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2022 Euclean presidential election
725 members of the electoral college; 363 electoral votes needed to win
Turnout	66.96% (first round) 3.72 pp
	Map of the results of the Euclean presidential election by member state in the first round
President before election; Alastrí Nic Ualtair; Avant	Elected President ; TBD;

Revision as of 21:14, 2 November 2022

The 2022 Euclean presidential election is the 4th quinquennial election of the President of the Euclean Community, with the first round held between 7 and 10 October 2022. As no candidate won a majority of seats in the electoral college in the first round, a second round runoff is due to be held between 4 to 7 November 2022.

The first round saw a lead for frontrunner Vivien Vallette of ASE with 29.51% of the popular vote and 207 seats in the electoral college, followed in electoral college seats by Georg Torleif Årbakke of ACDE with 173. However, Årbakke came third in terms of the popular vote, with 22.12%, compared to the Avant candidate Emilia Koopmann with 22.32% of the popular vote, but 168 electoral college seats. This was a matter of controversy during the election, although Koopmann did concede. The three main parties were followed by António de Armas of MNED with 10.00% of the popular vote and 71 electoral seats, Brine Ó Scolaidhe of MVE with 6.65% and 50 seats, Amelia Ifriu of GRM with 5.48% and 43 seats, and Ạþelviġne Vycces of AEFR with 2.16% and 14 seats. No other candidate secured seats in the electoral college, and as no candidate secured a majority of 363 seats, a runoff was called, with Vallette and Årbakke advancing to the second round.

Electoral system

The Euclean President is elected in an indirect election with an electoral college of 725 members. Each member state of the Euclean Community sends a slate of electors to vote for the president with the number of electors being determined by the population of each member state and equal to the number of MEPs the state sends to the Euclean Parliament. The electors are decided through the popular vote, with voters in each member state voting for a preferred candidate. Electors are split on the candidates they vote for in proportion to their popular vote percentage according to the D'Hondt method. If no candidate in the first round wins a simple majority of 363 electoral college votes in the first round, a second round is organised among the two candidates with the most electors.

State	Population	Electorate	College votes
Alsland	11,384,499	9,000,564	23
Amathia	35,852,332	26,889,249	71
Azmara	10,029,100	8,585,237	20
Blostland	6,192,106	4,334,474	12
Borland	12,325,000	9,847,010	25
Caldia	9,257,180	7,495,142	18
Template:Country data Estmere	57,301,500	42,427,193	114
Gaullica	87,176,289	62,087,226	173
Hennehouwe	15,400,000	12,159,646	31
Kesselbourg	2,849,000	2,026,522	6
Paretia	31,203,301	24,503,103	62
Scovern	27,003,197	21,617,825	54
Werania	58,579,684	46,615,772	116
Total	364,553,188	277,588,963	725

First round

Campaign

Primaries

ASE primary

Vivien Vallette PSD - Gaullica
File:SAE logo.png Socialist Alternative for Euclea

Foreign and Global Affairs Commissioner (2019–present)

The Socialist Alternative for Euclea held a primary to determine their presidential candidate using an electoral college. The contest was won by Vivien Vallette, the incumbent Foreign and Global Affairs Commissioner.

Campaigning for the primary began when Hermansdohter declared her intention to seek the nomination on 23 January 2022, but did not begin in earnest until June 2022, with Vallette announcing his long-rumoured candidacy on 10 June 2022 and van Bleiswijk declaring on 24 June 2022. The primary campaign focused heavily on the strength of incumbent governing parties, who had more seats in the college, including the Estmerish Progressive Social Democrats, which was seen as an unknown quantity. All candidates made attempts to court the favour of the PSD and other governing parties, such as supporting Zoe Halivar's Euclean tax coordination policy.

The final vote of the 151 member electoral college was held on 10 July 2022. Vallette secured an absolute majority of 85 electors, including those of the governing Estmerish PSD, Gaullican PSD and Caldish PSD and the influential opposition Social Democrats of Paretia, and was nominated on behalf of the ASE. Hermansdohter and van Bleiswijk both conceded, and urged the party to unite around Vallette.

Defeated in primary

Niina Hermansdohter (Arbeiderpartii - Azmara): Hermansdohter is the incumbent High Commissioner of the Euclean Community since 2019 and a former Thingspeaker of Azmara from 2008 to 2009. She came second in the electoral college vote, with 41 electors. In addition to her own party, she had secured the backing of the Amathian League of Equalists and Democrats, the Borish New Left and Workers' Party, and the Scovernois Social Labour Party. Hermansdohter suggested that she would be open to serving as a Euclean commissioner in any future administration.
Rupert van Bleiswijk (SAP - Hennehouwe): Van Bleiswijk is the incumbent Premier of Hennehouwe since 2017 and leader of the SAP from 2015 until November 2022. He came third in the electoral college vote, with 25 electors. He had the support of his own party, in addition to the Alslandic Progressive Alliance and Kirenian People's Party, the Kesselbourgish Labour Party and the Socialist Workers' Party of Werania. After losing the nomination, it was reported that van Bleiswijk was seeking the position of High Commissioner in a potential Vallette administration.

