Occitanian legislative election, May 2018

Occitanian legislative election, May 2018

20 May 2018 19 May in non-european territories
7 seats of the Parliament 4 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	TBD
First party Second party Third party   File:Bcop.png Leader Babou Chkaya Nicolás Millán Juan Cisneros Party Melocoton Party Latino-Spaniard Party Progressive Independent Party Leader since January 2018 May 2018 April 2017 Leader's seat Babougrad New Occitanian Granada Tagtabazar Last election New party New Party 18,75% Seats before 4 New Party 1 Seats won 3 1 2 Seat change ▼ 1 ▲ 1 ▲ 1 Popular vote 23 with MOP 12 Percentage 46,00% with MOP 24,00%   Fourth party Fifth party   Leader Lorena Serantes Nicholas Randouler Party Agrarian Socialism - Communist Party Istum Party Leader since May 2017 January 2018 Leader's seat Foreign Dunsula Last election 15,63% New Party Seats before 0 New Party Seats won 1 0 Seat change ▲ 1 - Popular vote 8 7 Percentage 16,00% 14,00%
Prime Minister before election Babou Chkaya Melocoton Party Elected Prime Minister TBD

The Occitanian legislative election, May 2018 will be the 7th parliamentary election of the Popular Union of Occitania. The vote will take place on May 20, 2018.

Background

Electoral system

In the Popular Union of Occitania, everybody, occitanian or not, may be a candidate by completing this form. The closing date for applications is 12 May 2017.

Legislative elections are held every six months in the Popular Union of Occitania. The four deputies are elected on federal lists and proportionately. Three other deputies are elected, each represents a federal republic.

Parties and leaders

Parties and coalitions		Ideolog.y.ies	List
	Melocoton Party	Social democracy, Souverainism	Melocotones for Occitania Babou Chkaya Vicent Branchadell Daniel Lee Ivanna Minaïeva
	Istum Party	Right Wing	Istum in the Vergadering Nicholas Randouler None None None
	Progressive Independent Party	Social democracy, Progressivism	Progressive Block Juan Cisneros Ashley Jaax Vladimir Novikov Lluis Esteve i Rando
	AS-CP	Marxism-leninism	Agrarian Socialism Lorena Serantes None None None

First election for the Melocoton Party, and hopes to maintain its absolute majority in parliament, linked to the merger of Esquerra! and Montserrat. The Latino-Spainard Party has made an agreement with the Melocoton Party, in exchange for the withdrawal of their federal list, they will receive positions in the future Melocoton administration.

Campaign

Slogans

Parties and coalitions		Original text	English translation
	Melocoton Party	Defensors de la terra! (ca)	"Defenders of the land!"

Melocoton Party

On April 24, 2018 the Melocoton Party has published his program on the occitanian forum. It is divided into five categories and proposes measures such as the nationalization of arable land, the development of state production as well as increasing diplomacy.

Opinion Polls

Pollster	Release	Sample	MOP	IP	PIP	AS-CP	Other
Watan	22-4-2018	8	50%	25%	13%	—	12%
Al Occitania	28-4-2018	Unknown	60%	8%	30%	2%	—

Results

National

Party		Head of list	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Melocoton Party - Latino Spainard Party	Babou Chkaya	23	46%	4
	Progressive Independent Party	Juan Cisneros	12	24%	2
	Agrarian Socialism - Communist Party	Lorena Serantes	8	16%	1
	Istum Party	Nicholas Randouler	7	14%	0

Popular Vote
MOP-LSP			46%
PIP			24%
AS-CP			16%
IP			14%

Local

Federal Element	MOP-LSP	IP	PIP	AS-CP	Blank
Babougrad	2	0	0	0	0
Citizens living abroad	0	1	1	4	0
Dunsula	0	1	0	0	0
Luigi	0	0	7	0	0
Medoc	2	1	0	0	0
New Iustus	0	0	1	0	0
New Occitanian Granada	1	1	0	0	0
Oslovia	1	1	0	0	0
Palmola	0	0	0	1	0
Sezentrania	1	1	0	0	0
Soternes	0	1	1	0	0
Shalom	3	0	0	0	0
Tagtabazar	0	0	2	0	0
Three Flowers	11	0	0	3	0