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| next_election      = [[2025 Soltenish Presidential Election|2025]]
| next_election      = [[2025 Soltenish Presidential Election|2025]]
| next_year          = [[2025 Soltenish Presidential Election|2025]]
| next_year          = [[2025 Soltenish Presidential Election|2025]]
| registered = 86,291,102<br>({{increase}}0.5 pp)  
| registered = 116,077,437<br>({{increase}}2.3 pp)  
| turnout            = 66,530,439 (77.1%)<br>({{decrease}}0.2 pp)  
| turnout            = 92,702,152 (80.0%)<br>({{increase}}1.8pp)  
| election_date      = 10 July 2019
| election_date      = 10 July 2019
| votes_for_election= 456 votes up for election
| votes_for_election= 462 votes up for election
| needed_votes      = 229
| needed_votes      = 232
| map_image=  
| map_image= [[File:2019 Soltenish Presidential Election.png|frameless]]


| image1            = File:Giuseppe Conte Official (cropped).jpg
| 1blank      = Home republic
| 2blank      = Republics carried
 
| image1            = File:William Hague (2010).jpg
| image1_size      = 140px
| image1_size      = 140px
| image1_upright    =  
| image1_upright    =  
| colour1          = 007ED8
| colour1          = 007ED8
| nominee1          = '''[[Aurelio D'Libero]]'''
| nominee1          = '''[[Aurelio Di Biviu]]'''
| 1data1      = '''[[Colpi]]'''
| 2data1      = '''14'''
| party1            = '''[[Confederal Union (Soltenia)|Confederal Union]]'''
| party1            = '''[[Confederal Union (Soltenia)|Confederal Union]]'''
| home_state1      = '''[[Colpi]]'''
| delegate_count1  = '''302'''
| delegate_count1  = '''299'''
| popular_vote1    = '''50,169,395'''
| states_carried1  = '''14'''
| percentage1      = '''54.0%'''
| popular_vote1    = '''34,795,420'''
| percentage1      = '''52.3%'''


| image2            = File:Mario Draghi in 2021 crop.jpg
| image2            = File:Mario Draghi in 2021 crop.jpg
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| colour2          = C64141
| colour2          = C64141
| nominee2          = [[Mateo Benzi]]
| nominee2          = [[Mateo Benzi]]
| party2            = [[Social Democratic Party (Soltenia)|Social Democratic]]
| 1data2      = [[San Michele]]
| 2data2      = 3
| party2            = [[Social Democratic Party of Soltenia|Social Democratic]]
| alliance2        = [[United Left (Soltenia)|United Left]]
| alliance2        = [[United Left (Soltenia)|United Left]]
| home_state2      = [[Almarence]]
| delegate_count2  = 160
| delegate_count2  = 157
| popular_vote2    = 41,356,548
| states_carried2  = 3
| percentage2      = 44.6%
| popular_vote2    = 30,337,880
| percentage2      = 45.6%


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| map_caption      = {{Legend0|#007ED8|Republics won by Aurelio Di Biviu}}  
{{Legend0|#007ED8|Republics won by Aurelio D'Libero}}  
{{Legend0|#C64141|Republics won by Mateo Benzi}}
{{Legend0|#C64141|Republics won by Mateo Benzi}}


