2020 Silofaisan presidential election
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The Silofaisan presidential election of 2020 will be the first Silofaisan general election for the post of President held under the terms of the Constitution, occurring on the second Saturday of July, i.e. July 11, 2020. The incoming President will be elected directly by all citizens "at home and abroad" using a two-round system, and will take office on September 20 of the same year. It will also coincide with the elections to the Chamber of Delegates.
If no President is elected, or if the President-elect dies before assuming office, then the Speaker of the Chamber of Delegates will serve as Acting President until a successor is chosen subsequently at a special election.
Incumbent President Horatio Eden, who was elected at the Ratification Convention, will be eligible for re-election in 2020, and has confirmed publicly his intention to run.
The next general election of the presidency following this one will occur in 2022.
Background
Ratification Convention
Incumbent President Horatio Eden was elected to serve until the first year "disivible by five".[1] As such, his term of office will expire in 2020, following the Convention which happened in 2017.
Future Elections
According to the Constitution (Chapter Eight, Art. XXX), the President will be elected biennially between 2020 and 2030; i.e., he will be elected again in 2022, 2024, 2026, and 2028. In 2030, however, the President will be elected then quinquennially, the next election afterwards not happening until 2035.
Candidates
Declared
| Name | Current or previous positions | Constituency | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|
 Horatio Eden |
President since 2017 | Eurwest | August 2017 |
Declined
| Name | Current or previous positions | Constituency | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avro Keatings | Speaker, since 2017 | South Kansas City | Declined September 2017 |
Potential
| Name | Current or previous positions | Constituency | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharadwaj T. | Superior Court Judge, since 2017 Secretary of Culture,since 2017 |
Western Plains | Unannounced |
Polls
Presidential approval rating
| Pollster | Release | Sample | Approve | Disapprove | No opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Micronational | 27-08-2017 | 5 | 40% | 40% | 20% |