February 2023 Constantia House of Commons election

The election for the House of Commons was held on 25 February 2023, determining the seats at the House of Commons of the Kingdom of Constantia. The election was called on 29 January 2023 by Viceroy-Chancellor Tónnas. This was the first and only election in the micronation's history.

Background

Following the establishment of the micronation and its rapid acquisition of citizens, the state decided to organise elections for the lower house, known as the House of Commons.

Timeline

The timeline leading to the election was announced on 29 January.

11 to 20/2: Announcement of nominations
20 to 23/2: Initiation of the campaign season
24/2: Silent day
25/2: Elections
26/2: Announcement of the results

Candidates

MPC-NPC-LPC

The joint list of the Ecumenical Alliance was announced on 19 February 2023.

Leader of the EAC
Matthaíos Píos Pávlos Tónnas

1st Viceroy-Chancellor of Constantia
Party

MPC-NPC-LPC Joint List
Candidate		Party
Picture	Name	Logo	Name
	Daniel Racovolis		Liberal Party of Constantia
	Antonios		Nationalist Party of Constantia
	Simeon Nikolov		Nationalist Party of Constantia
	Federico Antonio		Independent

CDM

The candidates from the Constantian Democratic Movement were announced on the 18 February 2023 by the party's leader, Esty Carpentieri.

CDM Leader
Esty Carpentieri
File:Esty Carpentieri new.png
1st Leader of the Constantian Democratic Movement
Party

CDM List
Candidate		Party
Picture	Name	Logo	Name
File:Esty Carpentieri new.png	Esty Carpentieri		Constantian Democratic Movement
	Tobey Wyles		Constantian Democratic Movement

Campaigns

The poster that was used
by the Ecumenical Alliance.

Only the Ecumenical Alliance took part in the campaign, with Matthaíos Tónnas uploading a poster and Daniel Racovolis posting a screenshot from this Microwiki article on twitter.^[1]

EAC's poster claimed loyalty to His Majesty King Christos I of Constantia and His Successors, faith in one God and Christ, and trust in tradition, as the main points for "voting Ecumenical". Apart from that, at the bottom of the poster, a proclamation in all-caps was made that stated the following: "Constantia must remain Hellenic, Christian and monarchic!". Matthew Tonna posted it on 22 February 2023, essentially initiating the campaigning period. One day later, Daniel Racovolis, leader of one of the alliance's member-parties and candidate for the House of Commons, shared an image showing him and a few other candidates, accompanied by a simple message: "Vote Liberal these Constantian elections!".

Election Results

Overall results
Alliance		Parties		Total			Total seats	+/− (seats)	+/− (seats %)
Alliance		Parties		Votes	%	Seats	Total seats	+/− (seats)	+/− (seats %)
	Ecumenical Alliance of Constantia		Nationalist Party of Constantia (NPC)	9	56.25	2	4	New	New
			Liberal Party of Constantia (LPC)			1		New	New
			Independent			1		New	New
	—		Constantian Democratic Movement (CDM)	2	11.76	0	0	New	New
Other votes
Invalid vote(s)		1
Blank vote(s) / abstained		4		Votes	%	Seats	Total seats	▲/▼ (seats)	▲/▼ (seats %)
Total				12	68.7	4/4	4/4	▲4	▲80

Aftermath

Following the election, the House of Commons became fully occupied by members and affiliates of the Ecumenical Alliance: 2 seats occupied by Nationalist partisans, 1 by the Liberal partisan and 1 from the independent candidate that was aligned with the alliance.

EAC

On 26 February 2023, one day after the election, a member of the Nationalist Party and candidate, mononymously known as Antonios, resigned and stopped being a citizen of Constantia, prompting the Ecumenical Alliance to fill the vacant seat at the House of Commons. By royal decree on the same day, Marco Hasse was appointed to replace Antonios. Following the election, Federico Antonio, the independent candidate, joined the Monarchist Party of Constantia, effectively granting it a seat at the House of Commons.

CDM

CDM received no seats; furthermore, its leader's idea for a "snap election" after Antonios' resignation was rejected. As a response, Esty Carpentieri, its leader, misbehaved and bullied the newly appointed Marco Hasse, forcing His Majesty to intervene. Following this incident, Carpentieri quit the server, effectively stepping down from CDM's leadership. As a result, his co-candidate and co-founder of the party, Tobey Wyles, automatically became its leader.

References

↑ The Ecumenical Alliance of Constantia has a collective leadership, however for purposes of registration with the Electoral Register of Constantia, Matthaíos Tónnas is written as the leader.

↑ Vote Liberal these Constantian elections! @DanielRacovolis on Twitter, 23 February 2023.

[1] The Ecumenical Alliance of Constantia has a collective leadership, however for purposes of registration with the Electoral Register of Constantia, Matthaíos Tónnas is written as the leader.

[2] Vote Liberal these Constantian elections! @DanielRacovolis on Twitter, 23 February 2023.

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