Breheimian Local Elections, 2014

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Flag of the Republic of Breheim
2014 Local Elections, Breheim
Previous election
2010
Next election
2018
574 kommuner, 26 fylker.
28th of June, 2014
First Party
File:SWP.png
Second Party
File:Vdl.png
Third Party
File:ARSB.jpg
Leader Frederik Owusu Vilde Gunnhildsdottir Stein Fredriksen
Party Socialist Liberal Radical Socialist
Kommuner contested 574 504 512
Fylker contested 26 26 26
Votes (%) 31.3% 19.4% 16.7%
Fourth PartyFile:Patrioter.png Fifth PartyFile:UPPflag.png Sixth PartyFile:Brp.png
Leader Ulf Sjøfarer Arne Torsen Geir Nilsen
Party Patriot Conservative Republican
Kommuner contested 312 162 362
Fylker contested 26 17 26

Local elections throughout all of Breheim's Kommuner are scheduled for the 28th of June, with elections for the Fylker as well as the Parliament of Ragnarsøy scheduled at the same time. A total of 9,003 seats in the kommune councils across 574 kommuner, 1,212 seats for the 26 fylker and 86 seats for the Parliament of Ragnarsøy are being contested. This will be the first election for the Parliament of Ragnarsøy held in Breheim, as it was decided that it should be formed only in 2013.

Overview

The 2014 local elections are the first held after the constitutional reforms of 2013 which granted vastly expanded authority to local government. Local elections in Breheim have traditionally been more fiercely contested by minor parties than major parties, with the SWP only holding majorities in a third of kommuner even in the periods where they held absolute majorities nationally. With more power being granted to local governance, the 2014 elections might be the most hotly contested local elections in Breheimian history.

The economy remains the most important issue for the elections, particularly how local governments are to solve many of the new challenges the new economic situation and extended powers given them. How to tackle the problems of unemployment, homelessness and investment are core focuses of all major parties. Fylker, having been given the authority to establish state-run enterprises independently of the national governments, have become a key arena in the ongoing debate in Breheim over whether private or public investment should be the bulwark of the modern Breheimian economy. Other important issues for the 2014 local elections include environmental protection, police and healthcare funding, religious matters (as funding towards non-profit religious groups have now been left to the discretion of the fylker) and taxation.

Parties

A total of 102 distinct political parties, not counting independents, formally entered the elections before the deadline (the the 15th of February). In addition, two unregistered political parties (the Independent Democratic Party and the Popular Liberation Front) managed to enter independents in some kommuner. Only one party, the SWP contests all kommuner, including those in Ragnarsøy. Five parties (the SWP, EADL, ARSB, PB and RPB) contests all twenty-six fylker.

Opinion Polls

Date conducted Polling organisation/client Sample size SWP EADL ARSF PB UPP RPB SPCS FPB Others
1st of June DEMO/Breheim Today 1,528 23% 18% 16% 11% 6% 8% 6% 4% 8%
30th of May SU/Sons of Labour 1,985 19% 20% 18% 8% 5% 8% 5% 3% 6%
30th of May DEMO/BBC 2,502 20% 16% 15% 13% 7% 6% 4% 6% 13%
27th of May FS/Breheim Today 2,092 22% 21% 13% 9% 4% 6% 5% 6% 14%
26th of May DEMO/Labour Times 1,486 25% 18% 17% 7% 3% 7% 5% 5% 13%

Ragnarsøy Election

In addition to elections for the 5 kommuner of Ragnarsøy, the upcoming election will also the be the first election for the Parliament of Ragnarsøy, which will act as the legislature of the Autonomous State of Ragnarsøy. Only two national parties contest the election, the SWP and the EADL. Six other parties are contesting the Ragnarsøy parliamentary election, those being the Independence Party of Ragnarsøy, the Socialist Party of Ragnarsøy, the Marijuana, Kasatschok and Techno Party, the Conservative Party of Ragnarsøy, the Petrova Party and the Party for Ragnar-Anton Ivanovich Ivansen Nikitavich Nikitasen Khruschev Trymsdal.

Opinion Polling

Date conducted Polling organisation/client Sample size IRP SPR CPR MKTP SWP EADL PP PRAIINNKT
28th of May DEMO/Ragnarsøy Daily 512 28% 25% 20% 12% 5% 3% 5% 2%

Storvik

The election in both the fylke and kommune of Storvik, the largest city in Breheim (housing nearly a fifth of the total population) is the most contested in all of Breheim. The Fylke of Storvik is contested by a total of 29 parties, by far the highest of any fylke. The Fylkesthing of Storvik is also by far the largest with 103 members, meaning a party only requires 0.97% of the vote to gain a single representative.

Opinion Polls

Date conducted Polling organisation/client Sample size SWP PB EADL RPB ARSF LPB FPB Others
31st of May DEMO/Storvik Evening Mail 1,049 32% 20% 10% 11% 6% 4% 5% 12%
26th of May DEMO/Breheim Today 1,194 35% 17% 8% 10% 4% 5% 3% 18%
20th of May SU/Labour Times 1,950 33% 19% 10% 7% 5% 6% 4% 16%

Alfby

Alfby, the most prosperous city in Breheim and the largest city with a majority Alfartruar community, is also a hotly contested fylke. As the seat of both the Breheimian Stock Exchange and the National Bank, Alfby is the financial capital of the Republic, and results of the election in Alfby is closely watched by financial interests within the country. Alfby has been a bastion of Breheim's right-wing since the late 70s, with only a short SWP-led minority leading the fylke between 1994-1998 as its most left-wing local government in the modern era.

Opinion Polls

Date conducted Polling organisation/client Sample size EADL SWP AC RPB FPB ARSF PB UAP Others
30th of May AU/The Alfheimer 674 30% 18% 13% 6% 9% 5% 5% 6% 8%
22nd of May DEMO/Breheim Today 552 35% 15% 14% 5% 7% 6% 4% 5% 9%
16th of May AU/The Economy Mail 721 32% 17% 13% 5% 11% 8% 5% 3% 6%