2021 Besmenian presidential election
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The 2021 Besmenian presidential election took place on 28 February 2021 and on 14 March 2021 in Besmenia.
The incumbent president Sebastian Bergmann (GPB) ran for a second term. No candidate was able to achieve the required absolute majority in the first ballot on 28 February 2021. Sebastian Bergmann took first place ahead of Vincent von Schilling (BVP). Von Schilling. was able to win the run-off election on 14 March 2021.
This was the first presidential election where the voting age was 16.
Electoral system
The President of Besmenia is directly elected by the population once every six years. The election is held under a two-round system; if no candidate receives more than 50% of votes cast in the first round, then a second ballot occurs in which only those two candidates who received the greatest number of votes in the first round may stand.
Electoral law
Eligible to vote were all who:
- had reached the age of 16 by February 28, 2021 at the latest
- had Besmenian citizenship and their main place of residence in Besmenia and were not disqualified from voting
- were Besmenians abroad who appeared in the electoral register of an Besmenian municipality
Candidates
Candidates who are officially on the ballot
- Wolfgang Blühm - TEXT TEXT TEXT AND SO ON
- Hans-Peter Göhring - Former chairman of the NBP faction in the Federal Chamber (2013-2021), former member of the Federal Chamber (2005-2021)
- Mona Steinfang - Lawyer, columnist and author
- Georg Säcker - Former ambassador to Zamastan (2012-2017), former ambassador to Timeria (2009-2012)
- Vincent von Schilling - Governor of Gablitz (2014-2021), former interior minister in Gablitz (2010-2014), former member of the Federal Chamber (2005-2009)
- Wilfried Wetzstein - Journalist, author, political commentator
Hans-Peter Göhring
Mona Steinfang
Georg Säcker
Vincent von Schilling
Wilfried Wetzstein
Earlier candidate speculation
Election campaign
TV duels
A television duel with all candidates ran on February 21, 2021 in the evening program of BRF 1 and BRF 2.
Results
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| Wolfgang Blühm | SDU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Vincent von Schilling | BVP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mona Lautenschläger | Independent | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Hans-Peter Göhring | NBP | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Wilfried Wetzstein | PBL | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Georg Säcker | Independent | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 0 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 100% | 0 | 100% | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||