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''' | The '''2020 Azmaran legislative election''' was held in Azmara on 19 April 2020. All 150 seats in the [[Folksmot]] were contested, being elected in eight {{wpl|multi-member constituencies}}. | ||
As part of a campaign largely dominated by discussion of issues of {{wpl|climate change}}, especially the ramifications of the Tuaisceart-Süd II pipeline, the result saw significant gains for the {{wpl|social liberalism|left-liberal}} [[The Radicals (Azmara)|Radicals]] and the [[Green Party (Azmara)|Green Party]], both of whom made opposition to the pipeline and investment in the {{wpl|green economy}} key parts of their platforms. Both took small portions of the [[Workers' Party (Azmara)|Workers' Party]]'s 2017 support base, yet for the most part the party's support base remained constant. | As part of a campaign largely dominated by discussion of issues of {{wpl|climate change}}, especially the ramifications of the Tuaisceart-Süd II pipeline, the result saw significant gains for the {{wpl|social liberalism|left-liberal}} [[The Radicals (Azmara)|Radicals]] and the [[Green Party (Azmara)|Green Party]], both of whom made opposition to the pipeline and investment in the {{wpl|green economy}} key parts of their platforms. Both took small portions of the [[Workers' Party (Azmara)|Workers' Party]]'s 2017 support base, yet for the most part the party's support base remained constant. | ||
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Immediately after the election, the Workers' Party, the Radicals and the Green Party entered negotiations to form a government together, which was marked by dispute between the {{wpl|social conservatism|socially conservative}} {{wpl|trade unionism|trade unionist}} side of the Workers' Party with the anti-pipeline activists in both the Radicals and Greens, yet was ultimately resolved in early July as former Interior Minister [[Sofija Anasdohter]] was confirmed as Thingspeaker in a {{wpl|confidence vote}} on the 13th. | Immediately after the election, the Workers' Party, the Radicals and the Green Party entered negotiations to form a government together, which was marked by dispute between the {{wpl|social conservatism|socially conservative}} {{wpl|trade unionism|trade unionist}} side of the Workers' Party with the anti-pipeline activists in both the Radicals and Greens, yet was ultimately resolved in early July as former Interior Minister [[Sofija Anasdohter]] was confirmed as Thingspeaker in a {{wpl|confidence vote}} on the 13th. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The 2017 election saw a major victory for the [[Workers' Party (Azmara)|Workers' Party]], who surged from their historic low in the 2014 election to win 56 seats and 35.2% of the vote while the incumbent {{wpl|centre-right politics|centre-right}} government of [[Sofija Freidriksdohter]], consisting of [[Gold Flame]], the [[Sotirian Democrats (Azmara)|Sotirian Democrats]] and [[The Radicals (Azmara)|The Radicals]], would lose its majority. They would go on to form a {{wpl|left-wing politics|left-wing}} {{wpl|minority government|minority}} {{wpl|coalition government|coalition}} with the [[Green Party (Azmara)|Green Party]] and the [[Socialist Party (Azmara)|Socialist Party]], with Workers' Party leader [[Eryk Jorśsun]] becoming [[Thingspeaker of Azmara|Thingspeaker]] on the 30th April. | |||
The election's date was officially announced by Jorśsun on the 29th February to honour the three-year term limit on the Folksmot.<ref>[https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=36782587#p36782587 "Jorśsun announces Folksmot election on 19 April 2020"]. ''[[The Aalmsted Herald]]''. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.</ref> The date would be confirmed by the Folksmot itself when it voted on March 3rd to dissolve itself for elections<ref name="Ryginsdohter says yes">[https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?p=36794629#p36794629 "President Ryginsdohter approves dissolution of Folksmot for election]. ''[[The Aalmsted Herald]]''. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.</ref>, and as a result the Folksmot would be officially dissolved by [[President of Azmara|President]] [[Maarija Ryginsdohter]] the following day.<ref name="Ryginsdohter says yes"/> | |||
==Election system== | ==Election system== | ||
The 150 members of the Folksmot are all elected using {{wpl|party-list proportional representation}} under the {{wpl|Hagenbach-Bischoff quota|Wiljâmssun method}} in eight constituencies which are defined as contiguous with the eight [[provinces of Azmara]]. | |||
There is no threshold for a party to win a seat, with seats being allocated to any party that is allocated a seat by the application of the quota. Furthermore, the use of an open list means that voters for a specific party select a specific candidate from the party's list to give a personal vote to, with a party's candidates being elected in the order of personal votes they received. | |||
The amount of seats allocated to each constituency is allocated proportionally to the amount of eligible voters within the constituency, and is redistributed after each census, with the current seat distributions being modelled on the 2013 census. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
!Region | |||
!Seats | |||
|- | |||
| [[Aalmsted]] | |||
|15 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Groonbank]] | |||
|38 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Haadland]] | |||
|12 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Hytklif]] | |||
|8 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Nordberg]] | |||
|6 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Ostlaak]] | |||
|17 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Sompland]] | |||
|24 | |||
|- | |||
| [[Westmaark]] | |||
|30 | |||
|- | |||
! {{flag|Azmara}} | |||
!150 | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
Voting is {{wpl|compulsory voting|mandatory}} for all Azmaran citizens aged 18 or over, with {{wpl|voter registration}} being an automatic process and the Voter Registration Act of 2006 mandating a fine for registered voters under the age of 70 who did not vote and cannot give a sufficient reason as to why they did not vote. | |||
==Participating parties== | ==Participating parties== | ||
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The 2020 Azmaran legislative election was held in Azmara on 19 April 2020. All 150 seats in the Folksmot were contested, being elected in eight multi-member constituencies.
