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The 1998 Zamastan presidential election, held on Tuesday, 22 September 1998, was the upper ring of the 1998 Zamastan general election, and was the 98th general election and the 101st presidential election. Voters reelected president Abram Mullen to a second term. The nominating process took place in an indirect election, where voters cast ballots selecting a slate of delegates to a political party's nominating convention, who then in turn elected their party's presidential nominee.
The main candidates in the election were incumbent president Abram Mullen (Liberal Party) and representative Jamie Montpellier (Conservative Party).
Background
Eligibility
The Constitution of Zamastan gives the qualifications for holding the presidency. To serve as President, one must:
- be a natural-born citizen of Zamastan
- be at least 18 years old
- have not been convicted of a felony
- have not served any political office in any other nation/sovereign land aside Zamastan
- have not been impeached from any political office
- have not sworn a pledge to the state of Zamastan and subsequently rebelled against the state
Campaigns and nominations
Election
The president is elected indirectly by the voters of each district through popular election on Election Day (September 22nd on every even-ended year). When each of the 359 districts counts the ballots, whichever candidate has the most votes receives that district's vote. The winner of the election is which ever has the majority of the 359. Voting polls open at 11:59 PM on September 21st and last 17 hours until 5:00 PM on September 22nd. The counting of votes closes around 7:00 PM, which is also when the victor is announced.
Nominations and Candidates
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Other candidates
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General election campaign
Debates
First Debate
Second Debate
Third Debate
Election Day
Results
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