Niina Hermansdohter
Arbeiderpartii - Azmara
Rupert van Bleiswijk
SAP - Hennehouwe

ACDE primary

Georg Torleif Årbakke LFP - Scovern
Alliance of Conservatives and Democrats for Euclea

Premier of Scovern (2009–2013)

The Alliance of Conservatives and Democrats for Euclea held a primary on 20 August 2022. The only candidate was Georg Torleif Årbakke, a former Scovern of Scovern, who was nominated as the ACDE candidate after a unanimous vote among the leaders of the member parties. This is in accordance with the unwritten rule of the ACDE primaries, in which other candidates drop out prior to the official vote in a show of unity.

Årbakke was not unopposed in his campaign for the nomination. The campaign began when Årbakke announced his candidacy on 28 July, followed by the announcement of Alan Baskerville's candidacy on 29 June. Patrice Laurent, Hepke Veltman and Eimile Ní Meachair declared their candidacies on the 1, 3 and 8 July respectively. Baskerville quickly emerged as the frontrunner, and campaigned primarily on his policy of a "two-track" Euclea to unite the ACDE on Euclean integration. Årbakke instead took a Euclosceptic view in opposition to further integration. It eventually became clear that Årbakke was the only candidate capable of beating Baskerville, and he secured the support of Ní Meachair and Veltman. Baskerville nevetheless retained a strong lead over Årbakke in terms of party support until the final week of the campaign, when Anton Raicevich controversially moved to oppose Baskerville.

Baskerville withdrew his candidacy two days before the official primary.

Dropped out

Alan Baskerville (SDU - Estmere): Baskerville served as Legal Affairs and Rule of Law Commissioner from 2019 to 2021, and as President of Estmere from 2003 to 2008. He was considered the frontrunner for much of the primary, and his withdrawal was a major upset in the campaign. Baskerville has not made any official comment since Årbakke's official nomination.
Patrice Laurent (CG - Gaullica): Laurent served as Federal Minister for the Environment from 2019 to 2020, and was the Gaullican Conservative candidate in the 2020 Gaullican presidential election.
Hepke Veltman (NB - Alsland): Veltman is the incumbent President of Alsland since 2020, and was Premier of Alsland from 2018 to 2020. He supported Årbakke after dropping out.
Eimile Ní Meachair (PN - Caldia): Ní Meachair has been a Member of the Euclean Parliament since 2019. She supported Årbakke after dropping out.

Avant primary

Candidate(s)	Date of birth	Notable positions	Home country	Party	Announced
Liekele Ykema	(1967-10-13)13 October 1967 (age 54)	Premier of Alsland (2010-2018) Other offices Member of the Euclean Parliament from 2019 to present. Minister-President of Yndyk from 2005 to 2010.	Alsland	Liveable Alsland Euclean Liberal Party	23 January 2022
Cliamain Mac Diarmada	(1950-02-21)21 February 1950 (age 72)	Euclozone, Financial Stability, and Financial Services Commissioner (2017-2019) Other offices Market Regulation Commissioner from 2014 to 2017 Member of the Euclean Parliament from 2009 to 2014 Minister of Pensions and Welfare from 2002 to 2007 List Teachta Comhthionól from 1997 to 2009	Caldia	Liberty Euclean Liberal Party	17 June 2022
Zacharie Blanchard	(1971-03-28)28 March 1971 (age 51)	Federal Minister for Defence (2018-2019) Other offices Co-Leader of the PRCP from 2019 - present Senator in the First Chamber of the Gaullican Senate from 2010 - present.	Gaullica	Parti Républicain Conservateur-Progressiste Euclean Liberal Party	28 June 2022
Emilia Koopmann	(1968-06-24)24 June 1968 (age 54)	Premier of Werania (2011-2013) Other offices Special representative on the Commission for Gender Equity from 2017-present. Leader of the Social Democratic Radical Party of Werania from 2011 to 2013. Member of the House of Deputies from 2011 to 2015. Minister-President of Elbenweis from 2006 to 2011.	Werania	Euclean Werania Euclean Liberal Party	1 July 2022
Rosaline Perrier	(1979-03-11)11 March 1979 (age 43)	Secretary of State for the Euclean Community (2018-2021) Other offices Deputy Leader of the Reform Party from 2014 to 2016 Secretary of State for Intergovernmental Affairs and Communities from 2010 to 2012. Member of Parliament from 2008 to present. Mayor of Bouley from 2004 to 2008.	File:Estmere.png Estmere	Reform Party Euclean Liberal Party	4 July 2022
Asker Jonssun	(1988-08-09)9 August 1988 (age 33)	Member of the Euclean Parliament (2019-present)	Azmara	Gold Flame Euclean Liberal Party	1 April 2022

