3025 Conservative Leadership Election

A leadership ballot will be held on 5 December 3025 to elect the next leader of the Conservative Party. The winner of the contest will succeed Beau Martin as prime minister on 1 January 3026.

Prime Minister Beau Martin stood down following a dispute over the potential for a DCM and Paxemese trade agreement.

Procedure

The Conservative caucus release the rules for their leadership contest, which is now scheduled to take place on 5 December. Candidates will require the nominations of two sitting assemblymen (this may include themselves, should they be an assemblyman). Then, nominated candidates will face in a first round, with a majority of the caucus (14 votes) required to win. Should no candidate win an outright majority on the first ballot, subsequent ballots will be held, with the last-place finisher in each round being eliminated. At any point, if a candidate receives a majority of the Assembly Conservative caucus, they will be designated the winner.

Candidates

Declared candidates

• Audrick Hill, former prime minister (3019; 3020); former foreign minister (3025)
• Basil Lethbridge, chancellor of the Exchequer (3025-present); chairman of the Conservative party (3025-present); former environment minister (3021-3022; 3022); former foreign minister (3022-3023); former social policy minister (3025)
• Iman De'Ath, cities minister (3025-present); former deputy prime minister (3025); former trade minister (3022; 3024; 3025); former foreign minister (3020); former environment minister (3020-3021)
• Abigail Went, former leader of the National Assembly (3022-3023); corporate sectors minister (3022); former first minister of state (3022); former transportation minister (3020)
• Ben Bravatnik, former junior minister for energy (3022-3023)

Speculated candidates

• Jan Rau, foreign minister (3025-present); environment minister (3025); security minister (3025); speaker of the National Assembly (3024-3025)
• Rab Bennet, energy minister (3025-present); chancellor of the Exchequer (3022-3023); culture, media, & sport minister (3022)
• Jacob Erin-Strife, social policy minister (3025-present); first minister of state (3019); leader of the National Assembly (3019)
• Ray Banes, chief secretary to the prime minister (3025-present); energy minister (3025); social policy minister (3025); leader of the opposition (3024-3025)

Declined to be candidates

• Gerald Stevenson (endorsed Lethbridge)
• Luke Ford (endorsed Hill)
• Silas Braun (endorsed Hill)
• Sal Mackenzie (endorsed Hill)
• Bernard Canterbury (endorsed Lethbridge)
• Lia Caturla
• Edward Krushner
• Owen Lassiter