2026 Ordennyan presidential election
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The first round of the 2026 Ordennyan presidential election is scheduled to be held on 7 May 2026, with a second round to be held on 21 May 2026 in the event no candidate receives 50% of the popular vote. Incumbent president Johan Olsson is eligible for a second full term.
Electoral system
The President of the Federation of Ordennya is elected to a six-year term under Article 23 of the 1933 Constitution: if no candidate secures an absolute majority (including blank and void ballots) of votes in the first round, a second round is held two weeks later between the two candidates who received the most votes.
To be listed on the first-round ballot, candidates must secure 200 signatures from federal, state, or local elected officials from at least six of the twelve states of Ordennya. According to the Ninth Amendment to the Ordennyan constitution, the president cannot be elected to more than two consecutive terms.
Potential candidates
The following individuals have been discussed or included in opinion polls for the next presidential election.
Independent
- Johan Olsson, incumbent president
- Valdemar Söderberg, former Deputy Prime Minister of Ordennya, OFP candidate in 2020
Green Party
- Clas Markussen, Prime Minister of Ordennya
- Niamh Cooper, Secretary of State for Technology
- Petra Berntsen, Secretary of State for Business & Economic Development
- Rune Nyström, former leader of the Green Party
Moderate Party
- Joakim Persson, former Prime Minister of Ordennya
- Fredrik Xandström, former Prime Minister of Ordennya
Ordennyan People's Party
- Nils Hoxenhaven, leader of the People's Party
Labour Party
- Lina Nyberg, Deputy Prime Minister of Ordennya, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
- Ken Svensson, Secretary of State for Employment & Social Security, former Prime Minister of Ordennya
- Ånneli Lindström, Secretary of State for Health & Social Care, former Prime Minister of Ordennya
- Esther Steffensen, Government Leader in the Senate, Chairperson of the Federal Council
Centre Party
- Olaf Benediktsson, leader of the Centre Party