2021 Besmenian federal election

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2021 Besmenian federal election
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All 427 seats in the Federal Chamber
214 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Candidate Elisabeth Rademacher Moritz Bandenberg Ivar Combrinck
Party BVP FBBP SDU
Leader since 15 May 2021 (nominated) 25 April 2021 4 August 2020
Leader's seat Maurenmark Metakumburg Summingia
Last election 31.4% 23.6% 11.2%
Popular vote 17,775,672 Number 8,426,130
Percentage 30,8% 20,2% 14,6%
Swing Decrease 0,6% Decrease 3,4% Increase 3,4%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  Tabea Rößner-8793.jpg Sandra Eckwach2.png Franz Weinreich.png
Candidate Anna Stucklein Sandra Eckwach Franz Weinreich
Party GPB PBL NBP
Leader since 2 July 2018 6 October 2011 23 May 2021 (nominated)
Leader's seat Zollingia Laitstadt Greuningia
Last election 9,5% 9%, 7.7%
Popular vote Number Number Number
Percentage 10,7% 10,1% 9,6%
Swing Increase 1,2% Increase 1,1% Increase 1,9%

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Premier before election

Richard Benkel
Independent

Elected Premier

Elisabeth Rademacher
BVP

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
Votes (%) Seats in the Federal Chamber
BVP Besmenian People's Party
Besmenische Volkspartei
Christian Democracy
Conservatism
Theodor Sidemann Elisabeth Rademacher 31.4%
139 / 427
FBBP Free Besmenian Citizen's Party
Freie Besmenische Bürgerpartei
Liberalism
Social liberalism
Moritz Bandenberg Moritz Bandenberg 24.5%
108 / 427
SDU Social Democratic Union
Sozialdemokratische Union
Social democracy Ivar Combrinck Ivar Combrinck 13.2%
58 / 427
GPB Green Party of Besmenia
Grüne Partei Besmeniens
Green politics
Green liberalism
Anna Stucklein Anna Stucklein 9,5%
42 / 427
NBP National Besmenian Party
Nationale Besmenische Partei
National conservatism
Right-wing populism
Markus Ernst Franz Weinreich 9.3%
41 / 427
PBL Party of the Besmenian Left
Partei der Besmenischen Linken
Democratic Socialism
Left-wing populism
Sandra Eckwach Sandra Eckwach 9%
39 / 427

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
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
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Party Votes % Seats
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
Popular vote
BVP
30.8%
FBBP
20.2%
SDU
14.6%
GPB
10.7%
PBL
10.1%
NBP
9.6%
Other parties
3.8%

Aftermatch

Coalitions considered Seats
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.