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The '''2nd Annual Wiltshirian Presidential Election '''will be held on 5 February 3021 to either re-elect the first or elect the second [[President of Wiltshire]], to serve the term of 14 February 3021 until 13 February 3022. The election will be the first in which an incumbent president is eligible to seek a second term and will likely have over a million registered voters, assuming the turnout is as high as expected in the [[June 3020 Wiltshire Legislative Elections]].
The '''2nd Annual Wiltshirian Presidential Election '''will be held on 5 February 3021 to elect the second [[President of Wiltshire]], to serve the term of 14 February 3021 until 13 February 3022. Incumbent President [[Gaius Selan]] announced on 15 November 3020 that he would not seek a second term in office as President, leaving open the possibility of a contested election. Many considered the election to be a closed case for President Selan. This election is expected to have a turnout of over one-million voters.  
[[File:Selan.jpg|thumb|330x330px|Incumbent [[President of Wiltshire|President]] [[Gaius Selan]] was elected President in 3020]]
Incumbent President [[Gaius Selan]] is eligible to seek re-election and will most likely run as an independent, if he should run. Whether or not President Selan - who holds record popularity - seeks a second term will have a large impact on other candidates in the race. For example, the [[Liberal Conservative Party (Wiltshire)|Liberal Conservatives]] likely wouldn't run a candidate against Selan.  


President Selan's trademark policy during his time in office has been the growth of the Wiltshirian military, notably the [[Wiltshire Navy]] and the development of the [[Cassin Young-class aircraft carrier]]. Selan would likely seek a second term if he felt this military expansion was at risk, given that he has said he would only appoint a [[Prime Minister of Wiltshire|Prime Minister]] who supported such actions.  
President Selan's trademark policy during his time in office has been the growth of the Wiltshirian military, notably the Wiltshire Navy and the development of the Cassin Young-class aircraft carrier. Selan would likely seek a second term if he felt this military expansion was at risk, given that he has said he would only appoint a Prime Minister who supported such actions.


In June 3020, Selan appointed [[Mark Edwin]] to serve as Prime Minister following his victory in the [[June 3020 Wiltshire Legislative Elections|general election]]. In July, [[Sebastian Bashira]] became the first candidate to formally announce, followed by former Prime Ministers [[Frank Eddington]] and [[Rita Smith]]. In August, Paul Norment announced his candidacy following his dismissal from the [[Edwin Ministry (Wiltshire)|Cabinet]]. [[Minevgrad]] Mayor [[Kurt Antonov]] announced his candidacy for election in November 3020.
President Selan has appointed three [[Prime Minister of Wiltshire|Prime Ministers]] ([[Audrick Hill]], [[Mark Edwin]], and [[Sonya Inyo]]). In July, [[Sebastian Bashira]] became the first candidate in the race. However, following Bashira's election to the [[Wiltshire National Assembly]] in [[October 3020 Wiltshire Legislative Elections|October 3020]], he has dropped out of the race. In addition, Paul Norment was a candidate briefly, dropping out in November 3020. Two former Prime Ministers ([[Frank Eddington]] and [[Rita Smith]] (Smith being a candidate in the last presidential election)) have announced their candidates, as well as [[Kurt Antonov]], the popular Mayor of [[Minevgrad]].  


Following President Selan's announcement that he would not seek a second term, the Liberal Conservative Party started to consider candidates to be their nominee.
== Procedure ==
== Procedure ==
The only formal rules for the running of a presidential election comes from the Second Elections Act, 3020 which laid out the following criteria;<blockquote>"On the first Friday of every February, the citizens shall poll to elect a President of the Republic. The following Sunday shall commence the President-elect's term in office."</blockquote><blockquote>"The poll in the election of the President shall be conducted by the Elections Authority and shall franchise electors aged 18 and older not otherwise prohibited from voting by incarceration."</blockquote>The Elections Authority has yet to release the guidelines for the 2021 Presidential Election, but is expected by August/September.
The only formal rules for the running of a presidential election comes from the Second Elections Act, 3020 which laid out the following criteria;<blockquote>"On the first Friday of every February, the citizens shall poll to elect a President of the Republic. The following Sunday shall commence the President-elect's term in office."</blockquote><blockquote>"The poll in the election of the President shall be conducted by the Elections Authority and shall franchise electors aged 18 and older not otherwise prohibited from voting by incarceration."</blockquote>The Elections Authority released the guidelines for the election as follows:<blockquote>"Candidates for the position of President of the Wiltshire Republic require nomination from three-thousand signatories on a nomination petition in order to access the national ballot in the poll..."</blockquote><blockquote>"... much like in the 3020 poll, this will be conducted via a multi-preference ranked choice ballot, with the candidate requiring a majority of votes cast in order to be elected. The Wiltshire National Assembly is then expected to certify the results of the poll within three working days of the election."</blockquote>
 
== Nominations ==
The Labour and Progress parties have announced that they will host nomination contests to select their candidates. The Labour Party has said they will conduct their contest by national popular vote of Labour members and Progress has stated that they will host their contest via the local authorities.  
 
The Liberal Conservatives, KRV and Socialist parties have not commented on nominations (with the Liberal Conservatives likely not standing a candidate should the President seek re-election).


