2020 Ørdegnien presidential election
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The first round of the 2020 Ørdegnien presidential election will be held on 7 May 2020. Should no candidate win a majority of the vote in the first round, a runoff will be held between the top two candidates two weeks later. The incumbent president is Johan Olsson, an Independent, who was appointed as Acting President when the Ordennyan government established the separate offices of President as head of state and Prime Minister as head of government. It will be the first election of a directly-elected President in Ordennyan history.
Declared Candidates
Independent
- Johan Olsson, incumbent President (Independent)
Conservative Capitalist Front
- Valdemar Söderberg, former Secretary of State for Finance, former Vice President of Ørdegnien
Declined to run
Green Party
The Green Party declined to put forward a candidate, instead endorsing incumbent President Johan Olsson. The following people were previously discussed as candidates and/or expressed interest in running;
- Rune Nyström, Euclean Commissioner for Climate Change, former leader of the Green Party
- Niamh Cooper, Secretary of State for Technology, Science, and Innovation, former leader of the Green Party
Conservative Party of Ordennya
The Conservative Party declined to put forward a candidate, instead endorsing KKF candidate Valdemar Soderberg. The following people were previously discussed as candidates and/or expressed interest in running;
- Arvid Magnusson, former President of Ørdegnien
Labour Party
The Labour Party declined to put forward a candidate, instead endorsing incumbent President Johan Olsson. The following people were previously discussed as candidates and/or expressed interest in running;
- Väinämö Stoltenberg, Secretary of State for Defence
- Esther Steffensen, Leader of the Senate, Chair of the Federal Council
- Fredrik Manson, former President of Ørdegnien
Liberal Party
The Liberal Party declined to put forward a candidate, instead endorsing incumbent President Johan Olsson. The following people were previously discussed as candidates and/or expressed interest in running;
- Jon Sinclair, former Leader of the Liberal Democrats, former Home Secretary
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party declined to put forward a candidate, instead endorsing incumbent President Johan Olsson. The following people were previously discussed as candidates and/or expressed interest in running;
- Jennifer Alexander, former leader of the New Democratic Party, former Home Secretary