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The first round of the '''2020 Ordennyan presidential election''' will be held on 7 May 2020. Should no candidate win a majority of the vote in the first round, a [[two-round system|runoff]] will be held between the top two candidates two weeks later. The incumbent president is [[Johan Olsson]], an Independent, who was appointed as Acting President when the Ordennyan government established the separate offices of President as head of state and Prime Minister as head of government. It will be the first election of a directly-elected President in Ordennyan history.
The '''2020 Ørdegnien presidential election''' was held on 14 May 2020. The incumbent President, independent [[Johan Olsson]], was elected to a full, six-year term, with 71.1% of the popular vote. He defeated former People's Party leader, [[Valdemar Söderberg]]. It was the fifteenth direct election for the Ordennyan Presidency, and the first Presidential election in which there were only two candidates for the position, as well as the first election to only have a single round of voting. Ordennya uses the [[wikipedia:Two-round system|two-round system]] for Presidential elections, but as only two candidates were nominated, only one round was held. Turnout was 59%, as unlike federal parliamentary elections, voting in Presidential elections is not compulsory.


== Potential Candidates ==
== Background ==
The [[2014 Ørdegnien presidential election|previous election]], held in 2014, saw the re-election of President Neo Isaksson to a second six-year term. Isakson would, however, die in office in 2019. Under the Ordennyan Constitution, the Prime Minister has the power to fill a Presidential vacancy with any individual of their choosing, so long as they meet the requirements of the office. As such, the Prime Minister, [[Clas Markussen]], appointed the Chairperson of the Senate, [[Johan Olsson]], to serve the remainder of Isaksson's term. Leading up to the election, there was speculation as to whether Olsson would run for a full term or seek retirement. When Olsson declared his intention to run for a full term, he received the backing of four of the six political parties represented in the Chamber of Deputies; the Greens, Labour, the Liberals, and the New Democrats. His only challenger for the position was OFP candidate and former Deputy Prime Minister, [[Valdemar Söderberg]], who also had the backing of the Conservative Party.
 
== Declared Candidates ==
=== Independent ===
=== Independent ===
*[[Johan Olsson]], incumbent, elgible for election to a full term
*[[Johan Olsson]], incumbent President (Independent)
 
=== Ordennyan People's Party ===
*[[Valdemar Söderberg]], former Secretary of State for Finance, former Deputy Prime Minister of Ørdegnien


== Declined to run ==
=== Green Party ===
=== Green Party ===
The Green Party declined to put forward a candidate, instead endorsing incumbent President Johan Olsson. The following people were previously discussed as candidates and/or expressed interest in running;
*[[Rune Nyström]], former Deputy Prime Minister, former leader of the Green Party
*[[Niamh Cooper]], Secretary of State for Technology, Science, and Innovation, former leader of the Green Party
*[[Niamh Cooper]], Secretary of State for Technology, Science, and Innovation, former leader of the Green Party
*[[Rune Nyström]], Euclean Commissioner for Climate Change, former leader of the Green Party


=== Conservative Capitalist Front ===
=== Conservative Party of Ordennya ===
*[[Valdemar Söderberg]], former Chancellor of the Exchequer, former Vice President of Ordennya
The Conservative Party declined to put forward a candidate, instead endorsing OFP candidate Valdemar Soderberg. The following people were previously discussed as candidates and/or expressed interest in running;
*[[Arvid Magnusson]], former Prime Minister of Ørdegnien


=== Labour Party ===
=== Labour Party ===
The Labour Party declined to put forward a candidate, instead endorsing incumbent President Johan Olsson. The following people were previously discussed as candidates and/or expressed interest in running;
*Väinämö Stoltenberg, Secretary of State for Defence
*Väinämö Stoltenberg, Secretary of State for Defence
*Esther Steffensen, Leader of the Senate, Chair of the Federal Council
*Esther Steffensen, Leader of the Senate, Chair of the Federal Council
*Fredrik Manson, former President of Ordennya
*Fredrik Manson, former Prime Minister of Ørdegnien