As part of a campaign largely dominated by discussion of issues of climate change, especially the ramifications of the Tuaisceart-Süd II pipeline, the result saw significant gains for the left-liberal Radicals and the Green Party, both of whom made opposition to the pipeline and investment in the green economy key parts of their platforms. Both took small portions of the Workers' Party's 2017 support base, yet for the most part the party's support base remained constant.
The election also saw Gold Flame affirm themselves as the leading party of the centre-right, making significant gains, largely at the expense of the Sotirian Democrats, who also saw their support bleed to the regionalist Free Alliance 08 due to their strong anti-devolution stances.
Immediately after the election, the Workers' Party, the Radicals and the Green Party entered negotiations to form a government together, which was marked by dispute between the socially conservative trade unionist side of the Workers' Party with the anti-pipeline activists in both the Radicals and Greens, yet was ultimately resolved in early July as former Interior Minister Sofija Anasdohter was confirmed as Thingspeaker in a confidence vote on the 13th.
Background
The 2017 election saw a major victory for the Workers' Party, who surged from their historic low in the 2014 election to win 56 seats and 35.2% of the vote while the incumbent centre-right government of Sofija Freidriksdohter, consisting of Gold Flame, the Sotirian Democrats and The Radicals, would lose its majority. They would go on to form a left-wing minority coalition with the Green Party and the Socialist Party, with Workers' Party leader Eryk Jorśsun becoming Thingspeaker on the 30th April.
The election's date was officially announced by Jorśsun on the 29th February to honour the three-year term limit on the Folksmot.[1] The date would be confirmed by the Folksmot itself when it voted on March 3rd to dissolve itself for elections[2], and as a result the Folksmot would be officially dissolved by President Maarija Ryginsdohter the following day.[2]
Election system
The 150 members of the Folksmot are all elected using party-list proportional representation under the Wiljâmssun method in eight constituencies which are defined as contiguous with the eight provinces of Azmara.
There is no threshold for a party to win a seat, with seats being allocated to any party that is allocated a seat by the application of the quota. Furthermore, the use of an open list means that voters for a specific party select a specific candidate from the party's list to give a personal vote to, with a party's candidates being elected in the order of personal votes they received.
The amount of seats allocated to each constituency is allocated proportionally to the amount of eligible voters within the constituency, and is redistributed after each census, with the current seat distributions being modelled on the 2013 census.
| Region | Seats |
|---|---|
| Aalmsted | 15 |
| Groonbank | 38 |
| Haadland | 12 |
| Hytklif | 8 |
| Nordberg | 6 |
| Ostlaak | 17 |
| Sompland | 24 |
| Westmaark | 30 |
 Azmara
|
150 |
Voting is mandatory for all Azmaran citizens aged 18 or over, with voter registration being an automatic process and the Voter Registration Act of 2006 mandating a fine for registered voters under the age of 70 who did not vote and cannot give a sufficient reason as to why they did not vote.
Participating parties
Campaign
Opinion polling
Results
Government formation and aftermath
- ↑ "Jorśsun announces Folksmot election on 19 April 2020". The Aalmsted Herald. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "President Ryginsdohter approves dissolution of Folksmot for election. The Aalmsted Herald. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.