
Secretary[edit | edit source]
The following are the results of this contest:
| Round 1 | Round 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Losinia | 10 | 15 |
| Llorens | 12 | 14 |
| Auven | 7 | - |
As a result, Losinia was elected as Secretary.
Prime Minister[edit | edit source]
The following are the results of this contest:
As a result, Atealia was elected as Prime Minister.
Minister of Archives[edit | edit source]
The following are the results of this contest:
As a result, Halfblakistan was elected as Minister of Archives.
Minister of Immigration and Customs[edit | edit source]
The following are the results of this contest:
As a result, Obiristan was elected as Minister of Immigration and Customs.
Minister of Law[edit | edit source]
The following are the results of this contest:
| Round 1 | Round 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| New Lonopolian Empire | 10 | 17 |
| Celera | 10 | 12 |
| Rathfarnham | 9 | - |
As a result, New Lonopolian Empire, Celera, and Rathfarnham were elected as Chief, First, and Second Justice respectively.
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