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The '''2402 Empherias general election''' was held on 28 March 2402 |
The '''2402 Empherias general election''' was held on Thursday 28 March 2402 to elect 600 members to the [[Parliament of Empherias]]. It was the first general election since the [[2395 Revolution of Empherias|2395 Revolution]] and subsequent appointed [[Provisional Government of Empherias|Populist government]] in 2397, and the first to use the new proportional electoral system. It resulted in the incumbent [[People's Populist Party|Populist party]] losing their artificial parliamentary majority, leaving them short 13 seats for a majority. They did not seek a formal coalition, believing that the [[People's Socialist Party of Empherias|Socialist party]] would support most of their acts of government, so pursued a {{WPlink|minority government}}. The [[Prime Minister of Empherias|prime minister]], [[Felix D'laminet]], was re-elected for a [[Second D'laminet administration of Empherias|second term]]. |
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This election in particular sees the first election for many political parties running for office. No [[Royalist parties in Empherias|royalist parties]] ran, the first time this had ever occurred in Empheri electoral history, although they weren't banned from doing so. The two major political parties from before the revolution, the [[Liberal Party of Empherias|Liberal Party]], and the [[Conservative Party of Empherias|Conservative Party]], both ran under reformed policies and governments after their ideologies had shifted from the revolution. No party was in favour of returning to a pre-revolution situation. New parties included the left-wing parties of the incumbent [[People's Populist Party]] (dubbed PPP), and the [[People's Socialist Party]] (dubbed PSP), which split the left wing vote. The [[Green Social and Labour Party of Empherias|Green party]], originally named not for it's later environmental views, ran for the first time and was considered a more radical alternative to the Socialists. The final new major party was the [[Nationalist Party of Empherias|Nationalist party]] which advocated for more militarism and national pride. |
This election in particular sees the first election for many political parties running for office. No [[Royalist parties in Empherias|royalist parties]] ran, the first time this had ever occurred in Empheri electoral history, although they weren't banned from doing so. The two major political parties from before the revolution, the [[Liberal Party of Empherias|Liberal Party]], and the [[Conservative Party of Empherias|Conservative Party]], both ran under reformed policies and governments after their ideologies had shifted from the revolution. No party was in favour of returning to a pre-revolution situation. New parties included the left-wing parties of the incumbent [[People's Populist Party]] (dubbed PPP), and the [[People's Socialist Party]] (dubbed PSP), which split the left wing vote. The [[Green Social and Labour Party of Empherias|Green party]], originally named not for it's later environmental views, ran for the first time and was considered a more radical alternative to the Socialists. The final new major party was the [[Nationalist Party of Empherias|Nationalist party]] which advocated for more militarism and national pride. |
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== New electoral system == |
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The new electoral system was built by Felix D'laminet, several populist figures, and non-partisan experts such as Norton Houghton and mathematician Talia Cecilsen. It would move from individual constituencies to proportional representation using the D'hondt method. Previously, there were 457 seats in the parliament with a majority requiring 229 seats. Now, there would be a clean 600 seats in parliament, with a majority requiring 301 seats. The Speaker of the House and deputy speakers were originally chosen out of the 457 elected MPs, meaning the working majority was lower than 229. The Speaker in the new parliament would be a non-partisan unelected member elected in an independent body made up people appointed honours known as the [[Rijkdottir's Council]]. |
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Only parties registered with the Electoral Commission's Register would be able to contest elections. These would be parties with a confirmed 20,000 members, or signatures 6 weeks prior to election day. Because of the high barrier to entry, the parties act more like electoral alliances. In the election, you vote for the internal faction under the party label rather than just the party. Some internal factions have even smaller factions within. Usually these internal factions allocate MPs via an internal party vote of members. |
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==Contesting political parties and candidates== |
==Contesting political parties and candidates== |
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{{See also|List of Independent MPs in Empherias}} |
{{See also|List of Independent MPs in Empherias}} |
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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. |
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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