Juclandian general election, 2018

Juclandian presidential election, 2018

5 August 2018 (first round) 19 August 2018 (second round)

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.
• Koala Jucărescu was nominated by the United Revolutionary Front on 20 May 2018, along with her FRD running mate, Ursache Libereanu.
• 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.

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

 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
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Council of State elections

 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%		0	4
	The Grey Area	29	19%	3	25%	▲3	0	3
	Democratic Renewal Front	24	15.7%	2	16.7%		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