Latin general election, 2017
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The Latin general election of 2017 was held on 17 April 2017. Following the conclusion of succession crisis resulting from the sudden death of Jason VI Augustus, Emperor Constantine XX called for new elections after discussions with Senate leadership. All seats in the Senate were up for election under the first past the post voting system. Prior to the 2017 election, the government was composed of a Conservative Party majority, of which Alexander Pompilius presided as Consul.
Polls taken immediately following the dissolution of the Senate by Emperor Constantine XX gave United Latium a double digit lead over the Progressives. Future polls began to wildly shift following a dramatic shift in party politics, dissolutions, mergers and integrations. By election night, the Conservatives had reformed the party into United Latium, a big tent party. The Liberal-Labor Party would merge into the Libertarian Party, resulting in the creation of the Liberty Union Party. Imbrosian Voters Union and Voice for Gelonia announced their intent to create a nationwide alliance known as the Party of the Regions, which advocates for further devolution of powers to local authorities.
Local elections were held simultaneously at city and county levels with nearly nearly two-thirds of all local government seats being contested.
On election day, exit polling suggested lower turnout than the previous election in 2014. This was confirmed by the Imperial Electoral Commission following the official election certification the following day after monitoring by representatives from the Belisarian Commission. Alexander Pompilius was invited to the Palace of Augustus to form a majority government the following day by Emperor Constantine XX.
Election date and process
Prior to the call for snap elections, the Fixed-term Senate Act 1962 (as amended by the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2007) would have lead to the mandated dissolution of the 39th Senate on 5 May 2020 with the election tentatively set of 12 May of the next week, should the People's Assembly not vote for an earlier date. However, due to the unusual circumstances surrounding the succession of Emperor Constantine, the call for new elections expedited the process. At the early dissolution of the Senate by Emperor Constantine, the early election date was set for 17 April 2017, with primaries being held on 17 March. Due to the early nature of the 2017 election, the next mandated election was pushed back five years to 2022 in accordance with the Electoral Registration and Administration Act.
As with all Latin general elections, each senatorial constituency of the Latium elects one Senator to the Senate using the "first past the post" system. If one party obtains a majority of seats, then that party is entitled to form the Government. If the election results in no single party having a majority, then there is a hung senate. In this case, the options for forming the Government are either a minority government or a coalition government.
Voter eligibility
To be able to vote in Latin elections, one must be:
- 18 years old by election day;
- a Latin citizen or Belisarian citizen (with residency of 5 years);
- not excluded from voting by law (ie. one must be mentally capable and not a convicted felon).
- registered with the Imperial Electoral Commission.
In order to be vote, eligible citizens must complete their registration forms at least three weeks before the the upcoming election. Citizens that turn 18 years old in this three week period are granted the ability to register if they turn 18 by election day. A registered voter may only vote one time and only within the constituency in which their legal address falls within.
Timetable
| 25 January | Emperor Constantine XX announces plans for early election |
| 9 February | Senate dissolved |
| 9 March | Last day to file nomination papers, to register to vote, and to request a postal vote; Campaigning officially began |
| 17 March | Primary day |
| 24 March | Final debate |
| 17 April | Election day |
| 21 April | New Senate is assembled and sworn-in |
| 28 April | State Opening of the Senate |
Contesting Parties
As of the 9 March deadline to register, the number of political parties registered to stand for the 2017 election was 64 - nearly a 50% decline from the previous election. The only two parties to have a candidate stand in all 673 constituencies were the Progressive Party and United Latium. This became the first general election where the Liberal-Labor Party or its new successor the Liberty Union Party did not nominate a candidate in every constituency.
The time leading up to the general election saw a great deal of change and turmoil in the Latin party system. Days after the dissolution of the Senate by Emperor Constantine XX, Consul Alexander Pompilius announced the dissolution of the Conservative Party and the formation of a new party, United Latium. Pompilius was joined at the press event by nearly fifteen members of the Progressive Party who declared their intent to join the new party. This marked the first shift in political landscape with the previously right-wing Conservatives being replaced with a much broader coalition of both conservatives and more center leaning members of the Progressive Party.
