2021 Estmerish general election
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The 2021 Estmerish general election will be held on 27 May 2021. It is a snap election, called by Prime Minister Reginald Wilton-Smyth. All 600 Members of Parliament in the Chamber of Commons will be elected.
Following 2018, the next election was not scheduled until 2022. Reginald Wilton-Smyth made the call for a snap election on 14 April 2021, and Parliament voted in favour on 15 April. Campaigning will begin unofficially with the start of purdah on 18 April, but the campaign will officially begin with the dissolution of Parliament on 25 April. The ruling Sotirian Democratic Union led by Wilton-Smyth, their coalition partners the Reform Party led by Esther Bennett and the Social Democratic and Co-operative Party under Zoe Halivar are considered the main parties running in the election.
Minor national parties running in the election include Estmere First led by George Avery, the Greens led by Sara Hall-Brookes and Nathan Coutanche, and ESWI led by Ted Barnes, while relevant regionalist parties include the Party of the Swathish led by Aelfwin Stringer and the Aldman Democratic Alliance led by Annika Schröder. A number of new parties are also contesting the election, such as Vox Estmere, future.es and the Rural Interest and Pensioners' Party.
Polling day is 27 May, and full results are likely to be announced 28 May after list votes have been taken into account.
Background
Gambled pensions scandal
Mortimer's leadership challenge
Electoral system
Voting eligibility
Timetable
Parties
At the end of the 2018 parliament, eight political parties had representation in the Chamber of Commons. The three largest parties in Estmere are the Sotirian Democratic Union, the Social Democratic and Co-operative Party and the Reform Party, together comprising just under 85% of the seats in the Chamber, and it is widely expected that these parties will come out on top after the election. They are also the only parties to be contesting every constituency seat as well as the list vote.
Other relevant national parties include Estmere First, the Greens and the Estmerish Section of the Workers' International. Smaller, newer parties contesting a national election for the first time include the Vox Estmere, future.es and the Rural Interest and Pensioners' Party. Two regionalist parties, the Party of the Swathish and the Aldman Democratic Alliance, are contesting a select number of constituency seats based on the distribution of Swathish and Aldman speakers respectively.
Campaign
Election debates
Endorsements
A number of organisations, individuals and newspapers have made endorsements on behalf of parties and individual candidates in the election. Most notably, a significant number of heads of governments of Euclean Community members nations associated with the Pink Wave made unprecedented interventions in the election to support their preferred candidate for Prime Minister, Zoe Halivar, and her party. This has been described as part of a 'federalisation' of Euclean politics.
Newspapers and magazines
Individuals
Aldman Democratic Alliance
- Haiko Posthuma, Weranian politician and leader of the Aldman People's Party
Estmere First
- Alfred Boulanger, Gaullican politician and leader of the National Front
Estmerish Section of the Workers' International
future.es
Greens
Party of the Swathish
Reform Party
- Jimmy O'Reilly, Caldish politician and former Taoiseach of Caldia
- Coralie Barreau, Gaullican politician and co-leader of the PRCP
- Zacharie Blanchard, Gaullican politician and co-leader of the PRCP
Rural Interest and Pensioners' Party
Social Democratic and Co-operative Party
- Monique Degar-Abdulrashid, Gaullican politician and incumbent President of Gaullica
- Jean Vallette, Gaullican politician and former President of Gaullica
- Stiofán Mac Suibhne, Caldish politician and incumbent Taoiseach of Caldia
- Sofija Anasdohter, Azmaran politician and incumbent Thingspeaker of Azmara
- Brooke Richards, television producer and screenwriter, creator of Faculty
- Dani Leiberman, actor
- Salenna Tyson, actress
- Auro De Maio, Etrurian-born actor
- Gustzy, musician
- Suspa, musician
- Louis Matthew Montgomery, composer and playwright
- YBRV, musician
- Vivi, musician
- Anna Harrington, musician
- Ottila Möller, Alslandic politician and incumbent Premier of Alsland
- Martina Scott, Alslandic politician and former Premier and President of Alsland
- Jonathan Fraser, Alslandic politician and former Premier.
- Bonne Zijlstra, Alslandic politician and former President of the Euclean Community.
- Eryk Jorśsun, Azmaran politician and former Thingspeaker of Azmara
- Luise Höcherl, Weranian politician and leader of the SRPO
- Rupert van Bleiswijk, Hennish politician and incumbent Premier of Hennehouwe
Sotirian Democratic Union
- Albert Lucas Winson, composer and playright
- Lilliana Elliott, Alslandic politician and former Premier of Premier of Alsland
- Pádraig Mac Piarais, Caldish politician and leader of the Liberty Party
- Daniella Wright, Alslandic politician and leader of the Democrats
- Vittoria Vasari, Etrurian politician and incumbent Vice President of Etruria
- Bartholomäus Stobrawa, Weranian politician and incumbent Minister-President of Cislania
- Dietrich Wittmann, Weranian politician and former Chancellor of Werania
- Hugo-Noël Devereaux, Gaullican politician and former President of Gaullica
- Augustin De Troumpe, Gaullican politician and former Cabinet minister
Vox Estmere
Organisations and other political parties
Aldman Democratic Alliance
Estmere First
Estmerish Section of the Workers' International
future.es
Greens
Party of the Swathish
Reform Party
Rural Interest and Pensioners' Party
Social Democratic and Co-operative Party
- Academic Assistance Association
- ACT – The Actors' Union
- Congress of Estmerish Trade Unions
- Electric and Industrial Workers' Union
- Firefighters Union
- General Workers' Union
- Independent and Unorganised Workers' Union
- Mineworkers' Federation
- Musicians' and Cultural Workers' Union
- National Teachers' Association
- Postal and Communication Union
- Public and Municipal Workers' Union
- Public Sector Association
- Service and Shop Workers' Union
- Shipping, Portworkers' and Transport Union
- Unite Together
- Writers' Guild
Sotirian Democratic Union
Vox Estmere
Opinion polling
Opinion polls were conducted throughout the period following the last election, by a number of polling organisations, most of which are members of the Estmerish Opinion Polling Organisation. Below are two graphs showing opinion poll result average trendline for the general election. The first includes all parties which won list seat in the last election, while the second focuses on minor parties.
