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{{Infobox election
| election_name     = Gylian presidential election, 1986
| country           = Gylias
| type              = presidential
| vote_type         = Final
| election_date     = 22 January 1986
| previous_election = Gylian presidential election, 1981
| previous_year     = 1981
| next_election     = Gylian presidential election, 1991
| next_year         = 1991
| turnout           = 93,7%
| image_size        = 225x225px

| image1            = SáeNyran.jpg
| colour1           = 0087DC
| nominee1          = [[Sáe Nyran]]
| party1            = {{G-NB/meta/shortname}}
| popular_vote1     = 4.041.542
| percentage1       = 50,1%

| image2            = PhaedraMetaxa3.jpg
| colour2           = DDDDDD
| nominee2          = [[Phaedra Metaxa]]
| party2            = {{wpl|Independent politician|Ind}}
| popular_vote2     = 4.033.467
| percentage2       = 49,9%

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| map_image         = Gylias-elections-presidential-1986-final.png
| map_caption       = Results of the final preference distribution by [[Regions of Gylias|region]]<br>{{colorbox|{{G-NB/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} [[Sáe Nyran]] {{colorbox|{{Independent politician/meta/color}}|border=darkgray}} [[Phaedra Metaxa]]

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| title             = [[President of Gylias|President]]
| before_election   = [[Len Resis]]
| before_party      = <!-- {{wpl|Independent politician|Independent}} -->
| posttitle         = [[President of Gylias|President]] after election
| after_election    = [[Sáe Nyran]]
| after_party       = <!-- {{wpl|Independent politician|Independent}} -->
}}

'''Presidential elections''' were held in [[Gylias]] on 22 January 1986.

{{G-NB}} candidate [[Sáe Nyran]] narrowly defeated independent candidate [[Phaedra Metaxa]], with the narrowest winning margin of a Gylian presidential election. The election was affected by the [[wretched decade]] and particularly the failure of the {{wpl|hung parliament}} elected in [[Gylian federal election, 1985|1985]] to designate a new [[Prime Minister of Gylias|Prime Minister]].

==Procedure==
The election was held through {{wpl|instant-runoff voting}}.

Candidates were registered with [[Elections Gylias]] in accordance with normal procedures. They could either be nominated by a [[List of political parties in Gylias|political party]] or {{wpl|electoral bloc}}, civic organisations, or self-nomination as independents.

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==Candidates==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! colspan="2" style="width:20%;"| Candidate
! colspan="2" style="width:20%;"| Nominator
! Office(s) held
! style="width:40%;"| Details
|-
| style="background:lavender;"| '''[[Sáe Nyran]]'''
| [[File:SáeNyran.jpg|100px]]
| style="background:{{G-NB/meta/color}};" |
| {{G-NB}}
| ''None''
| Campaigned as the main [[Conservatism in Gylias|conservative]] candidate.
|-
| style="background:lavender;"| '''[[Phaedra Metaxa]]'''
| [[File:PhaedraMetaxa3.jpg|100px]]
| style="background:{{Independent politician/meta/color}};" |
| {{wpl|Independent politician|Independent}}
| [[Gylian Senate|Senator]] for [[Elena Region|Elena]]<br><small>(since 1962)</small>
| Campaigned on promotion of the arts and culture.
|-
| style="background:lavender;"| '''[[Electra Galanou]]'''
| [[File:ElectraGalanou.jpg|100px]]
| style="background:{{G-UNR/meta/color}};" |
| {{G-UNR}}
| Chief executive of [[Electra Galanou#Omicron Group|Omicron Group]]<br><small>(since 1961)</small>
| Campaigned on promotion of {{wpl|economic nationalism}} and {{wpl|disability rights}}.
|-
| style="background:lavender;"| '''[[Gianna Calderara]]'''
| [[File:GiannaCalderara-1986.jpg|100px]]
| style="background:{{G-PA/meta/color}};" |
| {{G-PA}}
| ''None''
| Campaigned as the main leftist candidate.
|-
| style="background:lavender;"| '''[[Clarissa Rossetti]]'''
| [[File:ClarissaRossetti2.jpg|100px]]
| style="background:{{G-LU/meta/color}};" |
| {{G-LU}}
| [[Cabinet of Gylias#Ministries|Minister of Equality and Integration]]<br><small>(1958–1976)</small><br>[[Gylian Senate|Senator]] for [[Arxaþ Region|Arxaþ]]<br><small>(since 1962)</small>
| Campaigned as the main [[Liberalism in Gylias|liberal]] candidate.
|-
| style="background:lavender;"| '''[[Françoise Chatelain]]'''
| [[File:FrançoiseChatelain1.jpg|100px]]
| style="background:#002654" |
| [[Organisation pour l'maintenance d'français comme langue gylienne|OMFLG]]–[[Alliance pour l'culture française et l'entente nationale|ACFEN]]
| ''None''
| Campaigned on promotion of ''[[francité]]''.
|-
| style="background:lavender;"| '''[[Luiza Monteira]]'''
| [[File:Maria Pia de Bragança 2.jpg|100px]]
| style="background:{{G-CCM/meta/color}}" |
| {{G-CCM}}
| [[Gylian Chamber of Deputies|Deputy]] for [[Ḑarna Region|Ḑarna]]<br><small>(since 1980)</small>
| Campaigned on promotion of [[Conservatism in Gylias#Conservative monarchism|monarchism]].
|}