Days later, it was leaked that leaders of the Liberal-Labor and Libertarian Party had been discussing a merger. Prior to 1991, the Liberal party had been one of the largest parties in Latium, though had eventually fallen to become the token third party. The next week, the two parties announced a merger to form the Liberty Union Party. In February, the Popular Social Party received a ban participation in elective politics after their active support of Prince Michael in the recent succession crisis. The party had four sitting senators at the end of the crisis, all of which we charged with treason. The PSP had filed for appeal of the ban at the time of election and was unable to participate.
There were few changes among left leaning parties. The Progressives struggled to regroup following the departure of 15 senators to join United Latium. The Progressive platform saw a large shift to the left, with Lepera incorporating social democratic principles. The left was also represented by Citizens – Popular Alternative, a new party participating in its first national election. Prior to the 2017 election, its leader Felix Procilius had served as the party's Member of Belisarian Parliament. The party was formed in 2015, and has pursued a broad liberal platform with a push for the institution of secularism in Latium. Prior to the dissolution of the Senate, it had not been expected to earn more than 2% of popular vote.
Voice for Gelonia announced their intention to stand a candidate in every Hellenic constituency, just as they have in every election since the 1980s. Imbrosian Voters Union has been led by Anna Kinnamos, daughter of former leader Isaakios Kinnamos following his death. She was first elected to the senate in 2014, and is currently the youngest sitting Senator. The MYI has continued their call for Hellenic devolution, though the party's platform called for a more widespread decentralization with devolution for all other regions of Latium. Kinnamos announced her intent to form an electoral alliance with the Federalist Party to form the Party of the Regions.
Main Parties
- United Latium: led by Alexander Pompilius, the current Consul. Formerly the Conservative Party, United Latium is composed of mostly former Conservative Senatorial party members, and a number of defections from centrist leaning members of the Progressive Party. United Latium has demonstrated a much more centrist platform under Pompilius than the Conservatives saw under his leadership or Vindóbona's leadership prior to that.
- Progressive Party: led by Flavia Lepera, the leader of the opposition. The Progressives have been one of Latium's largest political parties since the mid-1990s, overtaking the Liberal Party as the main center-left party - holding the Consulship from 1998 through 2013. The Progressives saw a number of defections to United Latium just before primary day, leaving the party's leadership scrambling to find replacement candidates.
Other Parties
- Imbrosian Voters Union: led by Anna Kinnamos. Kloarec was elected leader of IVA following the assassination of her father in May 2016. She has thus far continued her father's policies in regards to Hellene civic nationalism, devolution and centrist social policies. Following the wave of party mergers and reformations, Leader Kloarec announced an initiative to form an alliance with a number of minor regionalist parties, including the Federalist Party to create a Party of the Regions, in an effort to either federalize Latium or introduce more powers to local and devolved governments. Though Voice receives a small vote share, they have begun to assert themselves as the largest third party in Latium by representation in the Senate.
- Citizens – Popular Alternative: led by Felix Procilius, a former MBP. Procilius, along with Thomas and Maria Laetoria founded Citizens in November 2015. The party has received a great deal of media attention after being invited to the 24 March debate. This was the first election the party has presented candidates, with candidates standing for election in 563 constituencies.
- Catholic Democratic Alliance: led by John Florianus. The CDA saw no change in party platform from the the previous year's local elections, though saw growing support after primary day following the announcement of United Latium.
- Liberty Union Party: led by G. Silvano Tasso. This was the Liberty Union's first general election, though the party was first formed out of a merger between the Liberal-Labor and Libertarian parties making it the legal successor to the original Liberal Party and officially the oldest political party in Latium. This was the first general election in which the Liberal Party or its successors did not stand candidates in every constituency.
- Democratic Labor Union Party: led by Nicola Volusenna. This was Democratic Labor's first general election, following a split with the Liberal Party in 2014.
