June 2024 Imruland Prime Minister Election

June 2024 Imruland Prime Minister Election

11 June 2024
Registered	21
Turnout	21
Candidate Mohammad Noyon Sri Loknath Mondol Mithun Popular vote 12 9 Percentage 57.14% 42.86%
Prime Minister before election Ishtiak Mahfuz Abdullah Elected Prime Minister Mohammad Noyon

A prime ministerial election was held on 11 June 2024 to elect the 7th Prime Minister of Imruland. Incumbent Prime Minister Ishtiak Mahfuz Abdullah had announced not to participate in the election. Public Administration Mohammad Noyon won the election defeating Local Government Minister Sri Loknath Mondol Mithun by 3 votes.

Background

The term of Prime Minister Ishtiak Mahfuz Abdullah will end on 14 June 2024. There is no political parties in Imruland. All had to contest as an independent candidate. The Constitution of Imruland has given the power of arranging election to the Constitution Drafting Committee led by Governor.

Electoral system

The Prime Minister is elected by an indirect election by the members of parliament as per Article 27 of the Constitution of Imruland. Voters cannot be less than 9 and not more than 20. The voters would be selected by the members of the Imruland Constitution Drafting Committee.

Schedule

The schedule of the election was announced by Governor Showib Ahmmed on 7 June 2024 during an unofficial session of the Parliament of Imruland. He announced to hold elections on June 11, 2024.

List of candidates of the January 2024 Imruland Prime Minister Election

Topic	Date	Time
Last time of registration	8 June 2024	11.45 pm
Scrutiny of registration	9 June 2024	8.45 pm
Last time of registration withdrawal	9 June 2024	11.45 pm
Campaign	No fixed time
Election	11 June 2024
Power transfer	14 June 2024	9.45 pm

Candidates

These candidates were registered for the election. Candidates are listed in the order they appear on the ballot paper.

List of candidates of the January 2024 Imruland Prime Minister Election

No.	Name of candidate	Portrait	Political office	Registration Date
1	Mohammad Noyon		Incumbent Minister of Public Administration (2024 - present) Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Imruland (2022-2023)	8 June 2024
2	Sri Loknath Mondol Mithun	Portrait is not available	Incumbent Minister of Local Government, Rural Development & Cooperatives (2024 - present)	8 June 2024

Security

The government took necessary security measures to ensure the free, fair and peaceful conduct of the elections. Campaigning of all the candidates were completed without a hitch. No untoward incidents were reported anywhere. Ballot boxes were sent through tight security to all polling centres. 9 platoons of the Border Guard of Imruland (BGI) and Imruland Armed Force were deployed in each center. and a large amount of police has also been deployed. Imruland Intelligence Agency (IIA) members in plain clothes had stepped up their patrols. No untoward situation has arisen so far and if it does, the Police, Army and BGI will jointly deal with it. Speaker Muzahidul Islam's Dekchi forces are also jointly patroling with government forces as private forces.

Result

The final result of the elections was announced by Governor Showib Ahmmed at 10.45am on 12 June.

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Mohammad Noyon	Independent	12	57.14
	Sri Loknath Mondol Mithun	Independent	9	42.86
Total			21	100.00
Valid votes			21	100.00
Invalid/blank votes			0	0.00
Total votes			21	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			21	100.00
Source: Facebook

Aftermath

Governor Showib Ahmmed, Prime Minister Ishtiak Mahfuz Abdullah, Speaker Muzahidul Islam, Chief Justice Sheikh Mizan, and defeated candidate Sri Loknath Mondol Mithun congratulated Mohammad Noyon shortly after the announcement of the result. Though the power transfer was scheduled for 14 June, there was a possibility of delay in power transfer for starting peace talks with the Imruland Lords Association, a banned party of Imruland. The then government was planning to send a peace proposal to the association to unite the association and Imruland. However, the power transfer was held on the predetermined time and the negotiation was failed.

International reaction

• Vishwamitra: Rashtradhyaksh Varuna Sriraya commended Imruland on the successful conclusion of the elections, stating that the event stands as a testament to the shared belief of the two nations in the principles of democracy and the enduring strength of their respective democratic institutions.

See also

• Prime Minister of Imruland