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==Results==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; font-size: 100%;"
|-style="background:#e9e9e9;"
!colspan="2" style="text-align:left"|Candidate
!Nominator
!First count
!%
!Final count
!%
|-
|style="background:{{G-NB/meta/color}}"|
|style="text-align:left"|[[Sáe Nyran]]
|style="text-align:left"|{{G-NB/meta/shortname}}
|1.447.070
|16,2%
|4.041.542
|50,1%
|-
|style="background:{{Independent politician/meta/color}}"|
|style="text-align:left"|[[Phaedra Metaxa]]
|style="text-align:left"|{{wpl|Independent politician|Independent}}
|1.429.205
|16,0%
|4.033.467
|49,9%
|-
|style="background:{{G-UNR/meta/color}}"|
|style="text-align:left"|[[Electra Galanou]]
|style="text-align:left"|{{G-UNR/meta/shortname}}
|1.423.846
|15,9%
|-
|style="background:{{G-PA/meta/color}}"|
|style="text-align:left"|[[Gianna Calderara]]
|style="text-align:left"|{{G-PA/meta/shortname}}
|1.422.952
|15,9%
|-
|style="background:{{G-LU/meta/color}}"|
|style="text-align:left"|[[Clarissa Rossetti]]
|style="text-align:left"|{{G-LU/meta/shortname}}
|1.411.340
|15,8%
|-
|style="background:#002654"|
|style="text-align:left"|[[Françoise Chatelain]]
|style="text-align:left"|[[Organisation pour l'maintenance d'français comme langue gylienne|OMFLG]]–[[Alliance pour l'culture française et l'entente nationale|ACFEN]]
|1.036.174
|11,6%
|-
|style="background:{{G-CCM/meta/color}}"|
|style="text-align:left"|[[Luiza Monteira]]
|style="text-align:left"|{{G-CCM/meta/shortname}}
|535.952
|6,0%
|-
|colspan="3" style="text-align:left"|Others/write-ins
|223.313
|2,5%
|-
!colspan="7"|
|-
|colspan="3" style="text-align:left"|'''Total'''
|'''8.932.532'''
|'''100%'''
|'''8.075.009'''
|'''100%'''
|-
|colspan="3" style="text-align:left"|'''Registered voters and turnout'''
|9.619.695
|93,7%
|}

===Maps===
{{multiple image
| align    = center
| total_width = 1000
| image1   = Gylias-elections-presidential-1986-first.png
| alt1     = 
| caption1 = First count pluralities by region
| image2   = Gylias-elections-presidential-1986-final.png
| alt2     = 
| caption2  = Final count majorities by region
}}

===Analysis===
The election was held in the shadow of the [[Gylian federal election, 1985|1985 federal election]], which had produced a {{wpl|hung parliament}} that was yet to nominate a new [[Prime Minister of Gylias|Prime Minister]]. How to overcome the nadir of the [[wretched decade]] thus became the prominent theme of the campaign, with all candidates giving their ideas how to resolve the parliamentary deadlock.

