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Flag of Vyvland
9th presidential election in Vyvland
Previous election
2010
Next election
(2018)
11th / 18th June 2014
Dalia Grybauskaitė 2012-06-13 (2).jpg File:Robert Ujson.jpg
Party Independent Liberal
Nominee Pamela Oegelkeper Robert Ujson
Share 58.3% 41.7%
Votes 9,046,341 6,482,378
Incumbent President
Robert Ujson
Liberal
Resulting President
Pamela Oegelkeper
Independent

The 2014 presidential election in Vyvland was an election for the office of President of Vyvland, the country's head of state. The election took place in two rounds on the 11th and 18th June 2014. It was the ninth held since the office of President was established in 1986. The outcome was a defeat of the incumbent Robert Ujson by centre-right Pamela Oegelkeper following allegations of Ujson's use of a prostitute in Ainin.

The first round was won by Ujson with a clear majority, with Oegelkeper second and King Verdnand and Adulv Niyborg in close third and fourth place respectively. The first round saw an unexpected surge for left-wing candidates Franzeska Gryn of the OSSV trade union and Jorjena Smef of the United Left, following widespread strike action around the election. The satirist Jussi Kylössi also unexpectedly gained almost three percent of the vote, considerably more than any other non-serious candidate in presidential elections before or since.

Twenty-three candidates received the required nomination of either 5,000 signatures or the endorsement of a political party in Parliament. The election will be held on the 11th June, with a second round held, if necessary, one week later on the 18th. The most prominent candidates for the election were incumbent President Robert Ujson, National Party leader Willem Winkelman, and independents including prominent businessman Adulv Niyborg and lawyer and activist Pamela Oegelkeper.

Background

The incumbent President, Robert Ujson of the Liberal Party, was elected in June 2010 and thus his four-year term is due to expire in June 2014. He has been generally supported throughout his presidency, presiding over an economic recovery and a coalition in Parliament also dominated by the Liberals, which has resulted in very few disputes between him and Parliament. Ujson's foreign policy and relations have remained warm with many countries, including the entrance of a raft of new countries (controversially including Nevanmaa) into the Esquarian Community. The alliance between his Liberal Party and the Socialist Party voted for him to run as their joint candidate in April 2014.

Parties and alliances

Liberal-Socialist alliance

On 19th December, a Liberal Party national meeting voted 59% in favour of entering into an alliance with the Socialist Party, as it has done in the last three elections. One month previously, the Socialists also voted for this arrangement. Following the sequence of alternation of candidates between the two parties in previous elections, it was expected that the alliance's presidential candidate in 2010 will come from the Socialist Party, although the Socialists decided to endorse Ujson instead. Contrary to expectations, neither the Greens nor the United Left entered this alliance, with the former choosing to support Adulv Niyborg and the latter nominating their own candidate, Jorjena Smef, head of the party's Collective Leadership Committee.

Right-wing alliance

After relatively strong showings in the 2013 general election, the Conservative Party, Capitalist-Libertarian Party and National Party come into the election in a position of strength. The three parties were initially thought to have been likely to form a coalition together, or for the Conservatives to side with only the Nationals. However, due to tensions and disputes between the social libertarian Capitalists and traditionalist, conservative Nationals, the Conservatives were limited to choose just one with which to side; in this instance, the Capitalists were chosen. The two parties have declined to field their own candidate, instead voicing their support for independent candidate Pamela Oegelkeper.

National Party

The right-wing National Party has officially endorsed party leader Willem Winkelman as its official candidate. However, a significant minority of the party, many of whom dislike the modern populism of the party, have instead nominated Ans Eermaan as their candidate.

Ethnic minority parties

Various nonpartisan ethnic minority parties have united to send one candidate to the election. The Geadish People's Party and United Namorese and Islanders from the Alliance for Independence, and the Swedish Party from outside the alliance have chosen to field Andras Persson, a Swedish-speaking immigrant from Geadland with Swedish Vyvlander heritage. The partisan member parties of the Alliance for Independence are most likely to side with a mainstream candidate, but some may support Persson or field their own candidates.

Minor parties

The Monarchist Party again nominated King Verdnand for the position of President, under the explicit promise that reforms will be implemented restoring the monarchic system. At points when outgoing presidents have been involved in scandals or general unpopularity, as was the case with Erik Menjreng at the 1998 election, the party has been able to gain significant percentages of the vote, reaching 19% in 1998 and thus narrowly missing entrance into the second round. However, the party has not progressed above 8% since.

The Vyvlander Front stood its leader, Anton Eskmanteloim, as the its presidential candidate. His candidacy resulted in his removal from his Parliament seat of Pegerm, in which he will be replaced by party member Alwig Enrigs.

