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The election was called by [[Prime Minister of Delamaria]], [[Henry Nugent]], on March 31st, allowing for 50 days of campaigning, the minimum amount under the [[Legislative Elections Act of 1996]]. Nugent promoted the election on the basis of the problems in Lysian Columbia, having faced resistance from his Democratic coalition partners on Northern assembly reform. | The election was called by [[Prime Minister of Delamaria]], [[Henry Nugent]], on March 31st, allowing for 50 days of campaigning, the minimum amount under the [[Legislative Elections Act of 1996]]. Nugent promoted the election on the basis of the problems in Lysian Columbia, having faced resistance from his Democratic coalition partners on Northern assembly reform. | ||
==Endorsements== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! Newspaper | |||
! colspan=2| Endorsement | |||
! Notes | |||
|- | |||
| {{Nowrap|''[[Daily Express]]''}} | |||
| style="background-color: #0392ca" | | |||
| {{Nowrap|[[Liberal Conservative Party (Delamaria)|Liberal Conservative]]}} | |||
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|- | |||
| {{Nowrap|''[[Daily Mail]]''}} | |||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | |||
| {{Nowrap|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]}} | |||
| Advocates [[tactical voting]] for the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] to ensure it provides an effective opposition to a prospective [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] government. | |||
|- | |||
| {{Nowrap|''[[Daily Mirror]]''}} | |||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | |||
| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| {{Nowrap|''[[Daily Star (United Kingdom)|Daily Star]]''}} | |||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Count Binface Party}}"| | |||
| [[Count Binface Party]] | |||
| Endorsed "the most sane politician in the UK", [[Count Binface]], who is only standing in Prime Minister [[Rishi Sunak]]'s constituency of [[Richmond and Northallerton (UK Parliament constituency)|Richmond and Northallerton]]. | |||
|- | |||
| {{Nowrap|''[[Financial Times]]''}} | |||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | |||
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] | |||
|Last backed Labour in 2005. | |||
|- | |||
|{{Nowrap|''[[I newspaper|i]]''}} | |||
|style="background-color:black"| | |||
|None | |||
|Have never endorsed a political party. | |||
|- | |||
|{{Nowrap|''[[Morning Star (British newspaper)|Morning Star]]''}} | |||
|style="background-color:black"| | |||
|None | |||
|Advocated for voting against the Conservatives, but did not endorse any specific party. | |||
|- | |||
| {{Nowrap|''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''}} | |||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" | | |||
| {{Nowrap|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]}} | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|{{Nowrap|''[[The Guardian]]''}} | |||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" | | |||
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] | |||
|Advocates tactical voting against the government. | |||
|- | |||
| {{Nowrap|''[[The Independent]]''}} | |||
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | |||
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|''The Sun'']] | |||
|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}"| | |||
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] | |||
|Last backed Labour in 2005. Labour Party leader, [[Keir Starmer]] responded to the endorsement by saying, "I am delighted to have the support and backing of The Sun" and that it "shows how much this is a changed Labour Party". | |||
|- | |||
|{{Nowrap|''[[The Times]]''}} | |||
|style="background-color:black"| | |||
|None | |||
|Backed Conservatives in 2019. | |||
|} | |||
[[Category: Elections of Delamaria]] | [[Category: Elections of Delamaria]] | ||
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The 2024 Delamarian General Election was held on May 20th, 2024. Henry Nugent of the Liberal Conservatives won a majority, after previously governing in coalition with the Democrats, who lost more than two thirds of their seats. Parti Columbien lost most of their seats, leaving Social Labour, the FDUP and the Green Party increasing their number of seats.
The election was called by Prime Minister of Delamaria, Henry Nugent, on March 31st, allowing for 50 days of campaigning, the minimum amount under the Legislative Elections Act of 1996. Nugent promoted the election on the basis of the problems in Lysian Columbia, having faced resistance from his Democratic coalition partners on Northern assembly reform.
Endorsements
| Newspaper | Endorsement | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Express | Liberal Conservative | ||
| Daily Mail | Conservative Party | Advocates tactical voting for the Conservative Party to ensure it provides an effective opposition to a prospective Labour government. | |
| Daily Mirror | Labour Party | ||
| Daily Star | Count Binface Party | Endorsed "the most sane politician in the UK", Count Binface, who is only standing in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's constituency of Richmond and Northallerton. | |
| Financial Times | Labour Party | Last backed Labour in 2005. | |
| i | None | Have never endorsed a political party. | |
| Morning Star | None | Advocated for voting against the Conservatives, but did not endorse any specific party. | |
| The Daily Telegraph | Conservative Party | ||
| The Guardian | Labour Party | Advocates tactical voting against the government. | |
| The Independent | Labour Party | ||
| The Sun | Labour Party | Last backed Labour in 2005. Labour Party leader, Keir Starmer responded to the endorsement by saying, "I am delighted to have the support and backing of The Sun" and that it "shows how much this is a changed Labour Party". | |
| The Times | None | Backed Conservatives in 2019. | |