June 2021 Georgienstinian congressional election
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Diagram of results by party. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The June 2021 Georgienstinian congressional election was held on the 5 June 2021.
It resulted in a Georgienstine First victory, with the party suffering minor losses. The SLP/LDP/GFL joint list saw gains, taking support away from the Social Democratic Party, which suffered major losses. The Liberal Party's support stayed stable.
Background
The April 2021 Georgienstinian congressional election resulted in Georgienstine First becoming the majority party after the Social Democratic and Liberal parties caucused with them.
On 17 April 2021, Amelia Brown was elected speaker winning 10 votes with 6 congresspeople abstaining. During her tenure as speaker, Brown was considered inactive as she had passed two bills and had only confirmed one nominee for a cabinet position. Three nominees remain unconfirmed.
On 5 May 2021, congressperson Gaia Grìbhinneach, who was serving a second non-consecutive term, resigned once again and was replaced by Gus Rósínśtí.
On 27 May 2021, President Raphaël Olivier called for an election for June 5, 2021, six days before the maximum date, following the release of a statement attacking the inactive congress.
Electoral system and organization
The National Congress is composed of 16 seats elected by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency, with a legal threshold of 1 full seat (6.25%), and residuals assigned by the D’Hondt method.
Campaign
Georgienstine First released three posters. Addison Dillon released a poster claiming that she had received president Raphaël Olivier's endorsement for Speaker of the National Congress.
Results
Party | Leader | Seats | % | |
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Georgienstine First | Alexandre Olivier | 8 | 47.5% | |
Socialist Labour | Ben Olson | 6 | 37.5% | |
Social Democratic Party | James Mark | 1 | 7.5% | |
Liberal Party | Ariel Lederman | 1 | 7.5% |