Biscasian general election, April 2018

On April 18th, 2018, an election was held to the House of Commons of the Parliament of Biscasia. All 200 seats were up for election. The election was marked by a major victory of MGP/AJM leader Frantzisko Markel, winning 94 out of 200 seats. Ruling parties PPU/UAF and Green Party suffered a major defeat. After the election, a government was installed including MGP/AJM, Trabajadores/Lagileak and PAE/AP.
==Chronology==
After the 2014 general election, it was announced that the next general election was scheduled to take place on or before April 18, 2018. On January 8th, 2015, the newly-formed MGP/AJM announced that it would participate in the upcoming election. On February 21st, 2015, MGP/AJM announced that Frantzisko Markel will be the new party leader. Markel's popularity grew rapidly, with a June 2015 poll showing that he would receive about 25% of the votes. 
== Campaigns ==
== Incidents ==
== Opinion polls ==
==Government formation==
Before the election, MGP/AJM leader Frantzisko Markel stated that if his party did not achieve an absolute majority, a coalition with the PAE/AP would be eligible. Markel ruled out the possibility of a coalition with PPU/UAF, PPM/MA or the Green Party. 
After the election, Markel started invesigating the possibility of a coalition beterrn MGP/AJM and PAE/AP. On April 28th, 2018, Trabajadores/Lagileak leader Pedro Millwright announced that his party expressed the desire to take part in the negotiations. On May 20th, 2018, it was announced that MGP/AJM, Trabajadores/Lagileak and PAE/AP will form a government. The new government was appointed by King Saul II and sworn in on May 28th, 2018. 
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