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| type = presidential | | type = presidential | ||
| ongoing = | | ongoing = no | ||
| previous_election = 2019 Soravian presidential election | | previous_election = 2019 Soravian presidential election | ||
| previous_year = 2019 | | previous_year = 2019 | ||
| election_date = October | | election_date = October 22, 2023 | ||
| next_election = 2027 Soravian presidential election | | next_election = 2027 Soravian presidential election | ||
| next_year = 2027 | | next_year = 2027 | ||
| opinion_polls = #Opinion polls | | opinion_polls = #Opinion polls | ||
| turnout = | | turnout = 58.34% ({{Decrease}} 1.40{{wp|Percentage point|pp}}) | ||
| registered = 85,975,894 | | registered = 85,975,894 | ||
| image1 = | | votes_for_election = 468 members of the {{wp|electoral college}} | ||
| nominee1 = | | needed_votes = 235 electoral | ||
| party1 = | | image1 = [[File:Янез_Янша_(15-12-2021).jpg|160x160px]] | ||
| nominee1 = '''[[Alexei Kadnikov]]''' | |||
| colour1 = 2C276B | |||
| party1 = [[Patriots' Front]] | |||
| home_state1 = | | home_state1 = | ||
| popular_vote1 = | | popular_vote1 = '''33,656,243''' | ||
| percentage1 = | | percentage1 = '''67.1%''' | ||
| image2 = | | electoral_vote1 = '''394''' | ||
| nominee2 = | | states_carried1 = '''58''' | ||
| party2 = | | image2 = [[File:Sergey_Tsivilyov_(2019-08-22).jpg|160x160px]] | ||
| home_state2 = | | colour2 = 41AF4C | ||
| popular_vote2 = | | nominee2 = [[#Candidates|Boris Yudin]] | ||
| percentage2 = | | party2 = [[#Candidates|United for the Fatherland]] | ||
| home_state2 = | |||
| popular_vote2 = 11,185,309 | |||
| percentage2 = 22.3% | |||
| electoral_vote2 = 72 | |||
| states_carried2 = 9 | |||
| image3 = [[File:Valentina_Matviyenko_September_2014.jpg|160x160px]] | |||
| colour3 = 65A8D8 | |||
| nominee3 = [[#Candidates|Natalya Zubareva]] | |||
| party3 = [[#Candidates|People's Future]] | |||
| popular_vote3 = 1,755,541 | |||
| percentage3 = 3.5% | |||
| electoral_vote3 = 2 | |||
| states_carried3 = 1 | |||
| map_image = [[File:2023_soravian_presidential_election_college_results.png|350px]] | |||
| map_caption = Results by seat. The number shows the amount of votes carried by the respective seat. Purple seats were won by Alexei Kadnikov, green seats by Boris Yudin, and blue seats by Natalya Zubareva. | |||
| title = President | | title = President | ||
| before_election = [[Nicolai Karpenko]] | | before_election = [[Nicolai Karpenko]] | ||
| before_party = [[Patriots' Front]] | | before_party = [[Patriots' Front]] | ||
| after_election = | | after_election = [[Alexei Kadnikov]] | ||
| after_party = | | after_party = [[Patriots' Front]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''2023 Soravian presidential election''' | The '''2023 Soravian presidential election''' was held on October 22, 2023 to elect all 468 members of the Soravian electoral college. Five candidates ran in total, but only three carried any votes in the electoral college<ref name="Continental live">[https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=41003005#p41003005 "2023 Soravian elections: live coverage"]. ''The Continental''. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.</ref>. | ||
[[Alexei Kadnikov]] was the candidate for the ruling [[Patriots' Front]].<ref name="kadnikov forpol">[https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=40681043#p40681043 "Kadnikov looks to usher in a new era for Soravian foreign policy"] ''[[Scovern|DM]]''. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.</ref>, and was expected to win. [[#Candidates|Boris Yudin]] was the main opposition candidate, running for the {{wp|united opposition}} party [[Soravia|United for the Fatherland]] (Yedbat),<ref name="opposition united">[https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=40701276#p40701276 "Soravia's opposition unite in historic agreement"] ''[[Scovern|DM]]''. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.</ref> while other opposition candidates included [[#Candidates|Damian Saltanov]], [[#Candidates|Artem Fekhlachev]], and [[#Candidates|Natalya Zubareva]]. Nearly all of Soravia's main media outlets and political figures endorsed Kadnikov, whilst some traditional opposition figures withdrew their candidacy to endorse Yudin and Yedbat. Some speculated a tighter-than-usual election after it was reported that the opposition were polling at record highs.<ref name="opposition polls">[https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=40934525#p40934525 "Soravian opposition poll at record high in run-up to October election"] ''[[Euclean Community|The Continental]]''. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.</ref> | |||
