Akashian presidential election, 2015: Difference between revisions
mNo edit summary |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 41: | Line 41: | ||
A '''presidential election''' was held in [[Akashi]] on 27 June and 4 July 2015. | A '''presidential election''' was held in [[Akashi]] on 27 June and 4 July 2015. | ||
Narrowly elected five years earlier, incumbent [[Kyōichi Hirayama]] once again faced a formidable challenger: {{A-URP}} leader and former [[Cabinet of Akashi#Members|finance minister]] [[Liana Ferrari]], known for her strong {{wpl|conservative socialism|conservative socialist}} credentials and extravagant public image. At the time she declared her candidacy, Liana was in a "wilderness period", after the URP had been badly mauled in [[Akashian general | Narrowly elected five years earlier, incumbent [[Kyōichi Hirayama]] once again faced a formidable challenger: {{A-URP}} leader and former [[Cabinet of Akashi#Members|finance minister]] [[Liana Ferrari]], known for her strong {{wpl|conservative socialism|conservative socialist}} credentials and extravagant public image. At the time she declared her candidacy, Liana was in a "wilderness period", after the URP had been badly mauled in [[Akashian general election, 2010|2010]] and [[Akashian general election, 2014|2014]], and saw the campaign as a way to "reintroduce" herself to the public. | ||
Other notable candidates included {{A-FP}} leader Momoka Nishimura, who became the youngest Akashian to run for the presidency, {{A-MPP}} candidate Nari Matsutani, who felt the public was still quite fed up with Liana, {{A-CP}} candidate Fujiko Chino, and the {{wpl|independent politician|independent}} Kenji Suda. The field was notably female-dominated, with Kyōichi and Kenji being the only male candidates. | Other notable candidates included {{A-FP}} leader Momoka Nishimura, who became the youngest Akashian to run for the presidency, {{A-MPP}} candidate Nari Matsutani, who felt the public was still quite fed up with Liana, {{A-CP}} candidate Fujiko Chino, and the {{wpl|independent politician|independent}} Kenji Suda. The field was notably female-dominated, with Kyōichi and Kenji being the only male candidates. | ||
Revision as of 09:09, 18 March 2022
 | ||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 86,5% (first round) 84,1% (second round) | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||||||||
File:Akashi-election-president-2015.png Most voted candidate by province (second round) | ||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||
.jpg)
A presidential election was held in Akashi on 27 June and 4 July 2015.
Narrowly elected five years earlier, incumbent Kyōichi Hirayama once again faced a formidable challenger: United Reform Party leader and former finance minister Liana Ferrari, known for her strong conservative socialist credentials and extravagant public image. At the time she declared her candidacy, Liana was in a "wilderness period", after the URP had been badly mauled in 2010 and 2014, and saw the campaign as a way to "reintroduce" herself to the public.
Other notable candidates included Future Party leader Momoka Nishimura, who became the youngest Akashian to run for the presidency, Moderate People's Party candidate Nari Matsutani, who felt the public was still quite fed up with Liana, Communist Party candidate Fujiko Chino, and the independent Kenji Suda. The field was notably female-dominated, with Kyōichi and Kenji being the only male candidates.
The first round saw Kyōichi's plurality decline by 4%, and he finished only 2% ahead of Liana. There were also strong performances from Fujiko, Nari, and Momoka, meaning that 5 out of 6 candidates won at least 1 million votes. Another dramatic showdown was expected in the second round, and there was speculation whether Liana could succeed where her mentor Keiko Nakayama failed in 2010 and win the presidency.
Kyōichi won the second round with a slightly larger margin of 50,1% to Liana's 49,1% — a difference of only some 21.000 votes. The electoral map was little changed: Liana won majorities in 3 out of 5 provinces, while Kyōichi held Kobi and managed to win Shimachi.
Despite her loss, Liana credited the presidential campaign as launching her "second act" in public life, showing a more sedate and less showboating public image than she'd had as finance minister.
Result
| Presidential election, 27 June and 4 July 2015 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | 1st round | 2nd round | |||
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Kyōichi Hirayama | Socialist Party | 1.907.779 | 24,7% | 3.765.262 | 50,1% | |
| Liana Ferrari | United Reform Party | 1.737.855 | 22,5% | 3.744.236 | 49,9% | |
| Fujiko Chino | Communist Party | 1.081.332 | 14,0% | |||
| Nari Matsutani | Moderate People's Party | 1.065.884 | 13,8% | |||
| Momoka Nishimura | Future Party | 1.034.989 | 13,4% | |||
| Kenji Suda | Independent | 895.961 | 11,6% | |||
| Total | 7.723.800 | 100% | 7.509.498 | 100% | ||
| Registered voters and turnout | 8.929.249 | 86,5% | 84,1% | |||