Gylian presidential election, 1999
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A presidential election was held in Gylias on 22 January 1999.
Incumbent Anina Bergmann was re-elected, defeating Amanda Leloup, jointly supported by the LSD Party and Love, Nature, Democracy. The election was seen as a highlight of the 1990s, representing a peak in the decade's atmosphere of national self-confidence and optimism.
Procedure
The election was held through instant-runoff voting.
Candidates were registered with Elections Gylias in accordance with normal procedures. They could either be nominated by a political party or electoral bloc, civic organisations, or self-nomination as independents.
Candidates
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| Anina Bergmann | 
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Progressive Alliance | President of Gylias (since 1991) |
Campaigned as the main leftist candidate. |
| Amanda Leloup | 
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LSD Party–Love, Nature, Democracy | Governor of Nezyál (1970–1978) |
Campaigned on promotion of psychedelia, free love, and sexarchism. |
| Margaret Roberts | 
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National Bloc | Governor of Ḑarna (1982–1998) |
Campaigned as the main conservative candidate. |
| Cathy French | 
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Liberal Union | None | Campaigned as the main liberal candidate. |
| Françoise Chatelain | 
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OMFLG–ACFEN | None | Campaigned on promotion of francité. | |
| Katalin Nemes | 
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Independent | None | Campaigned on promotion of sports. | |
Results
| Candidate | Nominator | First count | % | Final count | % | |
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Anina Bergmann | PA | 2.143.392 | 18,3% | 5.204.542 | 50,9% |
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Amanda Leloup | LSDP–LND | 2.131.680 | 18,2% | 5.020.492 | 49,1% |
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Margaret Roberts | NB | 2.037.979 | 17,4% | ||
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Cathy French | Liberal Union | 2.026.267 | 17,3% | ||
| Françoise Chatelain | OMFLG–ACFEN | 2.014.554 | 17,2% | |||
| Katalin Nemes | Independent | 1.171.252 | 10,0% | |||
| Others/write-ins | 187.400 | 1,6% | ||||
| Total | 11.712.525 | 100% | 10.225.034 | 100% | ||
| Registered voters and turnout | 12.541.761 | 95,1% | ||||
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Analysis
The 1990s were a decade of national optimism and renewed self-confidence in Gylias, and this presidential election was seen by many as their culmination. Voters were presented with a particularly appealing crop of candidates, including beloved cultural figures (Amanda Leloup and Cathy French), an acclaimed sportsperson (Katalin Nemes), one of Gylias' longest-serving governors (Margaret Roberts), and francité stalwart Françoise Chatelain, a celebrated perennial candidate contesting her record 9th presidential election.
The first count became one of the closest contests since 1986. Incumbent Anina Bergmann suffered a 4,4% drop in her first preference vote compared to 1995.
Amanda Leloup, an esteemed cultural icon and former Governor of Nezyál jointly endorsed by the LSD Party and Love, Nature, Democracy, surprisingly finished second, only 11.712 first preference votes behind Anina. Amanda ran a jovial campaign that had built on the previous foundation laid by Moana Pozzi and Ilona Stahler, featuring similar winking slogans, but with a stronger effect due to her lengthy career and trailblazing celebrity.
The National Bloc nominated Margaret Roberts, long-term Governor of Ḑarna and a leading representative of green conservatism. Margaret was expected to advance to the second round, making her third place finish something of a shock. Some commentators surmised that her background was a burden: her record as governor did not much excite younger voters, and as one of the older candidates she crucially lacked the glamour of Cathy French and Françoise Chatelain.
Cathy French proved a strong nominee for the Liberal Union. Although she only won pluralities in the customary liberal strongholds of Arxaþ, Alţira, and Elena, she finished fourth, only 11.712 first preference votes behind Margaret, and her tally of 17,3% was an improvement over the last LU candidate, Clarissa Rossetti's 15,8% in 1986.
The election turned out to be the swan song of Françoise Chatelain, with her all-time best showing of 17,2% and pluralities in four regions: Herlan, Tomes, Nauras, and Kausania.
One of Gylias' most acclaimed figure skaters, Katalin Nemes became the first sportsperson to run for the presidency, on a platform of promoting sports. Having run a quirky campaign that concentrated on Gylias' mountainous regions, she finished sixth with 10% of first preference votes, and pluralities in Tandar, Envadra, and Arsad — the last ironically one of Gylias' flattest regions topographically.
In the final round, Anina generally gained transfers from Margaret's voters, while Amanda generally gained transfers from Cathy and Françoise's voters, with Katalin's voters being more evenly split. Françoise voters overwhelmingly backed Amanda in second preferences, and many Cathy voters did likewise owing to their similar cultural stature.
The result was a final round contest between the left and far-left, and a close Anina victory by 50,9% to Amanda's 49,1% — the closest presidential re-election since 1968.
Anina gained majorities in Margaret's regions, plus Arxaþ and Alţira, and carried the ever-unpredictable Tandar, making her Gylias' only president to carry Tandar twice, non-consecutively. Amanda gained Françoise's regions, Elena from Cathy, and Arsad from Katalin. This was the first time since 1975 that Nerveiík-Iárus-Daláyk voted for a PA candidate.