Kadnikov comfortably won the election, carrying 394 of the 468 electoral college votes and amassing 67.1% of the popular vote. The opposition candidate Yudin carried 72 electoral college votes, including historic victories in [[List of Soravian top-level administrative divisions|Patovatra]], [[List of Soravian top-level administrative divisions|Koskov Oblast]] and [[List of Soravian top-level administrative divisions|Malbay Oblast]], and over 11.1 million votes. Natalya Zubareva, who was widely viewed as a {{wp|controlled opposition}} candidate, won her home region of [[Ilmenia]] to carry two electoral college votes. There have been numerous [[#Electoral irregularities|allegations of fraud and electoral irregularities]] during the election from several organisations. | |||
== Background == | |||
== Candidates == | == Candidates == | ||
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| '''Chairman of Voskreshaty–New National Revival'''<br>{{small|(2012{{ndash}})}}<br>'''Member of the [[Soravia#Major cities|Chikanshiva City Rada]]'''<br>{{small|(2016{{ndash}}2021)}} | | '''Chairman of Voskreshaty–New National Revival'''<br>{{small|(2012{{ndash}})}}<br>'''Member of the [[Soravia#Major cities|Chikanshiva City Rada]]'''<br>{{small|(2016{{ndash}}2021)}} | ||
| [[File:Fekhlachov_2023.png|200px]] | | [[File:Fekhlachov_2023.png|200px]]<br>([[#Artem Fekhlachov|Campaign]]) | ||
| Fekhlachov is a Soravian {{wp|businessman}} and {{wp|television personality}} who founded and has led Voskreshaty–New National Revival since 2012. He was first elected to political office in 2016 as a member of the [[Soravia#Major cities|Chikanshiva City Rada]]. In 2021 he left his position to pursue a presidential candidacy, which his party nominated him for in January 2023. Ideologically, Fekhlachov has variously been described as a {{wp|right-wing populist}}, [[National Functionalism#Contemporary Functionalist|neo-functionalist]], {{wp|corporatist}} and a {{wp|minarchist}}, and his party's appearance bares notable similarities to the former [[Soravian Nationalist and Revivalist Party]]. | | Fekhlachov is a Soravian {{wp|businessman}} and {{wp|television personality}} who founded and has led Voskreshaty–New National Revival since 2012. He was first elected to political office in 2016 as a member of the [[Soravia#Major cities|Chikanshiva City Rada]]. In 2021 he left his position to pursue a presidential candidacy, which his party nominated him for in January 2023. Ideologically, Fekhlachov has variously been described as a {{wp|right-wing populist}}, [[National Functionalism#Contemporary Functionalist|neo-functionalist]], {{wp|corporatist}} and a {{wp|minarchist}}, and his party's appearance bares notable similarities to the former [[Soravian Nationalist and Revivalist Party]]. | ||
| August 10, 2023 | | August 10, 2023 | ||
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| '''Mayor of Vydryche'''<br>{{small|(2010–2013)}}<br>'''Governor of [[List of Soravian top-level administrative divisions|Tokarev Oblast]]'''<br>{{small|(2013–2020)}}<br>'''Minister of the Environment, Ecology and Resources'''<br>{{small|(2021–2022)}} | | '''Mayor of Vydryche'''<br>{{small|(2010–2013)}}<br>'''Governor of [[List of Soravian top-level administrative divisions|Tokarev Oblast]]'''<br>{{small|(2013–2020)}}<br>'''Minister of the Environment, Ecology and Resources'''<br>{{small|(2021–2022)}} | ||
| [[File:Kadnikov_2023.png|200px]] | | [[File:Kadnikov_2023.png|200px]]<br>([[#Alexei Kadnikov|Campaign]]) | ||
| Kadnikov is the son of the Soravian {{wp|oligarch}} [[Soravia|Klavdiy Kadnikov]], who owned [[Soravia|SMEC]] before it was sold to [[Zakhaz]] in the 1980s. Kadnikov has endorsed a "global" new outlook on Soravian policy, looking to solidify relationships with allies outside of [[Euclea]].<ref name="kadnikov forpol"> | | Kadnikov is the son of the Soravian {{wp|oligarch}} [[Soravia|Klavdiy Kadnikov]], who owned [[Soravia|SMEC]] before it was sold to [[Zakhaz]] in the 1980s. Kadnikov has endorsed a "global" new outlook on Soravian policy, looking to solidify relationships with allies outside of [[Euclea]].<ref name="kadnikov forpol"></ref> Domestically his policies are viewed as similar to prior PF candidates. | ||
