CCU presidential election, 2023

The CCU presidential election of 2023 will be the second quadrennial presidential election, set to be held in 2023. This follows For the People President Elden Dunham's four-year term from 2019 to 2023. Following a Senate vote, this Election marks the first to require at least 15% in international polling to be included in debates and ballots.aaa Additionally, an Independent Primary was no longer held, as they no longer were required a primary with the result of the Senate vote.aaa
The main candidates for the Election are Incumbent For the People President Elden Dunham, and Union nominee Dakota Crowe, who both were the only candidates eligible for Debate Access, in contrast to the three-way debates in 2019. However, the Freedom Party and Independent Alesia Corona both received full ballot access. The Better Together Party and Global Union Party respectively were available on a "very limited" amount of ballots. Other Parties had no ballot access at all, but were still eligible via Write-in.
== Election data ==
=== General ===
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Candidate 	Candidate 	Electoral vote 	States carried 	Popular vote 	Percent 	Seats acquired 	Seats acquired 	 	
 	Elden Dunham 	310 	32 	 	 	64 	▲ 18 	 	
 	Dakota Crowe 	225 	19 	 	 	38 	▲ 6 	 	
 	Gabriella Gould 	16 	7 	 	 	14 	▲ 14 	 	
 	Alesia Corona 	0 	0 	 	 	0 	▼ 38 	 	
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=== Senate ===
For the first time since the start of the Election era in 2019, a Party received a majority vote in the Senate. This was as a result to no third candidate managing to qualify for debates, and as a result, receive substantially less coverage. However, Independent candidate Jami Mercado, narrowly missed the Debates due to his active role in poll cheating, and Freedom Party candidate Gabriella Gould. Despite her narrow miss, Gould was able to acquire 14 seats from the smaller countries.
Nevertheless, the For the People Party still required 13 seats to receive a 66% majority as needed for "bigger changes." These could come entirely from the Freedom Party, Union Party, or a mix from both.
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Party 	Party 	Seats acquired 	Seats acquired 	Percent 	 	 	 	 	
 	For the People 	64 	▲ 18 	55% 	 	 	 	 	
 	Union 	38 	▲ 6 	33% 	 	 	 	 	
 	Freedom 	14 	▲ 14 	12% 	 	 	 	 	
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 	Independent 	0 	▼ 38 	0% 	 	 	 	 	
 	Better Together 	0 	— 	0% 	 	 	 	 	
 	Global Union 	0 	— 	0% 	 	 	 	 	
 
== Results ==
In some states in which a candidate won with a small margin, a recount was held to ensure that all votes were properly counted. In a very dramatic recount, Austria, a solid Union state in 2019, switched to For the People by a 1% margin. This was thought to be due to the Union voters splitting between itself and Freedom, albeit For the People's "united front" vote. Had the Freedom Party won Germany over, then Dunham would only achieve 271 electoral votes, 5 short of being projected as the winner. Nevertheless, with a majority stake in the Senate, Dunham would nevertheless be voted on by the For the People Party in the Senate vote. Otherwise, the Party would "turn their backs on him" and vote for an alternative For the People Party candidate. As long as 59 of 64 For the People Senators also voted for this candidate, they'd be proclaimed as a winner. It should also be noted that the Freedom Party would be unlikely to vote for Gould, considering her inability to "steal/win" votes from For the People or Union. Gould stated that "with increased exposure, her campaign could qualify Freedom to debates, and from there, jumpstart its popularity for 270 votes, with 50 from AUT, DEU and SUI almost guaranteed now, needing 50 votes. Many small countries would likely continue to vote for Freedom."
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 	11% 	76% 	9% 	4% 	67
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== Two-party vote ==
The Senate voted 67–49 in favor of only accepting candidates above 15% in international polls to debates.aaa The Independents were notably neglecting the change, although 8 voted in favor of the change.a Had they gone like the other Independents, the vote would have been 59–57, still in favor of the change.a 19 For the People/Union Senators also voted against the change, a move which could have resulted in the retaining of the three-party rule, should have the Independents voted nay as well.aa The Independents vote were thought to be a result of their poor performance in the 2019 election, to ensure they wouldn't be pre-eliminated in future elections.a
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==General election polling==
Polls as of 2019. Per Senate/CCU rules, polls prior to official primaries are not counted and considered "", measured just to determine candidate's popularizes. Once a candidate is officially pronounced a Nominee in its Primary, their polls will be counted towards debate and ballot access. It should however be noted that candidate's polls will be counted towards debate and ballot access in their respective Party Election Primary.
