2021 Besmenian federal election
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The 2021 Besmenian federal election in Besmenia took take place on August 8, 2021. It is the election of the 27th Federal Chamber. The election should originally take place after the regular course of the Federal Chamber legislative period in summer 2024. On April 30, 2021, Premier Theodor Sidemann announced, after consultation with President Vincent von Schilling, to aim for new elections due to the Hille affair and the subsequent exit of the FBBP from the government cabinet.
Background
Previous election
Hille affair and no confidence vote against government cabinet Sidemann III
Electoral system
427 members are elected to the Besmenian Federal Chamber for four years. The federal territory is divided into 158 regional constituencies. There is a preliminary investigation at every level.
Date
Contesting parties
Name | Ideology | Party leader | Prime Minister candidate | 2020 result | |||
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Votes (%) | Seats in the Federal Chamber | ||||||
BVP | Besmenian People's Party Besmenische Volkspartei |
Christian Democracy Conservatism |
Theodor Sidemann | Elisabeth Rademacher | 31.4% | 139 / 427
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FBBP | Free Besmenian Citizen's Party Freie Besmenische Bürgerpartei |
Liberalism Social liberalism |
Moritz Bandenberg | Moritz Bandenberg | 24.5% | 108 / 427
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SDU | Social Democratic Union Sozialdemokratische Union |
Social democracy | Ivar Combrinck | Ivar Combrinck | 13.2% | 58 / 427
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GPB | Green Party of Besmenia Grüne Partei Besmeniens |
Green politics Green liberalism |
Anna Stucklein | Anna Stucklein | 9,5% | 42 / 427
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NBP | National Besmenian Party Nationale Besmenische Partei |
National conservatism Right-wing populism |
Markus Ernst | Franz Weinreich | 9.3% | 41 / 427
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PBL | Party of the Besmenian Left Partei der Besmenischen Linken |
Democratic Socialism Left-wing populism |
Sandra Eckwach | Sandra Eckwach | 9% | 39 / 427
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Prime Minister candidate of the parties
BVP
The former Prime Minister Theodor Sidemann was originally supposed to stand as Prime Minister candidate for BVP. On May 13, 2021 (5 days after his resignation as Prime Minister), Sidemann surprisingly announced that he would not run in the 2021 election. On May 15, Elisabeth Rademacher (Governor of Maurenmark since March 2016) was nominated and confirmed as Prime Minister candidate of the Besmenian People's Party. Elisabeth Rademacher is the BVP's first female Prime Minister candidate.
FBBP
Moritz Bandenberg, who became the new party chairman of the FBBP after Frank Hille's resignation, was confirmed as Prime Minister candidate on May 12th.
PBL
Party leader Sandra Eckwach, who was re-elected as party leader at the PBL party conference on January 16, 2021, was confirmed as Prime Minister candidate of the PBL.
SDU
GPB
NBP
Opinion polls
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Campaign
Debates
2021 Besmenian federal election debates | ||||||||||
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Date | TV channel | P Present N Not present | ||||||||
Besmenian People's Party | Free Besmenian Citizen's Party | Social Democratic Union | Green Party of Besmenia | National Besmenian Party | Party of the Besmenian Left | |||||
11 July | BRF 1 | P Rademacher |
P Bandenberg |
P Combrinck |
N | N | N | |||
18 July | BRF 1 | N | N | N | P Stucklein |
P Weinreich |
P Eckwach |
Results
137 | 65 | 47 | 90 | 45 | 43 |
BVP | SDU | GPB | FBBP | PBL | NBP |
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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Besmenian People's Party | 17,775,672 | 30,8 | 137 | |
Free Besmenian Citizen's Party | 11,658,071 | 20,2 | 90 | |
Social Democratic Union | 8,426,130 | 14,6 | 65 | |
Green Party of Besmenia | 6,175,314 | 10,7 | 47 | |
Party of the Besmenian Left | 5,829,035 | 10,1 | 45 | |
National Besmenian Party | 5,540,469 | 9,6 | 43 | |
Other parties | 2,193,102 | 3,8 | 0 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 115,426 | 0,2 | – | |
Total | 57,713,219 | 100 | 427 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 62,832,132 | 93,9 | – |
Aftermatch
Coalitions considered | Seats |
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Total seats | 427 |
Absolute majority (From 214 seats) | |
BVP, FBBP | 225 |
BVP, SDU, GPB | 244 |
After the election results were announced, there were two possible coalitions to choose from, which would have an absolute majority in the Federal Chamber. A continuation of BVP-FBBP or a coalition consisting of BVP, SDU and GPB.