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| before_election = [[Mateo Benzi]]
| before_election = [[Mateo Benzi]]
| before_party    = [[Social Democratic Party (Soltenia)|Social Democratic]]
| before_party    = [[Social Democratic Party (Soltenia)|Social Democratic]]
| after_election  = [[Aurelio D'Libero]]
| after_election  = [[Aurelio Di Biviu]]
| after_party    = [[Confederal Union (Soltenia)|Confederal Union]]
| after_party    = [[Confederal Union (Soltenia)|Confederal Union]]
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The '''2019 Soltenish presidential election''' was the 8th sexennial presidential election in Soltenia and was held on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. [[Confederal Union (Soltenia)|Confederal Union]] candidate [[Aurelio Di Biviu]] soundly defeated incumbent [[Social Democratic Party (Soltenia)|Social Democratic]] president [[Mateo Benzi]] by 9.4 points, the largest margin since [[Girardino DaCareza|Girardino DaCareza's]] landslide victory in [[2007 Soltenish Presidential Election|2007]]. This election marked the first time an incumbent president lost re-election since [[1995 Soltenish Presidential Election|1995]].
Benzi's unpopularity and poor relations with Social Democratic leaders encouraged an unsuccessful intra-party challenge by [[Vierna|Viernese]] senator [[Giacomo Piumapetra]]. Meanwhile, the Confederal Union nominated the incumbent [[President of Colpi|president]] of [[Colpi]], Aurelio Di Biviu, who faced challenges from former [[Sinora|Sinoran]] senator [[Giorgio Cespuglio]] and former foreign minister, [[Alberto Razelli]]. Di Biviu was nominated with the support of 59.8% of the party's membership at the party's convention in [[Carez (Anteria)|Carez]]. In a gesture of unity, Di Biviu promised Cespuglio and Razelli considerable roles in his administration.
Di Biviu campaigned for increased defense spending, economic reforms aimed at reducing inequality, crime reduction, and a reduction of inflation. His campaign was aided by public dissatisfaction with Benzi, the [[2019 Carez Bombings|January bombings in Carez]], and a worsening economy marked by high inflation. Benzi attacked Di Biviu as a dangerous right-wing extremist, and warned that Di Biviu would cut public healthcare and pension programs in order to pay for his higher defense and policing budget.
Di Biviu won the election by a landslide, taking 302 presidential votes and 54.0% of the popular vote to Benzi's 44.6%. Benzi carried just three republics ([[Vierna]], [[Culmia]], and his home republic of [[Almarence]]). All other candidates took 1.3% of the popular vote. Due to this election being the first loss by the [[United Left (Soltenia)|United Left]] alliance since [[1995 Soltenish Presidential Election|1995]], some scholars have considered this election a political realignment that brought the Confederal Union party back into relevancy.

Latest revision as of 16:53, 17 April 2024

2019 Soltenish Presidential Election
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462 votes up for election
232 votes needed to win
Registered116,077,437
(Increase2.3 pp)
Turnout92,702,152 (80.0%)
(Increase1.8pp)
  William Hague (2010).jpg Mario Draghi in 2021 crop.jpg
Nominee Aurelio Di Biviu Mateo Benzi
Party Confederal Union Social Democratic
Alliance United Left
Delegate count 302 160
Popular vote 50,169,395 41,356,548
Percentage 54.0% 44.6%
Home republic Colpi San Michele
Republics carried 14 3

2019 Soltenish Presidential Election.png
     Republics won by Aurelio Di Biviu      Republics won by Mateo Benzi

President before election

Mateo Benzi
Social Democratic

Elected President

Aurelio Di Biviu
Confederal Union

The 2019 Soltenish presidential election was the 8th sexennial presidential election in Soltenia and was held on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. Confederal Union candidate Aurelio Di Biviu soundly defeated incumbent Social Democratic president Mateo Benzi by 9.4 points, the largest margin since Girardino DaCareza's landslide victory in 2007. This election marked the first time an incumbent president lost re-election since 1995.

Benzi's unpopularity and poor relations with Social Democratic leaders encouraged an unsuccessful intra-party challenge by Viernese senator Giacomo Piumapetra. Meanwhile, the Confederal Union nominated the incumbent president of Colpi, Aurelio Di Biviu, who faced challenges from former Sinoran senator Giorgio Cespuglio and former foreign minister, Alberto Razelli. Di Biviu was nominated with the support of 59.8% of the party's membership at the party's convention in Carez. In a gesture of unity, Di Biviu promised Cespuglio and Razelli considerable roles in his administration.

Di Biviu campaigned for increased defense spending, economic reforms aimed at reducing inequality, crime reduction, and a reduction of inflation. His campaign was aided by public dissatisfaction with Benzi, the January bombings in Carez, and a worsening economy marked by high inflation. Benzi attacked Di Biviu as a dangerous right-wing extremist, and warned that Di Biviu would cut public healthcare and pension programs in order to pay for his higher defense and policing budget.

Di Biviu won the election by a landslide, taking 302 presidential votes and 54.0% of the popular vote to Benzi's 44.6%. Benzi carried just three republics (Vierna, Culmia, and his home republic of Almarence). All other candidates took 1.3% of the popular vote. Due to this election being the first loss by the United Left alliance since 1995, some scholars have considered this election a political realignment that brought the Confederal Union party back into relevancy.