Alscian general election, 1908: Difference between revisions

Jump to navigation Jump to search
mNo edit summary
mNo edit summary
 
(One intermediate revision by the same user not shown)
Line 71: Line 71:
Great excitement accompanied the elections, as the first restoration of democracy since [[Colonisation War]]. Parties both old and new registered for the election, some dating back to the [[Gylian revolution of 1848|1848 revolution]] and [[Glorious Rebellion]].
Great excitement accompanied the elections, as the first restoration of democracy since [[Colonisation War]]. Parties both old and new registered for the election, some dating back to the [[Gylian revolution of 1848|1848 revolution]] and [[Glorious Rebellion]].


Shortly before official campaigning began on 28 March, [[Donatella Rossetti]] won an internal election and became the leader of the {{G-NUP/meta/shortname}}. This proved to be the turning point of the campaign. The previously unknown Donatella campaigned vigorously and established herself as the frontrunner. She constituted the [[Popular Progressive Front|FPP]] as a five-party [[Socialism in Gylias|left]]–[[Liberalism in Gylias|liberal]] alliance.
Shortly before official campaigning began, [[Donatella Rossetti]] won an internal election and became the leader of the {{G-NUP/meta/shortname}}. This proved to be the turning point of the campaign. The previously unknown Donatella campaigned vigorously and established herself as the frontrunner. She constituted the [[Popular Progressive Front|FPP]] as a five-party [[Socialism in Gylias|left]]–[[Liberalism in Gylias|liberal]] alliance.


Donatella's charisma and the FPP's platform of modernisation and progressive reforms enthralled voters. Her aggressive rhetoric, promising to use the powers of the province to carry out "implacable warfare against poverty and squalor" (''guerra implacabile contro la povertà e lo squallore''), proved hard for other parties to match.
Donatella's charisma and the FPP's platform of modernisation and progressive reforms enthralled voters. Her aggressive rhetoric, promising to use the powers of the province to carry out "implacable warfare against poverty and squalor" (''guerra implacabile contro la povertà e lo squallore''), proved hard for other parties to match.
Line 86: Line 86:
|-
|-
|style="background:#2F2B66" rowspan="6"|
|style="background:#2F2B66" rowspan="6"|
|style="text-align:left" colspan="2"|[[Progressive Popular Front]] (''Fronte Popolare Progressista'')
|style="text-align:left" colspan="2"|[[Popular Progressive Front]] (''Fronte Popolare Progressista'')
|201.532
|201.532
|64,2%
|64,2%

Latest revision as of 08:05, 29 January 2020

Alscian general election, 1908

17 April 1908 1912 →

70 seats in the Legislative Council
35 seats needed for a majority
Turnout91,4%
  First party Second party Third party
  DonatellaRossetti(small).jpg BeatriceAlbini.jpg Alexandru Nicolau.jpg
Leader Donatella Rossetti Beatrice Albini Alessandro Martella
Party FPP PdL PCA
Seats won 60 5 1
FP vote 201.532 48.657 24.171
Percentage 64,2% 15,5% 7,7%

Alscia-elections-FPPsweep.png
Map of comuni by final preference votes

Governor after election

Donatella Rossetti
FPP

Elections to the Legislative Council were held in Alscia on 17 April 1908. They were the first elections after the Cacerta-Xevden War and the establishment of the province.

The result was a victory for Donatella Rossetti's Popular Progressive Front, which won a majority of first preference votes and seats in the Legislative Council.

Background

The Cacerta-Xevden War (1904–1908) ended with a victory for the Cacertian Empire. The Treaty of Ðajyr resulted in it annexing several territories, mainly in the north-east, which were constituted as the province of Alscia.

In line with imperial policy at the time, Cacerta moved to quickly institute self-government after the war ended. A 70-member Legislative Council was established, and the first elections were scheduled for 17 April 1908, using the same single-transferable vote system as Cacerta.

Campaign

Great excitement accompanied the elections, as the first restoration of democracy since Colonisation War. Parties both old and new registered for the election, some dating back to the 1848 revolution and Glorious Rebellion.

Shortly before official campaigning began, Donatella Rossetti won an internal election and became the leader of the NUP. This proved to be the turning point of the campaign. The previously unknown Donatella campaigned vigorously and established herself as the frontrunner. She constituted the FPP as a five-party leftliberal alliance.

Donatella's charisma and the FPP's platform of modernisation and progressive reforms enthralled voters. Her aggressive rhetoric, promising to use the powers of the province to carry out "implacable warfare against poverty and squalor" (guerra implacabile contro la povertà e lo squallore), proved hard for other parties to match.

Results

Party FPV % ± Seats ±
Popular Progressive Front (Fronte Popolare Progressista) 201.532 64,2% New 60 New
Socialist Party (Partito Socialista) 18.207 5,8% New 5 New
Social Democratic Party (Partito Social-Democratico) 23.544 7,5% New 7 New
National Unity Party (Partito dell'Unità Nazionale) 63.410 20,2% New 19 New
National Liberal Party (Partito Nazionale-Liberale) 50.226 16,0% New 15 New
People's Radical Reformist Alliance (Alleanza Popolare Radicali i Reformisti) 46.145 14,7% New 14 New
Party of Freedom (Partito della Libertà) 48.657 15,5% New 5 New
Communist Party of Alscia (Partito Comunista di Alscia) 24.171 7,7% New 1 New
Independents (Indipendenti) 32.961 10,5% New 4 New
Other parties 6.592 2,1% New 0 New
Total 313.913 100% 70
Registered voters and turnout 343.450 91,4%

Aftermath

The FPP won a landslide victory, obtaining 64,2% of first preference votes and 60 seats. At this point, the liberal NUPNLPPRRA alignment was stronger than the left SPSDP one. The Donatella Rossetti government was formed, and sworn into office on 30 April 1908.

The PdL finished second, becoming the official opposition. Although they only won 5 seats, they took comfort in managing to gain 15,5% of first preferences, and the public's good reception of leader Beatrice Albini.

Independent candidates made a strong showing, finishing third with 10,5% of first preferences and 4 seats. The PCA had a poor showing, and only leader Alessandro Martella managed to win a Legislative Council seat.