2020 Ørdegnien presidential election

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2020 Ørdegnien presidential election

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  Johan Olsson Valdemar Söderberg
Candidate Johan Olsson Valdemar Söderberg
Party Independent OFP
Popular vote 11,052,343 4,502,017
Percentage 71.1% 28.9%

President before election

Johan Olsson (Acting)
Independent

Elected President

Johan Olsson
Independent

The 2020 Ørdegnien presidential election was held on 14 May 2020. The acting President, independent Johan Olsson, was elected to a full, five-year term, with 71.1% of the popular vote, defeating former People's Party leader, Valdemar Söderberg. It was the fifteenth direct election for the Ordennyan Presidency, and the first Presidential election in which there were only two candidates for the position, as well as the first election to only have a single round of voting. Ordennya uses the two-round system for Presidential elections, but as only two candidates were nominated, only one round was held. Turnout was 59%, as unlike federal parliamentary elections, voting in Presidential elections is not compulsory.

Declared Candidates

Independent

Ordennyan People's Party

  • Valdemar Söderberg, former Secretary of State for Finance, former Deputy Prime Minister 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, former Deputy Prime Minister, 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 OFP candidate Valdemar Soderberg. The following people were previously discussed as candidates and/or expressed interest in running;

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 Prime Minister 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