November 2022 Elarian federal elections
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| This is part of a series on the Elections in Ela'r'oech |
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| Federal elections |
| November 2021 • November 2022 |
| Local elections |
| Elarian local elections, 2022 |
| Debates |
| November 2022 debates |
The Elarian federal elections held in November 2022 were the first federal elections of the Empire of Ela'r'oech since it had reformed into the Holy Elarian Empire, with Ranaism as it's official religion. Elected offices for this election are the Chancellery and Presidency. Incumbent Prime Minister of Ela'r'oech, Anthony Ramirez has stated his intention to not run in the federal elections, choosing to remain as a Representative-Member of Parliament for the federal province of Alaria. As of 16 November, two candidates - Hunter Kieran and Caiden Warren - have expressed their intentions to run for the Chancellery. There have been no possible candidates listed for the Presidency. On 17 November 2022, Noah Robinson declared his candidacy to all available offices. This would include Chancellor, President, and Representative-Member of Parliament for the Doyle territory. On the same day, Corbin Olivier would declare his candidacy for the Presidency. Finally, Andrew Perdomo would announce his candidacy for the Presidency on the same day.
There have been debates regarding the election, all of which have been moderated by the Emperor. Many candidates who have not been involved in the debates have drafted campaign promises and agendas, such as Perdomo's, "Andrew Perdomo Campaign Statement I."
Background
Procedure
In order to become a candidate, a nomination form must first be completed, stating full name, micronational address, party affiliation and signature, and returned to the current Head of Election Committee; they become a candidate as soon as the Committee declares their nomination valid. The Election Committee is required to make nomination forms available as soon as possible after an election is called. Candidates may withdraw at any time before the elections.
All candidates standing in federal elections must be over the age of 15.
Candidate eligibility
You cannot run for public office in Ela'r'oech if you are a convict, felon, terrorist, or spy in the nation. Additionally, all previous Prime Ministers of the nation and those representing an executive public office in the previous incarnation of the Empire of Ela'r'oech are eligible to run for any public office which will be elected in the federal elections.
Campaign issues
Economy
Following the start of the 2022 Bayou recession, the economy of the nation will likely be a hotly debated topic. As of November 2022, a poll from ENS shows that upwards of 80% of local Elarians and Alarians are concerned with the economy and wish to have a chancellor - and president - who will tackle issues such as the economy.
Role of the Emperor
Following the ratification of the constitution of the Holy Elarian Empire, the position and role of the Emperor shall be a hotly debated topic. Many local Elarians have expressed concern in regards to the role of the Emperor, whether or not it shall become ceremonial or remain as a Head of State, post-ratification of the constitution of the Holy Elarian Empire.
Crime and the military
The military, law enforcement, and their role will be a hot topic in the federal elections. Candidate Hunter Kieran has expressed his wish to not only start a military for the Holy Elarian Empire, but to become General. As it stands, the Holy Elarian Empire and Empire of Ela'r'oech do not in any way share a military and the Holy Elarian Empire holds no military at this point.
Campaigns
Campaigns for the elections often included simply telling friends or political allies to vote for them, advertising their campaign in the national political forum, or simply using the debates as a way to get their names out there.
Harold-Robinson
Wyatt Harold would choose Noah Robinson as his personal pick for President, solidifying their campaigns together, inadvertently. Both candidates have campaigned using the debates exclusively, however Harold is well-known in the Doyle territory and so that has helped their campaign naturally.
Other candidates
Other candidates have been campaigning on their own exclusively, mostly using the debates to get out there or simply releasing campaign statements, as in the case of Andrew Perdomo.
Candidates
Chancellery elections
Declared candidates
Hunter Kieran, Head and Founder of the Industrial Party of Ela['r'oech].
Noah Robinson, local Elarian, historian, swordsman.
Shawn West, micronational historian, interviewer.
Declared intent to run
Caiden Warren, member of the House of Madgett, software engineer.
Wyatt Harold, local Elarian, former Elarian Prime Minister candidate.
Publicly expressed interest in running
Elijah Falcon, student.
Presidential elections
Declared candidates
Corbin Olivier, student.
Andrew Perdomo, Former Prime Minister, Former Minister of the Treasury.
Ian Clark, local Elarian, member of the First Constitutional Convention.
Declared intent to run
Noah Robinson, local Elarian, historian, swordsman.
Publicly expressed interest in running
Results
There were multiple territories in the Empire which would vote early. These territories included Hezron, Alaria, and Doyle. Hezron and Alaria would have early voting on 17 November 2022, with Doyle having early voting the same day. More than 20 votes were cast by those in Alaria and Hezron, with many speculating that around 5 to 10 votes will be received from Doyle.
Election calls
ENS would call early votes in Hezron and Alaria to go to Wyatt Harold and Shawn West, respectively. They also commented on Doyle's local elections.
ENS would be the major news network which would call certain elections. Although the Elarian Federal Election Committee did release an election map of their own, ENS would frequently call territories to candidates before they were finalized.
The FEC would officially declare after run-offs on 21 November 2022, that Shawn West had won the Chancellery elections. The FEC would officially declare on 21 November 2022, that Andrew Perdomo has won the Presidential elections.
Results
Chancellery elections
| Name | Party | Wing | Electoral votes | Popular vote (Percentage estimate) |
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| Shawn West | Independent | Traditional Wing | 24/36 (66%) | 45.32% |
| Wyatt Harold | Independent | Traditional Wing | 6/36 (33%) | 32.78% |
| Noah Robinson | Independent | Traditional Wing | 6/36 (33%) | 10.2% |
| Hunter Kieran | Industrialist Party of Ela | Traditional Wing | 0/36 | 10.4% |
| Caiden Warren | Independent | Forward Wing | 0/36 | 1.3% |