2024 Fallish prime ministerial election
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| Registered | 61,431,548 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 88.17% ( -1.4 pp) | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Results of the prime ministerial election. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Fallish prime ministerial election was the 20th quadrennial prime ministerial election in Falland since the establishment of the federation in 1944, held on 11 May 2024. The Liberal Karren Shroff won against People's candidate Gorden Payne-Smith by just 3.8%, continuing the Liberal hold on the position of Prime Minister. Shroff recieved 27,953,780 votes while Payne-Smith won 25,927,831, representing 88.17% of the total registered voter population.
The winner of the election was scheduled to be inaugurated by 10 June 2024. However, due to Shroff being a re-elected official, no such process occurred. The election also ran parallel to the 2024 Fallish general election.
The main campaign issues revolved around the country's overreliance on immigration to cover for low birth rates. The rise of economic inequality ever since X is also a key point during the campaigns. In most polls, voters identified the population crisis as their prime area of concern. Campaigning was perceived to be highly divisive, with X playing a prominent role in the discourse. Media coverage during the campaign was also extensively criticised, with various outlets accused of bias and sensationalism particularly The Analyser and the Wexdon Telegraph. Candidates utilised a variety of campaign strategies, including public rallies, televised debates, and social media engagement, to reach out to people. Opinion polls conducted leading up to the election indicated a closely contested race between the incumbent, Karren Shroff, and Gorden Payne-Smith.
Background
According to the Fallish Constitution, a person who wishes to serve as prime minister must be a citizen of Falland, be at least 30 years old, and have been a Fallish resident for at least 20 years. An individual is forbidden from running for more than 2 terms. This will run parallel to the 2024 Fallish general election which would occur between 5-11 May.
In order to vote in the general election, one has to be on the Electoral Register, be over the age of 18 during the polling week, resident at an address in Falland, or a Fallish citizen living abroad who has been registered to vote in Falland at any time. Individuals barred from voting include convicted people detained in prison or a mental hospital, unlawfully at large if the person would otherwise have been detained, or a person found guilty of certain corrupt or illegal practices.
Individuals must be registered to vote by midnight twelve days before the beginning of the election. Any person who has two homes could also be able to register to vote at both addresses as long as they are not in the same electoral area, but can only vote in one electoral division during the general election.
If Karren Shroff is elected, she would become the fourth Prime Minister of Falland to be elected a 2nd term.
Campaign issues
Nominees
- Karren Shroff, Prime Minister of Falland (2020–present), leader of the Progressive Party (PP)
- Supported by: Liberal Bloc
- Gorden Payne-Smith, leader of the New Falland Party (NFP), candidate for prime minister in 2016.
- Supported by: People's Bloc
On 1 January 2024, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal officially announced the two nominees:
| Prime Ministerial candidates as appeared on the ballot paper | |||||||||
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| Karren Shroff | Gorden Payne-Smith | ||||||||
| Liberal Bloc | People's Bloc | ||||||||
| PP | LP | GPF | DP | SP | NFP | RPF | RGM | NWPF | VP |
| Campaign | Campaign | ||||||||
Opinion polling
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Karren Shroff | Progressive Party | 27,953,780 | 51.88 | |
| Gorden Payne-Smith | New Falland Party | 25,927,831 | 48.12 | |
| Total | 53,881,611 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 53,881,611 | 99.47 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 284,736 | 0.53 | ||
| Total votes | 54,166,347 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 61,431,548 | 88.17 | ||
| Source: Election | ||||