| August 17, 2023 | | August 17, 2023 | ||
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| style="background:lavender;" | '''[[Soravia|Boris Yudin]]'''<br>(aged 49)<br>[[Soravia|United for the Fatherland]] | |||
| [[File:Sergey_Tsivilyov_2018-02-27_(cropped).jpg|130px]] | |||
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| '''Member of the [[Zalykia|Grand Khural of Zalykia]]'''<br>{{small|(2014{{ndash}}2022)}}<br>'''Chairman of United Left–Protsvitannya'''<br>{{small|(2016–2023)}} | |||
| [[File:Yudin_2023.png|200px]]<br>([[#Boris Yudin|Campaign]]) | |||
| Yudin was previously leader of the {{wp|centre-left}} party [[Soravia|United Left–Protsvitannya]], before leaving to take up the presidential nomination for United for the Fatherland, a merger between United Left–Protsvitannya and the regionalist [[Soravia|Movement for Zalykia]]. Yudin is generally described as a {{wp|social democrat}} or {{wp|social liberal}}. | |||
| June 30, 2023 | |||
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| style="background:lavender;" | '''[[Soravia|Damian Saltanov]]'''<br>(aged 41)<br>[[Soravia|Damian Saltanov Bloc]] | |||
| [[File:Klitschko-gesf-2018-7931_(cropped).jpg|130px]] | |||
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| '''Chairman of the Damian Saltanov Bloc'''<br>{{small|(2022{{ndash}})}} | |||
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| Saltanov is a former {{wp|boxing}} world champion. Having retired in 2014, he has gained notoriety in Soravia and online for his promotion of alternative forms of living. Saltanov claims to live on a boat on the river Sarpa and is a [[Badi]] convert. He promotes fads such as {{wp|anti-vaccine activism}} and the {{wp|carnivore diet}}, and his proposed policies include a complete {{wp|tax abolition|abolition of taxes}}. | |||
| June 9, 2023 | |||
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== Campaigns == | |||
=== Artem Fekhlachov === | |||
=== Alexei Kadnikov === | |||
=== Damian Saltanov === | |||
On October 19, Saltanov accused "[[Senria|Senro]]-communists" of attempting to "sterilise" Soravian children through the {{wp|Internet}} and {{wp|anime}}.<ref>[https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=40995814#p40995814 "@zoravyyaintel"] ''{{wp|Twitter|Chirper}}''. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.</ref> | |||
=== Boris Yudin === | |||
Yudin has campaigned on a platform of democratising and liberalising Soravia. He refers to his platform and ideology as "politics of the 21st century" ({{wp|Rusyn language|Soravian}}: Політика для 21 століття; ''Polityka dlya 21 stolittya''). | |||
On October 15, Yudin was reportedly seen on an [[Aeronovo]] flight between [[Samistopol]] and [[Nizhnebersutsk]], the capital of [[George Ruset Land]],<ref>[https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=40983754#p40983754 "@zoravyyaintel"]. ''{{wp|Twitter|Chirper}}''. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.</ref> leading some to speculate that he had potentially won the territory's vote. It was later found to be a hoax, after Yudin was seen campaigning in [[Samistopol]] later that day. Kadnikov later won the region's electoral college vote.<ref name="Continental live></ref> | |||
Yudin received endorsements from politicians including the [[Aalmsted|Mayor of Aalmsted]] [[Aalmsted|Analiisa Aleksdohter]].<ref>[https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=41009241#p41009241 "@Aalmstedmaaster"]. ''{{wp|Twitter|Chirper}}''. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.</ref> | |||
=== Natalya Zubareva === | |||
== Aftermath == | |||
Kadnikov was congratulated on his victory by numerous countries, including [[Etruria]]<ref>[https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=41010100#p41010100 "@ARENotizie"]. ''{{wp|Twitter|Chirper}}''. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.</ref> and [[Vinalia]]<ref>[https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=41010475#p41010475 "@MPVinalia"]. ''{{wp|Twitter|Chirper}}''. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.</ref>. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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The 2023 Soravian presidential election was held on October 22, 2023 to elect all 468 members of the Soravian electoral college. Five candidates ran in total, but only three carried any votes in the electoral college[1].
