December 2019 Brillian legislative election

December 2019 Brillian legislative election

7 December 2019
All 200 seats to the National Assembly 101 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	91.8% ( 3.5%)
Party Leader % Seats ± BM Sabin-Heren Incsaurpe 22.5% 69 +25 H Kemen Ercila 20.9% 44 +3 EE Amaia Ziganda 15.8% 33 -14 AP Collective 12.6% 26 +23 BHSz Collective 6.3% 13 +3 MBH Hiru Szamendi 4.0% 8 -47 HM Inyigo Oliberi 3.2% 7 New This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Dorina Szilágyi Elkarrekin Egységben Sabin-Heren Incsaurpe Marist Union

A snap legislative election was held in Brilliania on 7 December 2019 to elect all 200 members to the National Assembly, at the same time a referendum was held. The election was called by First Citizen Endrike Karagori after the collapse of Garaipenerancs on 4 November 2019, caused by Karagori switching allegiance from Elkarrekin Egységben to the Marist Union. The election was held with mandatory voting, with non-voters recieving a fine of 500 Florrin.

The incumbent government, led by Dorina Szilágyi, consisted of a four-party left-wing coalition led by Elkarrekin Egységben, joined by the Marist Union and BHSz. The parties in the government were all members of Garaipenerancs. The coalition was defeated in a motion of no confidence after coalition members Elkarrekin and BHSz voted in favour of withdrawing confidence in the government.

Sabin-Heren Incsaurpe's Marist Union won a large plurality in parliament and became the Prime Minister for the second time, having previously served between 2003 and 2006.

Overview

Electoral method

The 200 seats of the unicameral National Assembly are apportioned using semi-open list party-list proportional representation in a single 200-seat constituency with a threshold of 3%. As the sole chamber, the National Assembly co-operates with the First Citizen and the governing cabinet to draft and agree on law proposals. Voting is on the basis of universal suffrage, with any Brillian citizen above the age of 16 being able to vote. Brillian citizens in foreign countries, as well as incarcerated citizens and those unable to reach a voting booth are allowed to apply for a postal ballot. Since the intduction of an amended Electoral Law, electoral law provides that a party may apply for ballot access if it gathers at least 5.000 valid signatures and a deposit of 40.000 Fl. Due to the amendments, the amount of participating parties decreased from 41 to 28 and the amount of people entitled to the right to vote has increased by over half a million. The election was held at the same time as provincial elections.

Terms

The term of the National Assembly generally lasts for four years, unles it is dissolved or extended by presidential decree. The election decree must be issued in the Brillian State Informant at least a month prior to the elections. Elections are generally held on Saturdays.

The First Citizen may dissolve the National Assembly prior to the end of its term, thereby calling a snap election. A snap election may not be called if a motion of no confidence or a state of emergency is in progress. They are also allowed to lengthen the term of the National Assembly during periods of national distress or mourning periods.

Voting

Legislative ballots in Brilliania provide voters with two ways to vote. A voter may either select the party, or vote for a candidate representing a party. In an amendment to the electoral law, the design of the ballot was changed and the possibility to vote directly for the party was introduced. It is a common practice to put the party leader at the top of the list as the list leader.

Amended electoral law

In May, the National Assembly voted in favour of four amendments to the Electoral Law. This is the first election in which the amended Electoral Law is in effect. Parties now have to recieve at least 5.000 valid signatures and pay 40.000 Florrin as a deposit. The age of voting has been lowered to 16 years, giving 500.000 16- and 17-year olds the right to vote for the first time in Brillian history. Another change regarded the ballot design: a voter is now allowed to vote for the party without selecting a preferred candidate, instead of having to vote for the list leader.

Campaign

Subjects

Vikuna-Orosz Proposal

The Vikuna-Orosz Proposal is a proposed amendment to the Third Constitution of the Republic, which provides for the addition of 60 seats to the National Assembly intended for the increased representation of provincially recognised minorities. The proposal was made by Second Citizen Alcsai Vikuna, Minister for Iparinan Affairs Kíra Varadi (supplanting her predecessor Ancsorics Orosz) on 2 August 2019, recieving assent by the National Assembly with 165 members in favour on 23 August 2019.

Secure Education Bill

The Secure Education Bill is a series of domestic security bills drafted after the Szaran school stabbing in December 2018. The proposals, involving the introduction of the Ecselecu Unit-developed monitoring system Eskoregi, have been met with widespread critisism by teachers, students and privacy organisations and parties including the Pirate Party.

Healthcare

The Brillian healthcare system has been recently marked for being insufficiently prepared for mental health problems. Most mental healthcare facilities are privately ran and underfunded, causing high rates of untreated mental disorders. Parties to the left of the political spectrum therefore support the addition of mental healthcare into the National Fund, which was founded in June 2019 by a vast majority in the Bacar.

Debates

Three major debates were organised, all by the Irradio Publikoa.