With incumbent President [[Len Resis]] choosing not to run for re-election, the {{G-LU}} sought to recruit a major candidate, encouraged by its victory in the [[Gylian presidential election, 1981|previous presidential election]]. They settled on [[Gylian Senate|Senator]] [[Clarissa Rossetti]], formerly the equality minister in the [[Darnan Cyras government]] and matriarch of the prestigious [[Rossetti family]]. Although Clarissa had turned down overtures to run for the {{G-NUP}} leadership, she agreed to run for the presidency as it carried less pressure.

The {{G-PA}}'s fortunes had improved since it was expelled from the [[Aén Ďanez government]] in 1983, but its underperformance in 1985 showed it was still damaged in the eyes of voters due to said participation. It also chose a revered figure from the [[Golden Revolution]] as its candidate: [[Gianna Calderara]], [[Darnan Cyras]]' spouse and activist. Meanwhile, the {{G-NB}} was confident on account of its plurality victory in 1985, and it nominated social scientist and activist [[Sáe Nyran]] as its candidate.

Businesswoman and inventor [[Electra Galanou]] announced she would be running for the presidency, and secured the endorsement of the {{G-UNR}}, the first time that a UNR candidate would be on the ballot. Electra's campaign was noteworthy for taking {{wpl|disability rights}} as its main focus, and for campaigning in the mountainous north, where she proclaimed her staunch [[Conservatism in Gylias|conservatism]] and {{wpl|economic nationalism}}. The election was rounded out by poet and Senator [[Phaedra Metaxa]], who ran as an independent, promising to "heal the nation" and make poetry "the foundation of public life".

The first count became the closest Gylian presidential election in history, with 5 candidates separated by only 35.000 first preference votes. Sáe won a plurality with 16,2% of first preference votes, Phaedra finishing second. Electra finished third, overtaking Gianna by less than 1.000 first preference votes, and Clarissa finished fifth, although her 15,8% of first preference votes ironically bettered [[Donatella Rossetti|her mother]]'s performance in the [[Gylian presidential election, 1961|1961 presidential election]].

The closeness of the result was visible on the first round map. Sáe only won pluralities in two [[Regions of Gylias|regions]] — [[Nerveiík-Iárus-Daláyk Region|Nerveiík-Iárus-Daláyk]] and [[Nauras Region|Nauras]]. Clarissa won pluralities in the liberal strongholds of [[Arxaþ Region|Arxaþ]], [[Alţira Region|Alţira]], and [[Elena Region|Elena]]. Both Phaedra and Electra won pluralities in relatively disparate regions, while Gianna won pluralities in the north and narrowly carried [[Mişeyáke Region|Mişeyáke]] by only 2.000 more first preference votes than Phaedra. One surprise of the election was the dramatic improvement of {{wpl|perennial candidate}}s [[Françoise Chatelain]] and [[Luiza Monteira]]. Françoise surpassed 1 million first preference votes for the first time, and won pluralities in [[Nezyál Region|Nezyál]] and [[Herlan Region|Herlan]].

The contest remained close into the final round, where Sáe defeated Phaedra by only 8.075 votes, the narrowest margin of a Gylian presidential election. Sáe mainly benefited from transfers from Electra and Luiza's voters, while Phaedra overwhelmingly won transfers from Gianna and Françoise's voters. Clarissa's voters were more closely split, and some analyses speculated that these ultimately determined the winner.

The final map belied the closeness of the result, with Sáe winning majorities in 16 out of 20 regions, and Phaedra only carrying [[Sváen Region|Sváen]], [[Elena Region|Elena]], [[Mişeyáke Region|Mişeyáke]], and [[Nezyál Region|Nezyál]]. However, with the exception of her original regions and those won through UNR transfers, Sáe won very narrow majorities of less than 1% in most regions. She acknowledged the narrow result in her victory speech, declaring, "I promise I will do my best to earn your trust."

The election marked the first time the left-leaning mountain regions of [[Salxar Region|Salxar]], [[Makarces Region|Makarces]], [[Gacar Region|Gacar]], and [[Gerşyr Region|Gerşyr]] were carried by a [[Conservatism in Gylias|conservative]] in the final round, and one of the NB's best election results as they won a clear majority of regions. Electra's strong third place finish demonstrated that the candidacy of a charismatic businesswoman was viable, paving the way for [[Mielikki Salonen]] to establish the {{G-NAF}}.

{{Gylian elections}}

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