2016 Zamastan presidential election

2016 Zamastan presidential election

September 22, 2016 (2016-09-22)
359 Majority votes needed to win
Registered	277,822,000
Candidate Zacharias Castovia Cain Blackwater Marielle Beauvau Party Independent Green Liberal Party Progressive Party Electoral vote 210 Winner 76 39   Candidate Éloi Garnier Party Bloc Mayotte Electoral vote 34

The 2016 Zamastan presidential election, held on Thursday, 22 September 2016, was the upper ring of the 2016 Zamastan general election, and was the 107th general election and the 110th presidential election. Voters reelected incumbent-president Zacharias Castovia, while Senator and GLP leader Cain Blackwater challenged in his second main nominee bid (the first being in 1992). The BCP backed Castovia's reelection, expanding the president's base of voters already dominated by independents and moderates. Castovia won in a landslide, carrying 210 electoral districts to Blackwater's 76. Marielle Beauvau of the Progressive Party took 39, while Éloi Garnier of Bloc Mayotte took 34.

Background

A map of all 359 seats up for grabs in the 2016 election. The candidate that wins the most seats becomes President.

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

The modern presidential campaign begins before the primary elections, which the five major political parties use to clear the field of candidates before their national nominating conventions, where the most successful candidate is made the party's nominee for president. Several nominees, however, have chosen to run aside from political parties. This choice generally makes running for office more difficult for getting exposure, as the political parties' prominence allows for wider name-recognition. This is why most independent nominees tend to be celebrities or household names.

Nominees participate in nationally televised debates. Nominees campaign across the country to explain their views, convince voters and solicit contributions. Much of the modern electoral process is concerned with winning swing states through frequent visits and mass media advertising drives.

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

Conservative candidates
Name	Born	Experience	Campaign Announcement Date

Liberal candidates
Name	Born	Experience	Campaign Announcement Date

Conservative Capitalist candidates
Name	Born	Experience	Campaign Announcement Date

Other candidates

Libertarian candidates
Name	Born	Experience	Campaign Announcement Date

Independent candidates
Name	Born	Experience	Campaign Announcement Date

Election Day

A map of the results of the 2016 election.