Namorese presidential election, 1985

Namorese presidential election , 1985

March 16, 1985 (first round) March 30, 1985 (second round)
Turnout	72.5% ( 2%)
Nominee Chen Chanin Vang Ze Party Liberationist Party of Namor Democratic Socialist Party (Namor) Running mate Antelope Txo Alicia Wolf Popular vote 289,228,143 287,496,238 Percentage 50.1% 49.8%
President-General before election Chen Chanin Liberationist Party of Namor Elected President-General Chen Chanin Liberationist Party of Namor

The Namorese presidential election of 1985 was held on March 16 and March 30, 1985. It is by far the closest election in Namorese history, and also the first in which none of the candidates received the required number of votes and a second round had to be called.

The Democratic Socialists nominated party leader Vang Ze to run for President-General. In addition, the Socialists, People's First and New Democrats nominated candidates. In the first round of elections, all candidates received a plurality of the vote, with Chen and Vang receiving a larger percentage of the vote than others. A second round was called for in which all candidates besides Chen and Vang were eliminated.

In the second round, Chen won the election with a narrow lead, winning 50.1% of all votes while Vang Ze won 49.8%. Chen was ahead of Vang by over 1.7 million votes, making it the closest election in contemporary Namorese history.

Numerous supporters of the DemSocs alleged that the second round of the election was rigged in favor of Chen, citing the fact that Vang had a narrow lead in the first round but fell short of winning the second round as an irregularity. Vang himself expressed suspicion of the results and officially demanded a third round. Pro-DemSoc protests broke out in major Namorese cities demanding either a third round or a recount of the vote. The controversy was resolved when the Supreme People's Court agreed to look into the results, and concluded that there had been no fraud. Vang then conceded defeat, although several in the Democratic Socialist Party continued to allege the election was fraudulent.

Results

First round

Candidate	Party		Votes	Percentage
Vang Ze		Democratic Socialists		42.2%
Chen Chanin		Liberationists		42.0%
Ge Tzang		Socialists		10.5%
Ze Tao		People's First		5.1%
Shui Yijang		New Democrats		0.1%
Independent candidates		Independent		0.07%
Invalid/Blank Votes				0.03%

Second round

Candidate	Party		Votes	Percentage
Chen Chanin		Liberationists	289,228,143	50.1%
Vang Ze		Democratic Socialists	287,496,238	49.8%
Invalid/Blank Votes			577,302	0.1%