== Declared candidates ==
== Declared candidates ==
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Foreign Minister (3020 until present)
Foreign Minister (3020 until present)
|Juneville
|Juneville
|Labour (nomination required)
|Labour (officially nominated)
|14 August 3020
|14 August 3020
|-
|-
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|Minevgrad
|Minevgrad
|Independent
|Independent
|7 November 3020
|}
=== '''Suspended candidates''' ===
The following candidates announced their runs but have since suspended their campaigns.
{| class="article-table"
!Candidate
!Office(s) held
!Home City
!Political Party
!Announced
!Suspended
|-
|[[Sebastian Bashira]]
|Leader of the [[Democratic Party (Wiltshire)|Democratic Party]] (July 3020 until August 3020)
Leader of the [[Liberal Party of Wiltshire]] (since August 3020)
Member of the [[Wiltshire National Assembly]] (since October 3020)
|Juneville
|Democratic (initially)
Liberal
|14 July 3020
|1 November 3020
|-
|Paul Norment
|Member of the Wiltshire National Assembly (February 3020 until October 3020)
|Arches
|Socialist
|4 August 3020
|7 November 3020
|7 November 3020
|}
|}
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!Officially nominated
!Officially nominated
|-
|-
|Liberal Conservative*
|Liberal Conservative
| colspan="3" |TBD
| colspan="3" |TBD
|-
|-
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|Liberal
|Liberal
| colspan="3" |TBD
| colspan="3" |TBD
|}
|}[[Category:Politics]]
<nowiki>*</nowiki>In 3020, the Liberal Conservative Party did not nominate a candidate, instead endorsing President [[Gaius Selan]].[[Category:Politics]]

Revision as of 08:31, 15 November 2020

The 2nd Annual Wiltshirian Presidential Election will be held on 5 February 3021 to elect the second President of Wiltshire, to serve the term of 14 February 3021 until 13 February 3022. Incumbent President Gaius Selan announced on 15 November 3020 that he would not seek a second term in office as President, leaving open the possibility of a contested election. Many considered the election to be a closed case for President Selan. This election is expected to have a turnout of over one-million voters.

President Selan's trademark policy during his time in office has been the growth of the Wiltshirian military, notably the Wiltshire Navy and the development of the Cassin Young-class aircraft carrier. Selan would likely seek a second term if he felt this military expansion was at risk, given that he has said he would only appoint a Prime Minister who supported such actions.

President Selan has appointed three Prime Ministers (Audrick Hill, Mark Edwin, and Sonya Inyo). In July, Sebastian Bashira became the first candidate in the race. However, following Bashira's election to the Wiltshire National Assembly in October 3020, he has dropped out of the race. In addition, Paul Norment was a candidate briefly, dropping out in November 3020. Two former Prime Ministers (Frank Eddington and Rita Smith (Smith being a candidate in the last presidential election)) have announced their candidates, as well as Kurt Antonov, the popular Mayor of Minevgrad.

Following President Selan's announcement that he would not seek a second term, the Liberal Conservative Party started to consider candidates to be their nominee.

Procedure

The only formal rules for the running of a presidential election comes from the Second Elections Act, 3020 which laid out the following criteria;

"On the first Friday of every February, the citizens shall poll to elect a President of the Republic. The following Sunday shall commence the President-elect's term in office."

"The poll in the election of the President shall be conducted by the Elections Authority and shall franchise electors aged 18 and older not otherwise prohibited from voting by incarceration."

The Elections Authority released the guidelines for the election as follows:

"Candidates for the position of President of the Wiltshire Republic require nomination from three-thousand signatories on a nomination petition in order to access the national ballot in the poll..."

"... much like in the 3020 poll, this will be conducted via a multi-preference ranked choice ballot, with the candidate requiring a majority of votes cast in order to be elected. The Wiltshire National Assembly is then expected to certify the results of the poll within three working days of the election."

Declared candidates

As of 7 November 3020, there have been five people to declared as candidates.

Candidate Office(s) held Home City Political Party Declared
Frank Eddington Prime Minister of Wiltshire (3016 until 3010)

Leader of the Socialist Party (3015 until 3019)

Arches Socialist (nomination required) 26 July 3020
Rita Smith Prime Minister of Wiltshire (3019)

Leader of the Labour Party (3019)

Minister for Education (3020)

Foreign Minister (3020 until present)

Juneville Labour (officially nominated) 14 August 3020
Kurt Antonov Mayor of Minevgrad (3018 until present) Minevgrad Independent 7 November 3020

Suspended candidates

The following candidates announced their runs but have since suspended their campaigns.

Candidate Office(s) held Home City Political Party Announced Suspended
Sebastian Bashira Leader of the Democratic Party (July 3020 until August 3020)

Leader of the Liberal Party of Wiltshire (since August 3020)

Member of the Wiltshire National Assembly (since October 3020)

Juneville Democratic (initially)

Liberal

14 July 3020 1 November 3020
Paul Norment Member of the Wiltshire National Assembly (February 3020 until October 3020) Arches Socialist 4 August 3020 7 November 3020

Nominations

Party Nominee Home City Officially nominated
Liberal Conservative TBD
Labour Rita Smith Juneville 3 October 3020
KRV TBD
United Wiltshire TBD
Christian Alliance TBD
Stability TBD
Liberal TBD
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