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| nominee2 = [[#Candidates|Boris Yudin]]
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| nominee3 = [[#Candidates|Natalya Zubareva]]
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| 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]]
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The '''2023 Soravian presidential election''' is scheduled to begin on October 22, 2023 to elect all 468 members of the Soravian electoral college. If no one candidate gets 235 or more electoral votes, a second round will be held on November 5, 2023. The winner of the election is scheduled to be inaugurated on December 4, 2023.
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>.


Soravia is widely regarded as an {{wp|authoritarian}} state where {{wp|democracy|democratic freedoms}} are limited. [[Alexei Kadnikov]] is 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> [[#Candidates|Boris Yudin]] is expected to be 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 include [[#Candidates|Damian Saltanov]], [[#Candidates|Artem Fekhlachev]], and [[#Candidates|Natalya Zubareva]].
[[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>


Nearly all of Soravia's main media outlets and political figures have endorsed Kadnikov, whilst some traditional opposition figures have withdrawn their candidacy to endorse Yudin and Yedbat. The election is expected to be one of the tightest in recent times, after [[Euclean Community|The Continental]] reported that the Soravian opposition were polling at unprecedented 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 ==
== Background ==
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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'').  
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.
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>


=== Natalya Zubareva ===
=== Natalya Zubareva ===

Revision as of 15:00, 24 October 2023

2023 Soravian presidential election
Flag of Narozalica.png
← 2019 October 22, 2023 (first round) 2027 →

468 members of the electoral college
235 electoral votes needed to win
Opinion polls
Registered85,975,894
Turnout58.34% (Decrease 1.40pp)
  Янез Янша (15-12-2021).jpg Sergey Tsivilyov (2019-08-22).jpg Valentina Matviyenko September 2014.jpg
Nominee Alexei Kadnikov Boris Yudin Natalya Zubareva
Party Patriots' Front United for the Fatherland People's Future
Electoral vote 394 72 2
States carried 58 9 1
Popular vote 33,656,243 11,185,309 1,755,541
Percentage 67.1% 22.3% 3.5%

2023 soravian presidential election college results.png
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.

President before election

Nicolai Karpenko
Patriots' Front

Elected President

Alexei Kadnikov
Patriots' Front

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
Artem Fekhlachov
(aged 56)
Voskreshaty–New National Revival
Борис Титов.jpg Chairman of Voskreshaty–New National Revival
(2012–)
Member of the Chikanshiva City Rada
(2016–2021)
Fekhlachov 2023.png
(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
Izredno zasedanje Evropskega sveta 09 (cropped).jpg Mayor of Vydryche
(2010–2013)
Governor of Tokarev Oblast
(2013–2020)
Minister of the Environment, Ecology and Resources
(2021–2022)
Kadnikov 2023.png
(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
Sergey Tsivilyov 2018-02-27 (cropped).jpg Member of the Grand Khural of Zalykia
(2014–2022)
Chairman of United Left–Protsvitannya
(2016–2023)
Yudin 2023.png
(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
Klitschko-gesf-2018-7931 (cropped).jpg 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]

Natalya Zubareva

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "2023 Soravian elections: live coverage". The Continental. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Kadnikov looks to usher in a new era for Soravian foreign policy" DM. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  3. "Soravia's opposition unite in historic agreement" DM. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  4. "Soravian opposition poll at record high in run-up to October election" The Continental. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  5. "@zoravyyaintel" Chirper. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  6. "@zoravyyaintel". Chirper. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.