2010 Esthursian general election: Difference between revisions

2010 Esthursian general election
851 in the House of Ministers;; 401 in the House of Barons
Turnout	72.2%
Prime Minister before election; Tharbjorn Einarsson; Conservative Union (minor-majority)	Elected Prime Minister ; Tharbjorn Einarsson; Conservative Union (minority)

Revision as of 16:28, 11 February 2022

The 2010 Esthursian general election was held on 4 April, 2010, as per the Constitutional term limits in Esthursia. This election resulted in the third consecutive Conservative government being elected, however economic stagnation (which was the culminate in the 2010-11 financial crisis just months later), one-nation fears over the new more right-wing Conservative Prime Minister Tharbjorn Einarsson, and the personal popularity of new Social Democrat leader John Largan all contributed to the closest election in a decade as well as the Conservatives having to seek a coalition with the Agrarian Democrats. As Einarsson and the Conservatives at large had mostly expected a 2002-style landslide as enjoyed by his predecessor Isaac Harding, the verdict heavily dented his popularity.

This was the latest general election not to elect a Social Democrat government, as of February 2022, as well as the highest Conservative vote for over a decade. Einarsson remained as Prime Minister following the election, however a mix of perceived underperformance and disillusionment in the political centreground led to his approval figures never recovering to pre-election figures. Largan also enjoyed an increased share of seats and became the first leader since the early 1990s to be more popular than the party at large.

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-The January 2011 Esthursian general election was held on 23 January, 2011, after Prime Minister Einarsson's former coalition partner, the Agrarians - who also sustained major losses in this election as a result - started a successful Opposition-backed vote of no confidence in the Government, triggering a general election. The election resulted in a Social Democratic landslide, with the Social Democrats gaining the most votes ever cast for one party, and the most seats in any 21st century general election. The Conservative Union also lost minority control in both Houses, leaving the Social Democrats and two other left-wing parties - the Progressive Group, a relatively new left-wing progressivist party; and the Anthoric Workers' Party, a populist-socialist party operating entirely in Anthorhelm - able to form a coalition in the House of Barons, known as the New Democratic Coalition.
+The 2010 Esthursian general election was held on 4 April, 2010, as per the Constitutional term limits in [[Esthursia]]. This election resulted in the third consecutive [[Conservative Union (Esthursia)|Conservative]] government being elected, however economic stagnation (which was the culminate in [[Black Tuesday (Esthursia)|the 2010-11 financial crisis]] just months later), one-nation fears over the new more right-wing Conservative Prime Minister [[Tharbjorn Einarsson]], and the personal popularity of new Social Democrat leader [[John Largan]] all contributed to the closest election in a decade as well as the Conservatives having to seek a coalition with the Agrarian Democrats. As Einarsson and the Conservatives at large had mostly expected a 2002-style landslide as enjoyed by his predecessor [[Isaac Harding]], the verdict heavily dented his popularity.
-This was the first general election to result in a left-leaning government in the 21st century, after the last 3 general elections resulting in Conservative governments of varying breadth of control; this swing of twenty points from Conservative to Social Democrat is one of the largest in Esthursian history, resulting from public disillusion with a perceived right-ward shift in the Conservative Union, a break-up of the Blue-Green Coalition, infighting within the Union, unpopular labour laws and public anxiety over the economic and workers' crises in the last year. The Social Democrats have, as of February 2022, remained in government, although they have not replicated the landslide verdicts (thanks to a Conservative recovery in 2014, and Progressive gains in 2018) in following elections.
+This was the latest general election not to elect a Social Democrat government, as of February 2022, as well as the highest Conservative vote for over a decade. Einarsson remained as Prime Minister following the election, however a mix of perceived underperformance and disillusionment in the political centreground led to his approval figures never recovering to pre-election figures. Largan also enjoyed an increased share of seats and became the first leader since the early 1990s to be more popular than the party at large.

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