Campaign
There was no expectation of a hung senate occurring following the election. There has been no hung senate or coalition government in Latium since the 2005 election following a coalition of the Progressives and Imbrosian Voters Union. Pompilius and United Latium refused to hold any pre-election coalition negotiations with any party, even publicly refusing an attempt by the Catholic Democratic Alliance to enter into negotiations. The Progressives and Byzantions had come a coalition agreement in the event of a hung senate, with the Progressives leading the government supported by the IVU. Imbrosian Voters Union leader Anna Kinnamos would have been appointed Deputy Consul and First Secretary of State if this came to pass. The Progressives also made public their intentions to open negotiations for further devolution in Latium as part of the agreement. The Democratic Labor Union Party agreed to provide support and confidence to a Progressive government in lieu joining a coalition.
Party campaigns
United Latium
The United Latium platform was focused on a continued stability following the 2016 succession crisis, calling for voters to keep Latium's "strong and stable government in the majority." Pompilius stated his desire to "hopefully lower taxes," but noted that government may have to wait a "year or two into the term to do so without causing more harm [to the people]". Many of the key tenants of the 2017 platform focused on keeping the same senate leadership and growing that support for a "stronger Latium afterwards."
Alexander Pompilius outlined the official platform on 14 March, leading with topics relating to the succession crisis. He offered his continued support to the Justice Department's investigations into the death of Jason VI Augustus and the attempted coup of Prince Michael along with any foreign interference there may have been. Pompilius offered to work with Emperor Constantine XX to reform parts of the government, which included the Senate subassemblies and Tribunates, saying that "[government] will remove the barriers between unelected positions and the senate."
Pompilius also offered proposals to increase military spending by nearly 0.5 percent of GDP, and detailed plans for a new gendarmerie, Civilis Guardia, which would be shifted from an official branch of the military to an undersecretary role primarily within the Home Department, with certain aspects would fall under the Ministry of Defense - most notably the appointment of the Lord Commander. Pompilius promised that the new national police force would open hiring to both men and women, unlike the its Scholarian Guard predecessor. He rebutted any suggestion of a united Belisarian military, calling it an"unnecessary and dangerous erosion of the nation-state as we know it," though he did state he would be open to further cooperation among Latium and it's BC allies, and possibly even the NATA.
Pompilius and the party were very active on social media, though this was most often attacking the Progressives. Pompilius largely ignored Lepera's attacks early on, but nearing primary day he began to call her "the biggest problem in the Senate...standing in the way of a true government of the people," often pointing to her family's history in the Senate. Throughout the later campaign, Pompilius often spoke of Lepera being "the epitome of the Senatorial class," while simultaneously pointing out his own "rise from the rural farms of central Latium." This would largely contribute to the image problems Lepera faced throughout the election and the growth of Pompilius' popularity and "stately apperance"among, not only his own party, but the entire country.
The United Latium also promised gradual increases for the National Health Service at the rate of an additional $7 billion by 2020, increased education spending and a wide availability among all classes for private schooling, and continuing the rebuilding of necessary infrastructure across the country, especially those his hardest by the succession crisis. The party also sought to raise the minimum wage and amendments to the Living Wage Act of 2011. Pompilius and other party members called their platform "prudent...slow and steady," while calling the Progressive proposal "short sighted...[and] reckless."
Progressive Party
The Progressive platform focused on expanded public funding towards healthcare and eduction, along with repeals on a number of right-wing social policies passed in years previous. Opposition leader Flavia Lepera encouraged the Emperor and Imperial Offices to continue with the investigations that came from the 2016 succession crisis. Lepera and the party campaigned on the promise of hiring an additional 12,000 police officers across Latium's major population centers and pledged to submit a proposal for a new national gendarmerie within the first 60 of the next senate. Lepera's party manifesto was seen as a massive shift to the left, following the departure of 12 Progressive Senators to United Latium in January of the election year. Lepera proposed the nationalization of a number of certain industries, including any and all private power companies in the country.