Candidates

Candidate Position or occupation Party Endorsements
Gertrude Bos Party leader, member of the Provincial Diet of Helland Helish Front Helish Front
Reverend Bastian Dijreks Lutheran priest Christian People's Party Christian People's Party
Christian Alliance
Lutheran Union
Ans Eermaan Wetaan National Party none
Anton Eskmanteloim Party leader, wetaan Vyvlander Front Vyvlander Front
Ärna Grautr Author Autonomy for Nevel Autonomy for Nevel
Franzeska Gryn Leader of the Public Sector Solidarity Front Independent Trade Unionist Party
Payl Jerj Television presenter, retired football player Independent none
Karl Kåss Party leader Independent Geads Independent Geads
Tomas Kykeer Chairperson of the Campaign to End Hunger Independent none
Jussi Kylössi TV host, comedian Independent none
Adulv Niyborg Businessman Independent Greens
Left Alternative
Helish People's Party
Pamela Oegelkeper Lawyer, political activist Independent Conservative Party
Capitalist-Libertarian Party
Christian Democrats of Helland
Helish Union
Andras Persson Wetaan Swedish Party Swedish Party
Geadish People's Party
United Namorese and Islanders
Eeva Pretig Party leader, activist Pirate Party Pirate Party
Hangmoi Rou Party leader Liberationist Party Liberationist Party
Yunglang Shjoraski Nursery owner Txotai for Vyvland Alliance Txotai for Vyvland Alliance
Jorjena Smef Leader of the United Left Collective Leadership Committee, wetaan United Left United Left
Democratic Socialist Party
Robert Ujson President (incumbent) Liberal Party Liberal Party
Socialist Party
King Verdnand King of Vyvland Monarchist Party Monarchist Party
Progressive Monarchist Party
Erl Umberto Yaryn Yarynson vun Wohldon-Masiaas Party leader, Stockbroker One Hundred Percent Serious Party One Hundred Percent Serious Party
Isabel vun Woyden Party leader, member of the Provincial Diet of Welland Rural Movement Rural Movement
Berta Weever Party leader Movement for a Different Politics Movement for a Different Politics
Willem Winkelman Party leader, wetaan National Party National Party

First round

The first round of the election, held on the 11th June, was conclusively won by Ujson with 22% of the vote. The second-placed candidate was Oegelkeper, who won 15%. Ujson and Oegelkeper thus advanced to the second round. Left-wing candidates and satirist Jussi Kylössi made particularly unexpected results. The results are as follows:

Candidate Party Votes Percentage
Robert Ujson Liberal Party 3,121,272 22.11%
Pamela Oegelkeper Independent 2,107,671 14.93%
King Verdnand Monarchist Party 1,620,634 11.48%
Adulv Niyborg Independent 1,575,459 11.16%
Willem Winkelman National Party 1,312,883 9.3%
Jorjena Smef United Left 892,195 6.32%
Franzeska Gryn Independent 835,727 5.92%
Ans Eermaan National Party 467,273 3.31%
Andras Persson Swedish Party 439,039 3.11%
Jussi Kylössi Independent 400,923 2.84%
Payl Jerj Independent 279,517 1.98%
Anton Eskmanteloim Vyvlander Front 169,404 1.2%
Reverend Bastian Dijreks Christian People's Party 163,757 1.16%
Isabel vun Woyden Rural Movement 156,699 1.11%
Eeva Pretig Pirate Party 118,583 0.84%
Berta Weever Movement for a Different Politics 87,526 0.62%
Tomas Kykeer Independent 79,055 0.56%
Gertrude Bos Helish Front 76,232 0.54%
Yunglang Shjoraski Txotai for Vyvland Alliance 71,997 0.51%
Karl Kåss Independent Geads 43,763 0.31%
Ärna Grautr Autonomy for Nevel 36,704 0.26%
Erl Umberto Yaryn Yarynson vun Wohldon-Masiaas One Hundred Percent Serious Party 28,234 0.2%
Hangmoi Rou Liberationist Party 25,411 0.18%
Spoilt ballots 7,059 0.05%
Total votes 14,117,017

Second round

Despite Ujson's win in the first round, he failed to maintain his winning position in the second round one week later. Much of this was due to allegations published the previous day in national tabloid newspaper Tiy Baners that he had used a prostitute while on a summit in Hartly, Ainin, which he denied. Thus, Oegelkeper went on to win the election, with twelve of the seventeen provinces voting predominantly in her favour.

Candidate Party Votes Percentage
Pamela Oegelkeper Independent 9,046,341 58.3%
Robert Ujson Liberal Party 6,482,378 41.7%
Total votes 15,528,719