2407 Empherias general election

The 2407 Empherias general election was held on 1 May 2407, to elect 600 members to the Empherias House of Parliament. It resulted in the incumbent Populist party being re-elected with a plurality, short 24 seats of a majority. Every party that had seats in the previous 2402 election lost seats in this election except for the Socialists, who recorded an increase of 82 seats - a drastic upshift which began it's rivalry with the Populists to become the country's primary left-wing party. Prime Minister Felix D'laminet was re-elected for a third term.

Background
Triggered by the Prime Minister, followed by a 6 week campaign window, to be held on 28 March 2402. It was to take place five years after the previous election, but instead it took place five years after the appointment of the Populist government in 2397.

GENERAL SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS TERM

DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT AND CALLING THE ELECTION

STATE OF THE COUNTRY

OPPOSITION LEADERSHIP CONTESTS, ETC

Contesting political parties and candidates
Most candidates are representatives of a political party, which must be registered with the Electoral Commission's Register. Those who do not belong to one must use the label "Independent" or none, but occasions where an independent has won a seat in the house is extremely rare.

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Campaign and endorsements
MORE STUFF PRE-ELECTION

Background
Triggered by the Prime Minister because the current parliament had been in session for five years. As per the Empheri constitution, an election must called by at least the last day of a period of five years, plus a six week campaign period. Therefore on 17 March 2407, just 11 days before legally required, the Prime Minister officially called for new elections to take place on 1 May 2407.

Overview
Regional votes

Shifts in demographics

Late polling data

Scandals during the campaign

Analysis
Indepth changes to the result

Sideways parliament bar chart

Parliament chart (flourish)

bicumeral chart

Indepth result table

MPs who lost their set, MPs who gained their sets

Changes to government