The Progressives also stated that their increased spending would likely result in a VAT and income tax increase for nearly all levels of income earners with plans for an increased corporation tax. Lepera also spoke of plans to institute junk food taxes and higher capital gains tax for members of the nobility. During the 24 March debate, Lepera stated that the proposed tax increases would raise an additional $50bn in tax revenue to support her spending proposals.
The Progressive controversially spoke in support of a united Belisarian military in campaign events and during the 24 March debate, causing poll numbers to dip. However, she advocated no spending increases for the national armed forces even as tensions rose between nations on Belisaria – most notably Rietumimark and Liothidia. The party also promised to repeal the Morality Acts passed by Consul Rutupiae in 2014. She blamed Pompilius as being just as guilty as Rutupiae for the mistreatment of the nation's LGBT after rufusing to hold a vote on the Morality Acts during his first Consulship. She stated that "homosexuality isn't a crime."
Lepera often attacked the speeches of Consul Alexander Pompilius and towards the end of the campaign cycle often followed the Consul's event schedule to give speeches counter to those he had recently given. This proved to backfire, as the Consul often spoke against Lepera as "a depressed and shameful member of the Senatorial class," and touting his own roots as a "man of the people." Polls in mid-March demonstrated that Lepera's attacks against Pompilius generally did more harm than good.
Imbrosian Voters Union
The Imbrosian Voters Union again only ran candidates in the 40 Imbrosian-speaking constituencies, though initially discussed plans to run candidates in non-Hellenic majority or plurality seats. Party leader Anna Kinnamos was the youngest Senator during the previous Senate, whom many didn't expect was up to the challenge of succeeding her father Adiuni Kloarec as leader. Kloarec and the Voice for Gelonia platform proposed to continue their goals for Hellenic devolution and an autonomous Hellenic sub-national government. The Imbrosian devolution plan sought to work with either government party to work out a popular referendum on devolution. Kinnmos also suggested that certain unitary authorities or regional authorities may also like to seek devolution, including the remaining Gelonian counties.
Kinnamos sought an alliance with the Federalist Party early in the election process, hoping to achieve a critical mass in favor of not only a Hellenic devolved government by devolved or stronger local governments for all of Latium's regions. The Imbrosian Voters Union platform also agreed to form a coalition with the Progressives should no party in the Senate achieve an absolute majority. Kinnamos and the Imbrosian Voters Union pledged to support any measure in the Senate that gave greater governing powers to local city and county governments.
Citizens – Popular Alternative
Citizens was among one of the last parties to offer a public party platform, as they had only been polling around 2 percent before the informal debate in early March. Leader Felix Procilius performance in the debate saw instant support for C-PA after his calls for greater accountability and perceived leadership capabilities. Procilius was widely cited as the winner of the informal debate. The release of the party platform saw Procilius and Citizens call for halt in Belisarian integration, disestablishment of Fabrian Catholicism as the state faith and a stricter punishment for those complicit in the coup and usurpation by Prince Michael.
Procilius was often joined at campaign events by former Consul Nicetas Tanetus, who offered his support for CPA and it's vision of a more modern Latium. Procilius was initially called abrasive and crass; however, his proposals were often seen as a mix the right and the left. Procilius applauded Consul Pompilius' promises to reform or abolish the Senate subassemblies, but stated that the Consul's proposals didn't go far enough.
Liberty Union Party
The Liberty Union Party was among the first parties to offer a party platform, coming in the same announcement as the party's formation. Party leader G. Silvano Tasso outlined the party's platform, which was largely a centrist synthesis between former Liberal-Labor and Libertarian platforms. Leader Tasso promised to repeal the Morality Acts, and institute widespread reforms to make the military more accountable to the Senate. Voters were initially responsive to Tasso and the ULPs platform, but his poor debate performance coupled with inability to raise campaign funds saw any chance of the ULP to remain a top minor party dwindle severely.
