Juclandian parliamentary election, 2012

Juclandian parliamentary election, 2012

23 December 2012
All 25 seats to the Assembly of Deputies 13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	90.55%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Gori Jucărescu Pisica Democrescu Bursuc Novac Party Socialist Christians Conservatives Liberals Leader since 2010 2005 2011 Last election 4+3 6 5 Seats won 7 6 5 Seat change Popular vote 43 38 31 Percentage 26.4% 23.3% 19.0% Swing Did not compete ▲2% ▲4.2%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Miaunel Comuneanu Leo Libereanu Party Communists New Democracy Leader since 2009 2012 Last election 4 6 Seats won 4 3 Seat change ▼3 Popular vote 28 23 Percentage 17.2% 14.1% Swing Did not compete ▼7.2%
Prime Minister before election Iepurica Democrescu Conservatives Prime Minister after election Teddy Populescu Communists

Elections for the Assembly of Deputies of Juclandia were held on the 23rd of December, 2012. All 25 seats were contested in the election, through a party-list proportional representation voting system.

In the polls, the Socialist Christian-Democratic Party and the Democratic Party competed for a plurality, while support for the New Democracy - Christian-Democratic party has greatly decreased. The polls also showed a tiny increase in support for the Communist Party and the Liberal Alliance.

The elections saw a plurality for the Socialists, which formed a coalition with the Liberal Alliance and the Communist Party. The designated Prime Minister was Teddy Populescu

Background

After the general election of December 2011, which has seen a center-right coalition government for the first time in Juclandia's history, the new Cabinet headed by the Democratic Prime Minister Iepurica Democrescu has started talks for a constitutional reform. After the coalition broken in May 2012, Iepurica Cabinet has gone into minority, being striped of the possibility of making any significant reform. The constitutional reform talks have then been taken over by the left-wing opposition National Workers' Bloc, which successfully reached an agreement on the revised constitution with the Government. At the April Council of State elections, the National Workers' Bloc have gained a large plurality, and Gori Jucărescu won the presidency elections with 46.4% of the vote. At the same time, a national unity government by the Democratic Party, the Liberal Alliance and the National Workers' Bloc has been formed. In September 2012 the National Reform Party was merged into the Socialist Christian-Democratic Party, and the National Workers' Bloc ceased to exist, meaning that the Communists and the Socialists will compete separately in the elections.

Participating parties

Every registered party in Juclandia may participate in the elections, if the party presents a list of minimum 15 candidates by the 15th of November. The government of Iepurica Democrescu has decided to change the system from mixed-member proportional to party-list proportional voting.

Pre-election agreements

After the break-up of the National Workers' Bloc in October 2012, there has been no formal coalition or agreement of alliance created, making this the first election in Juclandia where individual parties compete without any formal mutual support agreement between them. However, the Socialists and the Communists have reached an informal agreement where they have promised to form a government coalition if they gain a majority together. The Liberal Alliance has stated that it'd be part in any coalition that serves best the interests of the Juclandian people, while the Democratic Party wishes to make itself a coalition where it would be the major party. The leadership of the Christian Democrats has declared that it wishes only to take part in a center-right coalition government.

Opinion polling

Opinion polling for the December 2012 general elections. Note that the results are shown in number of seats and not in percentage.

Polling Firm	Date	Socialist	Conservative	Liberal	Christian Democratic	Communist
December 2011 election results	23/12/2011	4+3	6	5	6	4
Royal SA	29/09/2012	11	6	4	2	2
Royal SA	05/10/2012	10	6	3	4	2
DEMSA	06/10/2012	9	7	4	3	2
DEMSA	08/10/2012	8	8	5	2	2
Royal SA	09/10/2012	10	8	3	3	1
Royal SA	11/10/2012	9	7	4	3	2
DEMSA	12/10/2012	9	8	4	2	2
Elefteria	14/10/2012	8	7	4	3	3
Royal SA	14/10/2012	10	7	3	3	2
Elefteria	15/10/2012	9	9	3	2	2
DEMSA	19/10/2012	9	8	4	3	1
Royal SA	20/10/2012	9	7	4	3	2
Royal SA	22/10/2012	8	7	4	4	2
DEMSA	25/10/2012	8	8	3	4	2
Elefteria	26/10/2012	9	8	4	3	1
Royal SA	29/10/2012	8	8	5	3	1
DEMSA	02/11/2012	8	9	4	2	2
ORIPOP	05/11/2012	9	6	4	3	3
Royal SA	06/11/2012	8	7	5	4	1
NeaDemos	09/11/2012	7	8	4	5	1
DEMSA	09/11/2012	7	9	4	3	2
Elefteria	13/11/2012	8	6	6	3	2
Royal SA	15/11/2012	8	7	5	3	2
Elefteria	18/11/2012	8	7	5	4	1
Royal SA	21/11/2012	8	6	6	3	2
DEMSA	23/11/2012	8	8	4	3	2
Royal SA	23/11/2012	8	6	5	4	2
Elefteria	23/11/2012	7	6	6	3	3
ORIPOP	23/11/2012	8	6	6	2	3
2012 election results	23/12/2012	7	6	5	3	4

• NOTE: 23 November was the last legal day for surveys to be conducted.

Results

 Juclandian general election, 23 December 2012

Parties		Results
		Seats	%	Votes	%
	Socialist Christian-Democratic Party	7	28%	43	26.4%
	Democratic Party	6	24%	38	23.3%
	Liberal Alliance	5	20%	31	19.0%
	Communist Party of Juclandia	4	16%	28	17.2%
	New Democracy-Christian Democratic	3	12%	23	14.1%
Total		25	100%	163	100%
Expected voters (turnout)				180	90.55%