Juclandian general election, 2018

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Juclandian presidential election, 2018

← 2016 5 August 2018 (first round)[1]
19 August 2018 (second round)
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Candidate Ovia Bogi Kusch Niedlich
Party Popular Unity Independent
Running mate Cocolino Jucărescu Adam Banici
Popular vote 96 60
Percentage 61.5% 38.5%

President before election

Ovia Bogi
Popular Unity

Elected President

Ovia Bogi
Popular Unity

General elections to elect the Presidency of Juclandia and the Council of State were held in Juclandia on 5 August 2018. As run-off vote between Ovia Bogi and Kusch Niedlich was held two weeks later, on 19 August 2018.

Electoral system

The President and the Vice President of the Council of State are elected on the same ticket, using a two-round system. Nominations are individual rather than party-based. It is thus possible for a party to file several candidates if it cannot agree on a common one. This was the case in the 2014 and 2016 elections, when the United Revolutionary Front filed several candidates.

The Council of State is elected using the first-past-the-post system in 12 single-member constituencies. As the constituencies are shaped along the 12 co-operatives of Juclandia, the constituencies are usually considered to be safe seats for one party or another.

Candidates

  • Incumbent President Ovia Bogi is eligible to stand for re-election. On 22 February 2018, she publicly announced that she will run along with her Vice President. Bogi mentioned that these will be the last presidential elections in which she will run, if elected.[2]
  • Koala Jucărescu was nominated by the United Revolutionary Front on 20 May 2018, along with her FRD running mate, Ursache Libereanu.[3]
  • Kusch Niedlich has announced his intention to run for the Presidency in May 2018. In June 2018 he unveiled his campaign platform, promising more power to the poorer co-operatives as well as reforms to Juclandian laws and political institutions.[4]

Opinion polling

Polling Firm Date Ovia Bogi Koala Jucărescu Kusch Niedlich None
IRS 21/05/2018 45% 31% N/A 24%
IRS 26/05/2018 42% 32% N/A 26%
Briviba 29/05/2018 38% 30% 21% 11%
IRS 31/05/2018 38% 29% 25% 8%
IRS 09/06/2018 39% 30% 24% 7%
IRS 14/06/2018 38% 28% 25% 9%
Libra.jc 17/06/2018 37% 25% 28% 10%
IRS 20/06/2018 37% 29% 28% 6%
IRS 26/06/2018 36% 26% 30% 8%
IRS 02/07/2018 37% 26% 31% 6%
IRS 08/07/2018 36% 25% 31% 8%
IRS 16/07/2018 37% 24% 33% 7%
IRS 22/07/2018 36% 26% 33% 6%

Result

Presidential elections

e • d Summary of the 5 August 2018 Juclandian presidential election results
Candidates First round Run-off
Candidate Running mate Endorsing party Votes Perc. Votes Perc.
Ovia Bogi Cocolino Jucărescu FRUNIP 56 36.1%
 
96 61.5%
 
Kusch Niedlich Adam Banici The Grey Area 58 37.4%
 
60 38.5%
 
Koala Jucărescu Ursache Libereanu FREVUN-FREDEM 41 26.5%
 
Total valid votes 155 96.9% 156 97.5%
Blank votes 5 3.1% 4 2.5%
Total votes 160 100% 160 100%
Eligible voters (turnout) 160 160
Total citizens 192   192
Source:

Council of State elections

e • d Summary of the 5 August 2018 Council of State elections results
Parties and coalitions Votes % Elected seats % Swing Ex officio Total seats
  Popular Unity Front 51 33.3% 3 25% 1 2 5
  United Revolutionary Front 42 27.5% 4 33.3% Steady 0 4
  The Grey Area 29 19% 3 25% 3 0 3
  Democratic Renewal Front 24 15.7% 2 16.7% Steady 1 3
  Independent candidates 4 2.6% 0 0% 2 0 0
  None of the above 3 1.9% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total 153 95.6% 12   3 15
Spoilt and null votes 7 4.4%
Votes cast 160 100%
Registered voters / turnout 160 100%
Source: Official Juclandian website

References

See also