Alexei Kadnikov was the candidate for the ruling Patriots' Front.[2], and was expected to win. Boris Yudin was the main opposition candidate, running for the united opposition party United for the Fatherland (Yedbat),[3] while other opposition candidates included Damian Saltanov, Artem Fekhlachev, and Natalya Zubareva. Nearly all of Soravia's main media outlets and political figures endorsed Kadnikov, whilst some traditional opposition figures withdrew their candidacy to endorse Yudin and Yedbat. Some speculated a tighter-than-usual election after it was reported that the opposition were polling at record highs.[4]
Kadnikov comfortably won the election, carrying 394 of the 468 electoral college votes and amassing 67.1% of the popular vote. The opposition candidate Yudin carried 72 electoral college votes, including historic victories in Patovatra, Koskov Oblast and Malbay Oblast, and over 11.1 million votes. Natalya Zubareva, who was widely viewed as a controlled opposition candidate, won her home region of Ilmenia to carry two electoral college votes. There have been numerous allegations of fraud and electoral irregularities during the election from several organisations.
Background
Candidates
| Candidate name, age, political party |
Political offices | Campaign | Details | Registration date | ||
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| Artem Fekhlachov (aged 56) Voskreshaty–New National Revival |
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Chairman of Voskreshaty–New National Revival (2012–) Member of the Chikanshiva City Rada (2016–2021) |
 (Campaign) |
Fekhlachov is a Soravian businessman and television personality who founded and has led Voskreshaty–New National Revival since 2012. He was first elected to political office in 2016 as a member of the Chikanshiva City Rada. In 2021 he left his position to pursue a presidential candidacy, which his party nominated him for in January 2023. Ideologically, Fekhlachov has variously been described as a right-wing populist, neo-functionalist, corporatist and a minarchist, and his party's appearance bares notable similarities to the former Soravian Nationalist and Revivalist Party. | August 10, 2023 | |
| Alexei Kadnikov (aged 63) Patriots' Front |
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Mayor of Vydryche (2010–2013) Governor of Tokarev Oblast (2013–2020) Minister of the Environment, Ecology and Resources (2021–2022) |
 (Campaign) |
Kadnikov is the son of the Soravian oligarch Klavdiy Kadnikov, who owned SMEC before it was sold to Zakhaz in the 1980s. Kadnikov has endorsed a "global" new outlook on Soravian policy, looking to solidify relationships with allies outside of Euclea.[2] Domestically his policies are viewed as similar to prior PF candidates. | August 17, 2023 | |
| Boris Yudin (aged 49) United for the Fatherland |
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Member of the Grand Khural of Zalykia (2014–2022) Chairman of United Left–Protsvitannya (2016–2023) |
 (Campaign) |
Yudin was previously leader of the centre-left party United Left–Protsvitannya, before leaving to take up the presidential nomination for United for the Fatherland, a merger between United Left–Protsvitannya and the regionalist Movement for Zalykia. Yudin is generally described as a social democrat or social liberal. | June 30, 2023 | |
| Damian Saltanov (aged 41) Damian Saltanov Bloc |
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Chairman of the Damian Saltanov Bloc (2022–) |
Saltanov is a former boxing world champion. Having retired in 2014, he has gained notoriety in Soravia and online for his promotion of alternative forms of living. Saltanov claims to live on a boat on the river Sarpa and is a Badi convert. He promotes fads such as anti-vaccine activism and the carnivore diet, and his proposed policies include a complete abolition of taxes. | June 9, 2023 | ||
Campaigns
Artem Fekhlachov
Alexei Kadnikov
Damian Saltanov
On October 19, Saltanov accused "Senro-communists" of attempting to "sterilise" Soravian children through the Internet and anime.[5]
Boris Yudin
Yudin has campaigned on a platform of democratising and liberalising Soravia. He refers to his platform and ideology as "politics of the 21st century" (Soravian: Політика для 21 століття; Polityka dlya 21 stolittya).
On October 15, Yudin was reportedly seen on an Aeronovo flight between Samistopol and Nizhnebersutsk, the capital of George Ruset Land,[6] leading some to speculate that he had potentially won the territory's vote. It was later found to be a hoax, after Yudin was seen campaigning in Samistopol later that day. Kadnikov later won the region's electoral college vote.[1]
Yudin received endorsements from politicians including the Mayor of Aalmsted Analiisa Aleksdohter.[7]
Natalya Zubareva
Aftermath
Kadnikov was congratulated on his victory by numerous countries, including Etruria[8] and Vinalia[9].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2023 Soravian elections: live coverage". The Continental. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kadnikov looks to usher in a new era for Soravian foreign policy" DM. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ↑ "Soravia's opposition unite in historic agreement" DM. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ↑ "Soravian opposition poll at record high in run-up to October election" The Continental. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ↑ "@zoravyyaintel" Chirper. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ↑ "@zoravyyaintel". Chirper. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ↑ "@Aalmstedmaaster". Chirper. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ↑ "@ARENotizie". Chirper. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ↑ "@MPVinalia". Chirper. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.