MNED primary

Candidate(s)	Date of birth	Notable positions	Home country	Party	Announced
Hank Hankssun	(1961-07-23)23 July 1961 (age 60)	Leader of the People's Party (2004–present) Other offices Member of the Folksmot for Westmaark since 2002.	Azmara	People's Party Euclean Democratic Action	15 June 2022
Simas Nekrošius	(1957-12-13)13 December 1957 (age 64)	Minister of Social Affairs and Employment (2019–2022) Other offices Member of the House of Deputies since 2007.	Werania	Democratic Alternative Euclean Democratic Action	18 June 2022
António de Armas	(1976-12-15)15 December 1976 (age 46)	Foreign Affairs Minister of Paretia (2021–present) Other offices Deputy Leader of Popular Victory since 2022 Member of the Câmara da Assembleia since 2011	Paretia	Popular Victory Alliance for the Euclean Nations	6 July 2022

MVE primary

Candidate(s)		Date of birth	Notable positions	Home country	Party	Announced
Brine Ó Scolaidhe		(1952-05-07)7 May 1952 (age 70)	Minister of Finance (1997–2002) Other offices Secretary-General of the Euclean Greens - Ecologist Party from 2019-present Member of the Euclean Parliament for Caldia from 2009-2014 List Teachta Comhthionól from 1992-2007	Caldia	Green Party Euclean Greens - Ecologist Party	24 June 2022
Carolijn Kippers		(1965-05-06)6 May 1965 (age 57)	Minister of Foreign Affairs (2019–Present) Other offices List States-General - Ecologist Party from 2016-2019 Member of the Euclean Parliament for Kesselbourg from 2010-2016 List States-General from 1998-2010	Kesselbourg	Ecologist Party Euclean Greens - Ecologist Party	1 July 2022

GRM primary

Candidate(s)	Date of birth	Notable positions	Home country	Party	Announced
Amelia Ifriu	(1978-09-12)12 September 1978 (age 43)	Member of the Euclean Parliament (2019–present) Other offices Second Secretary of the Left United for the Republic since 2018 Minister of Labor 2014-2016 Member of the Senate of Amathia 2014-2019	Amathia	Left United for the Republic Revolutionary Left Party	11 July 2022
Florian Engelberger	(1956-04-04)4 April 1956 (age 66)	Member of the Euclean Parliament (2014–present) Other offices National Coordinator of the Weranian Union of Railway Officials and Trainees from 2007-2014.	Werania	Weranic Section of the Workers' International Revolutionary Left Party	16 June 2022
Christophe Robiquet	(1973-08-14)14 August 1973 (age 48)	Member of the Euclean Parliament (2013–present) Other offices Senator in the First Chamber from 2006 - 2013 Senator Representative for Outreterre 2000-2006	Gaullica	File:SGIO Logo.png Section Gaulloise de l'Internationale Ouvrière Revolutionary Left Party	12 July 2022

AEFR primary

Candidate(s)	Date of birth	Notable positions	Home country	Party	Announced
Ạþelviġne Vycces	(1948-11-03)3 November 1948 (age 74)	Leader of the Alliance for a Federal and Regionalist Euclea (2019–present) Other offices Member of the Euclean Parliament from 2004 to present. Member of Parliament from 1981 to 2003. Leader of the Party of the Swathish from 1994 to 2001.	File:Estmere.png Estmere	Party of the Swathish Free Democratic Alliance	10 July 2022
Marcello Schipani	(1954-02-11)11 February 1954 (age 68)	Co-Leader of Vox Estmere (2019–present) Other offices Leader of the Euclean Federalist Party from 2017 to 2019. Member of the Euclean Parliament from 2014 to present.	File:Estmere.png Estmere	Vox Estmere Vox Euclea	3 June 2022
Mathilde Pazany	(1974-03-01)1 March 1974 (age 48)	State President of Casavie (2019–present) Other offices Senator in the First Chamber from 2012 - 2018 Senator Representative for Casavie from 2009 - 2012.	Gaullica	Independent Vox Euclea	15 July 2022

Candidates

The deadline for candidates to apply for the ballot paper ended on the 28 August 2022. Candidates had to recieve a necessary 25,000 signatures from at least 8 of the 13 member states. On 31 August 2022 the Euclean Electoral Authority published the names of the 10 candidates who had recieved the valid number of signatures. The order of the list was determined by drawing lots.

Amelia Ifriu
GRM - Amathia
Brine Ó Scolaidhe
MVE - Caldia
tbd
AA - tbd
tbd
IA - tbd
António de Armas
MNED - Paretia
Ạþelviġne Vycces
AEFR - Estmere
Emilia Koopmann
Avant - Werania
tbd
AG - tbd
Vivien Vallette
ASE - Gaullica
Georg Torleif Årbakke
ACDE - Scovern