1980 Besmenian federal election

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1980 Besmenian federal election
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427 seats
214 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  File:Martin Beiter4.png File:Robert Gleitzmann.jpg Fred Sinowatz.jpg
Leader Martin Beiter Robert Gleitzmann Friedrich von Benger
Party Free Besmenian Citizen's Party Besmenian People's Party Social Democratic Union
Leader since 22 March 1980 31 March 1967 28 May 1976
Leader's seat Trissia Trissia Sedakania

  Fourth party Fifth party
  Konrad Berger.png Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F065084-0002, Bonn, Pressekonferenz der Grünen, Bundestagswahl.jpg
Leader Konrad Berger Norbert Nadelmann
Party Besmenian Republican Party Green Party of Besmenia
Leader since 20 September 1969 30 April 1978
Leader's seat Lower Besmenia Laitstadt

The 1980 Besmenian federal election were held in Besmenia on 3 August 1980, to elect the 16th Federal Chamber. The Free Besmenian Citizen's Party emerged as the largest faction in the Federal Chamber for the first time since 1952, with its leader Martin Beiter becoming Prime Minister.

Campaign

The 1980 election campaign was dominated by the feud between Beiter and Gleitzmann. Beiter criticized Gleitzmann's resistance to Besmenian's accession to the Coalition of Crown Albatross, while Gleitzmann criticized Beiter for being too young.

Results