Debates
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Initially there had been no plans for debates during the campaign, after a refusal by the current Senate leadership to participate or dedicate time on the RAL for a televised debate. However, two debates were initially held, with the first being more informal and among only leaders of the Progressive Party, Imbrosian Voters Union, Catholic Democratic Alliance, Liberty Union Party, and Citizens – Popular Alternative. The Democratic Labor Union and Voice for Gelonia held their own forum separately of all debates. The informal debate was televised the following day, on 9 March, on TV-RSL. This informal debate saw the Citizens – Popular Alternative rise from hardly 1% in previous polls to over 11% in the weeks following.
Eventually a formal debate was scheduled for 24 March at Ravenna Civitas Center, which was televised on RAL. Leaders of all parties standing candidates in at least 337 constituencies were eligible to participate in the debate. This was highly scrutinized following a refusal by the Electoral Commission to admit John Florianus, leader of the Catholic Democrats, to the debate after it was discovered that they did not have the requisite number of candidates standing for election. While the Imbrosian Voters Union did not meet the required amount of candidates standing, they were granted the ability to have their leader attend the debate due to their status as the third largest party in the previous Senate. The 24 March debate saw the leaders of United Latium, the Progressives, and Citizens – Popular Alternative, who saw rising poll numbers following the first informal debate held two weeks prior. Following the debate, pundits declared the debate a draw, citing that Consul Alexander Pompilius and C-PA leader, Felix Procilius gained the most and that Flavia Lepera of the Progressives performed the poorest. Nearly 43% of those polled stated that the debate impacted their decision in the election.
| Latin general election debates, 2017 | ||||||||||
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| Date | Organisers | Venue | P Present S Surrogate NI Non-invitee A Absent invitee | |||||||
| United Latium | Progressives | Imbrosian Voters Union | Citizens – Popular Alternative | Liberty Union | Catholic Democrats | |||||
| 9 March (unofficial) | TV-RSL | University of Haenna | A | P Lepera |
P Kinnamos |
P Procilius |
P Tasso |
P Florianus | ||
| 24 March | RAL | Ravenna Civitas Center | P Pompilius |
P Lepera |
P Kloarec |
P Procilius |
P Tasso |
NI | ||
Campaign finance
Over the course of the election cycle, over $20 million was contributed in fundraising. United Latium accounted for 52% of this amount, Progressives collecting the next highest at 36%. This was a decline from the nearly $40 million in the 2015 election.
Candidates
A total of 2,786 candidates stood for election. It was the first election in over a hundred years in which only two parties stood candidates in every constituency: United Latium and the Progressive Party. Citizens – Popular Alternative ran the third most candidates at 563. The Liberty Union Party stood candidates in 519 constituencies, marking the first instance in which the original Liberal Party or any of its successors did not nominate candidates in all 673 constituencies. Other minor parties, including Democratic Labor and Catholic Democratic Alliance ran candidates in at least 300 constituencies. A total of 149 independent candidates stood for seats in the Senate. A number of minor parties also stood at least 100 candidates for election.