=== Liberal Party ===
=== Liberal Party ===
The Liberal Party declined to put forward a candidate, instead endorsing incumbent President Johan Olsson. The following people were previously discussed as candidates and/or expressed interest in running;
*Jon Sinclair, former Leader of the Liberal Democrats, former Home Secretary
*Jon Sinclair, former Leader of the Liberal Democrats, former Home Secretary


=== New Democratic Party ===
=== New Democratic Party ===
The New Democratic Party declined to put forward a candidate, instead endorsing incumbent President Johan Olsson. The following people were previously discussed as candidates and/or expressed interest in running;
*Jennifer Alexander, former leader of the New Democratic Party, former Home Secretary
*Jennifer Alexander, former leader of the New Democratic Party, former Home Secretary

Latest revision as of 06:35, 25 January 2024

2020 Ordennyan presidential election

← 2014 14 May 2020 2026 →
  Johan Olsson Valdemar Söderberg
Candidate Johan Olsson Valdemar Söderberg
Party Independent OFP
Popular vote 11,052,343 4,502,017
Percentage 71.1% 28.9%

President before election

Johan Olsson (Acting)
Independent

Elected President

Johan Olsson
Independent

The 2020 Ørdegnien presidential election was held on 14 May 2020. The incumbent President, independent Johan Olsson, was elected to a full, six-year term, with 71.1% of the popular vote. He defeated former People's Party leader, Valdemar Söderberg. It was the fifteenth direct election for the Ordennyan Presidency, and the first Presidential election in which there were only two candidates for the position, as well as the first election to only have a single round of voting. Ordennya uses the two-round system for Presidential elections, but as only two candidates were nominated, only one round was held. Turnout was 59%, as unlike federal parliamentary elections, voting in Presidential elections is not compulsory.

Background

The previous election, held in 2014, saw the re-election of President Neo Isaksson to a second six-year term. Isakson would, however, die in office in 2019. Under the Ordennyan Constitution, the Prime Minister has the power to fill a Presidential vacancy with any individual of their choosing, so long as they meet the requirements of the office. As such, the Prime Minister, Clas Markussen, appointed the Chairperson of the Senate, Johan Olsson, to serve the remainder of Isaksson's term. Leading up to the election, there was speculation as to whether Olsson would run for a full term or seek retirement. When Olsson declared his intention to run for a full term, he received the backing of four of the six political parties represented in the Chamber of Deputies; the Greens, Labour, the Liberals, and the New Democrats. His only challenger for the position was OFP candidate and former Deputy Prime Minister, Valdemar Söderberg, who also had the backing of the Conservative Party.

Declared Candidates

Independent

Ordennyan People's Party

  • Valdemar Söderberg, former Secretary of State for Finance, former Deputy Prime Minister of Ørdegnien

Declined to run

Green Party

The Green Party declined to put forward a candidate, instead endorsing incumbent President Johan Olsson. The following people were previously discussed as candidates and/or expressed interest in running;

  • Rune Nyström, former Deputy Prime Minister, former leader of the Green Party
  • Niamh Cooper, Secretary of State for Technology, Science, and Innovation, former leader of the Green Party

Conservative Party of Ordennya

The Conservative Party declined to put forward a candidate, instead endorsing OFP candidate Valdemar Soderberg. The following people were previously discussed as candidates and/or expressed interest in running;

Labour Party

The Labour Party declined to put forward a candidate, instead endorsing incumbent President Johan Olsson. The following people were previously discussed as candidates and/or expressed interest in running;

  • Väinämö Stoltenberg, Secretary of State for Defence
  • Esther Steffensen, Leader of the Senate, Chair of the Federal Council
  • Fredrik Manson, former Prime Minister of Ørdegnien

Liberal Party

The Liberal Party declined to put forward a candidate, instead endorsing incumbent President Johan Olsson. The following people were previously discussed as candidates and/or expressed interest in running;

  • Jon Sinclair, former Leader of the Liberal Democrats, former Home Secretary

New Democratic Party

The New Democratic Party declined to put forward a candidate, instead endorsing incumbent President Johan Olsson. The following people were previously discussed as candidates and/or expressed interest in running;

  • Jennifer Alexander, former leader of the New Democratic Party, former Home Secretary