Brillian general election debates, December 2019
Date	Organisers	Venue	P  Present    S  Surrogate present    NI  Non-invitee   A  Absent invitee
			HM	BM	H	BMH	AP	EE	BHSz
11 November 2019	Irrapub	Szaranegertu Regional Assembly Building	NI	P Incsaurpe	P Ercila	P Szamendi	S Lukarain	P Zigarran	S Orsós
18 November 2019	Irrapub	National Assembly building	NI	P Incsaurpe	P Ercila	NI	NI	P Zigarran	NI
21 November 2019	Hegoak and Irrapub	Hamabi Bat Csoko	P Oliberi	P Incsaurpe	P Ercila	P Szamendi	S Lukarain	P Zigarran	S Orsós

Major parties

Party		Ideology	Political position	Leader	March 2019 result	Seats at dissolution
	United Marist Slate	Traditionalist conservatism	Right-wing	Hiru Szamendi, Haran Eleszalde, Ane Mentarrine	55 / 200	33 / 199
	Elkarrekin Egységben	Green politics, civil libertarianism	Big tent	Amaia Ziganda	47 / 200	47 / 199
	Marist Union	Marist democracy	Centre-right to Right-wing	Sabin-Heren Incsaurpe	44 / 200	44 / 199
	Hegoak	Liberal conservatism	Centre-right	Kemen Ercila	41 / 200	62 / 199
	Alliance of Patriots on the Left	Patriotic leftism	left-wing to Far-left	Kíra Varadi	10 / 200	10 / 199
	Pirate Party	Pirate politics	Syncretic	None	3 / 200	3 / 199
	Mutant Dog Party	Satire	Satire	Szalbacaile Adibidesz	0 / 200	0 / 199
	Citizen's March	Alriikan model	Centre-right	Inyigo Oliberi	Did not exist

Controversies

Collapse of the United Marist Team

After the death of alliance co-leader Ane Mentarrine, a snap leadership election was held during an emergency congress of the United Marist Team. The election was hotly contested by hardliner Haran Eleszalde and moderate Kemen Ercila. Eleszalde won with a majority of 2 votes, although the transparency of the election was questioned. After the party refused to give Ercila transparency, he left the party to form Nation Without Arrogance, which later merged into Hegoak. Eleszalde dissolved the alliance and reverted the party name to United Hicak Marism. During the campaign, the party was sued by LGBT rights organisation United Rainbow in October for releasing a campaign advertisements criticising the LGBT community for "intoctrinating the Brillian youth". The Szaranegertu Court of Appeal sentenced United Hicak Marism to a fine of 22.000 Florrin for inciting hate. In polls, the party suffered a large collapse and eventually lost 47 seats.

Results

The results for the election were marked by the downfall of United Hicak Marism, which lost 47. seats The Marist Union was the winner of the election, which gained 25 seats and became the largest party for the first time since 2009. It profited from the popularity of First Citizen Endrike Karagori, who became a member of the party in October. The power vacuum in Elkarrekin Egységben caused by the withdrawal of Karagori resulted in infighting inside the party and the loss of 14 of its seats.

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Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Marist Union	4,184,032	33.1	69	25
Hegoak	2,643,264	20.9	44	3
Elkarrekin Egységben	1,990,938	15.8	33	14
Pirate Party	1,590,932	12.6	26	New
Alliance of Patriots on the Left	800,694	6.3	13	3
United Hicak Marism -	509,974	4.0	8	47
Citizen's March	409,203	3.2	7	New
Error 404: Ballot not found	209,404	1.7	0	0
Revolutionise - New Socialist Party	65,940	0.5	0	New
Tractor League	49,032	0.5	0	0
Citizens of the Republic	16,954	0.2	0	New
Brilliania is Not For Sale Movement	12,943	0.1	0	0
Rise Up, Brilliania!	9,843	0.1	0	0
All-Brillian Fatherland Party	9,750	0.1	0	0
Hunting, Fishing and Traditions	9,000	0.1	0	0
Feminists In Unity	8,594	0.1	0	New
Politics++	6,000	0.1	0	0
Do Not Give Up Party	5,943	0.1	0	0
Party of the Poor	4,942	0.0	0	0
Miari Legacy List	1,958	0.0	0	0
New Nation Ecological Party	1,924	0.0	0	0
Free Democratic Party	1,293	0.0	0	0
Healthcare List	1,268	0.0	0	New
National Initiative for Safety	750	0.0	0	New
New Democracy in Unity	485	0.0	0	New
Our Community	396	0.0	0	0
End the Reign	333	0.0	0	0
Aurics Marieszkurrena Natural Family Leader Party	199	0.0	0	0
Invalid/blank votes	83,954	–	–	–
Total	12,629,675	100	200	0
Registered voters/turnout	13,758,188	91.8	–	–
Source: Federal Electon Committee (HABAFED)

Aftermath

The required investiture ballot was held on 13 January 2020 after the parliamentary reconvening on 10 December, requiring 35 days of coalition talks.