Polling
2017
| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | <imgur w=25>NjRNKeu.png</imgur> UL |
<imgur w=25>M3hUDlJ.png</imgur> PRO |
<imgur w=25>Kt8Mkx4.png</imgur> CPA |
<imgur w=25>qfPBbaj.png</imgur> VFG |
<imgur w=25>Fxmnz2I.png</imgur> ULP |
<imgur w=25>y7gMm73.png</imgur> LLP |
Other | Lead | |
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| style="background:Template:Progressive Party of Latium/meta/color;"| | style="background:Template:Liberal Party (Latin State)/meta/color;"| | style="background:Template:Liberal Party (Latin State)/meta/color;"| | ||||||||
| 17 April 2017 | General election results | 46.4 | 33.8 | 10.9 | 2.3 | 2.7 | Did not exist | 3.2 | 11.4 | |
| 15-17 April | LTC | 43 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | ||
| 11-14 April | RAL | 41 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 8-11 April | LTC/Delpha | 43 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | ||
| 4-7 April | EPT+/Thési Olipsio | 42 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 2-3 April | BelisMedia | 44 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | ||
| 1-3 April | VosPraesi/ANC | 45 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 1-2 April | Alexándreia Champári/EseísKyv | 43 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | ||
| 29-31 March | RAL | 44 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | ||
| 27-30 March | LTC/BelisMedia | 43 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | ||
| 25-26 March | Castellum Inviare | 42 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | ||
| 24 March | Five-way Leaders' Debate between Alexander Pompilius, Flavia Lepera, Felix Procilius, Anna Kloarec and G. Silvano Tasso held on RAL | |||||||||
| 22-24 March | VosPraesi | 45 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 4 | Did not exist | 6 | 9 | |
| 19-21 March | LTC/BelisMedia | 46 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 14-17 March | Castellum Inviare | 46 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | ||
| 11-15 March | Alexándreia Champári/EseísKyv | 41 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 11-13 March | EPT+/Thési Olipsio | 45 | 34 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | ||
| 10-12 March | RAL | 45 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 9 | ||
| 9 March | Informal five-way Leaders' Debate between Flavia Lepera, Anna Kloarec, John Florianus, G. Silvano Tasso and Felix Procilius held on TV-RSL | |||||||||
| 6-8 March | RAL | 44 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 8 | Did not exist | 7 | 9 | |
| 5-7 March | Castellum Inviare | 43 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | ||
| 2-4 March | LTC/BelisMedia | 43 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | ||
| 1-2 March | VosPraesi/ANC | 43 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 25-28 February | Alexándreia Champári/Eseís Kyv | 43 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | ||
| 24-27 February | Castellum Inviare | 44 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 11 | ||
| 22-26 February | BelisMedia | 44 | 35 | ~1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | ||
| 19-22 February | RAL | 46 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 13 | ||
| 15-18 February | EPT+/Thési Olipsio | 47 | 32 | ~1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | ||
| 9-13 February | VosPraesi | 46 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 13 | ||
| 7-10 February | RAL | 45 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | ||
| 6-8 February | Alexandria Champári/EseísKyv | 43 | 37 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 4-6 February | VosPraesi/ANC | 45 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | ||
| 2 February | Senate is dissolved and campaigning begins | |||||||||
| 22-25 January | EPT+/Thési Olipsio | 46 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Did not exist | 10 | 13 | |
| 18-22 January | VosPraesi | 47 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | ||
| 18 January | Emperor Constantine XX announces plans for early election | |||||||||
| 16-19 January | Castellum Inviare | 47 | 31 | 2 | 4 | Did not exist | 5 | 11 | 15 | |
| 12-15 January | Thési Olipsio | 46 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | ||
| 11-13 January | LTC/Delpha | 44 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | ||
| 5-9 January | RAL | 44 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | ||
| 3-7 January | Alexándreia Champári/Eseís Kyv | 42 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 7 | ||
| 1-4 January | VosPraesi | 43 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | ||
2016
| Fieldwork date | Polling firm | <imgur w=25>3kHMrue.png</imgur> CON |
<imgur w=25>M3hUDlJ.png</imgur> PRO |
<imgur w=25>Kt8Mkx4.png</imgur> CPA |
<imgur w=25>qfPBbaj.png</imgur> IVA |
<imgur w=25>y7gMm73.png</imgur> LLP |
<imgur w=25>fIYYT77.png</imgur> PSP |
Other | Lead | |
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| style="background:Template:Progressive Party of Latium/meta/color;"| | style="background:Template:Greek National Party/meta/color;"| | style="background:Template:Liberal Party (Latin State)/meta/color;"| | style="background:Template:Popular Social Party/meta/color;"| | |||||||
| 28-31 December | LTC/Delpha | 42 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 11 | Party not polled | 8 | 7 | |
| 22-24 December | Castellum Inviare | 42 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 19-21 December | EPT+/Thési Olipsio | 42 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | ||
| 18-20 December | Alexándreia Champári/EseísKyv | 40 | 36 | ~1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 15-19 December | LTC/Delpha | 44 | 33 | ~1 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 11 | ||
| 12 September-10 December | No polling due to succession crisis | |||||||||
| 11 September | Death of Emperor Jason VI Augustus | |||||||||
| 10-11 September | BelisMedia | 38 | 34 | ~1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | |
| 7-10 September | EPT+/Thési Olipsio | 37 | 34 | ~1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | |
| 1-4 July | RAL | 35 | 34 | ~1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | |
Election
After all 794 constituencies had been declared, the results were:
| Party | Leader | Senators | Votes | |||||
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| Of total | Of total | |||||||
| United Latium | Alexander Pompilius | 436 | 62% | 436 / 794
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20,097,470 | 45.7% | 46.4% | |
| Progressive Party | Flavia Lepera | 224 | 29.5% | 224 / 794
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15,989,899 | 36.4% | 36.4% | |
| Citizens – Popular Alternative | Felix Procilius | 7 | 1% | 7 / 794
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5,210,708 | 11.9% | 11.9% | |
| Imbrosian Voters Union | Anna Kinnamos | 5 | .4% | 5 / 794
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821,143 | 1.9% | 1.9% | |
| Liberty Union Party | G. Silvano Tasso | 1 | .148% | 1 / 794
|
347,344 | 1.1% | 1.1% | |
| Democratic Labor | Nicola Volusenna | 1 | .3% | 1 / 794
|
94,609 | 0.3% | 0.3% | |
| Catholic Democratic Alliance | John Florianus | 1 | .148% | 1 / 794
|
49,331 | .2% | 0.2% | |
| Independent | n/a | 119 | 1.5% | 119 / 794
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390,012 | 1.6% | 1.6% | |
Analysis
United Latium earned 46.6 percent of the popular vote, making it the highest popular vote total for the party or its Conservative Party predecessor has achieved. It was also the second highest popular vote total received by political party in Latin elections since the original Liberal Party received 47 percent in the 1980 election. The Progressive Party saw a continued decline under the leadership of Flavia Lepera, with a nearly 3 percent drop in popular vote total in the previous election.
There was a shift among minor parties with the Liberty Union Party continuing its rapid decline, despite merging with smaller parties. The ban of the Popular Social Party proved to spread voters of the far-right party among smaller, insignificant parties, with exit polling showing some voters went to United Latium and Citizens – Popular Alternative. The participation of Citizens – Popular Alternative in their first general election proved to be the largest surprise of the election, only polling around 1-2 percent prior to the informal 9 March debate. Pundits are still unsure as to the effect Citizens will have on future elections, some speculating they may one day replace the declining Progressives as the major centre-left party.
The election saw all 64 parties with candidates standing for election gain at least one vote, with another 149 independent candidates receiving votes. Of the 64 parties contesting, only 8 parties received seats and of the 120 independent candidates, only 11 were elected. The election also saw John Daedalus replace Anna Kinnamos as the youngest Senator to be elected to the Senate, at 26 years old; he is two months younger than Kloarec.
International reaction
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Belisarian Community – High Commissioner Florentine Verruscosi offered his congratulations to his home country and the people of Latium for the successful election stating that he's proud how his " countrymen overcame and pulled together to show the world that Latium cannot be so easily torn apart." He called Consul Alexander Pompilius to offer a personal congratulations, later publicly congratulating the Consul and members of his national party on the electoral victory.- Template:Country data North Deweden Deweden - Prime Minister Alexander Starl and Queen Annabelle XIII & II offered their personal congratulations to Alexander Pompilius and United Latium for his electoral victory and hailed the return of stability to Latium following the recent succession crisis which ended last year. In a joint statement, they two said that "Today proves that the Latin have truly come on of last year's crisis stronger than ever and we hope that Latium continues down the path of peace and stability for all who live within their borders."
Vannois - Prime Minister The Duke of Périnesse-Toucourt gave his public congratulations to the Consul, and reportedly also called the leader in private as election results came in. The Duke stated that he was " more eager than ever to continue work with the Consul and the Latin State moving forward." Emperor Louis XIX also offered his congratulations to Consul Pompilius in a private phone call.