===International polling===
By December 2021, Mercado had received above 15% in four polls, almost certifying himself national debates. However, since then, his popularity drastically decreased, with the biggest poll thus far and first of 2022 seeing him receive just 9% of the vote. However, the CCU later confirmed that only polls which included nominees would be counted, with Gaston Angel having not even won the Union primary despite leading overall.
It was later reported that Jami Mercado's campaign had unfairly been 'stealing votes from other candidates' in an attempt to have the 15% necessary for ballot and debate access, with many of these votes having apparently belonged to Gould's Freedom Party. Mercado swiftly declined this, stating that [people] were out "to get him [sic]", as an Independent. However, more leaks were apparent to this proposition and several arrests related to his campaign staff were made. The Congress subpoenaed him, stating that '[he] has a constitutional duty in regards to explaining himself and his innocence, or in that case, guilt.' By this point, he had already received above 15% in 3 polls, and only needed 2 for eligibility. Albeit, his popularity had been on a downward spiral, though some extremists "thanked him for 'cheating the system.'" In Congress, Mercado stated that although he once agreed to cheat in one poll, he was unaware that they continued to do so. Following up on this new development, the Senate voted on whether he would now be eligible for Presidency in the 2023 Election. All 46 FTP Senators as well as 32 U Senators voted against his Candidacy, with the 38 Independents divided. The vote ended 95-21 in favor of his ineligibility, with 17 Independents having voted against and 21 for. The aftermath also led to a decline of popularity on the 21 who voted to keep his Candidacy, with their seats likely to be vacated for other Parties in the Election aftermath. As a result, Mercado announced the withdrawal of his campaign, and endorsed fellow Independent Alesia Corona for Presidency. Her campaign reached record highs as a result of his endorsement, but ultimately, not enough. Additionally, Gould missed out debate eligibility by 1 poll. She subsequently stated that [she] was devastated about how the platform for debate eligibility worked and called for a reform, something which she said "would most certainly do" as an elected Freedom Party President. She also stated that For the People and Union "were afraid of losing the election, and that would be the only reason for no debate reform." Her speech was a "turning point" for her campaign, and catapulted her popularity, but the Debate Committee stated that "the process for the 2023 debate cycle had already been filed, and any change would not be possible until 2027." Nevertheless, Gould pledged to continue with her campaign, having ballot access in all 58 member states. As the leading Independent, Alesia Corona stated that "We Independents received 38 seats back in 2019, and it is my duty to make sure that we can sustain as many as possible. Whatever you might hold against other Independents, I assure you I am my own Party, I do not affiliate any wrongdoings done by them. Thank you and goodbye."
E is for Eligibility in Debates.
Poll source 	Date(s)administered 	Ssize	 	EldenDunham (F)	DakotaCrowe (U)	GabriellaGould (FD)	TrentonSamuels (B)	CorieRoper (G)	JamiMercado (I)	AlesiaCorona (I)	UD/NO
Express-CCU 	November 28–December 2, 2022	1,751	 	39% 	32% 	21% 	– 	– 	– 	– 	8%
PollPro, Inc.	November 21–25, 2022 	1,802	37%	25% 	62% 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	13%
CCU Spot 	November 13–19, 2022 	1,582	30%	27% 	57% 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	16%
CCU Times 	November 7–11, 2022 	1,132	29%	30% 	59% 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	11%
CCU Times 	October 31–November 4, 2022 	933 	9% 	34% 	25% 	19% 	8% 	3% 	– 	10% 	1%
CCU Spot 	October 24–28, 2022 	1,762	7% 	29% 	36% 	14% 	10% 	2% 	– 	7% 	2%
CCU Times 	October 17–21, 2022 	1,072	2% 	28% 	26% 	26% 	9% 	3% 	– 	4% 	4%
PollPro, Inc.	October 2–8, 2022 	1,578	2% 	20%(E) 	18%(E) 	22% 	11% 	5% 	17% 	1% 	2%
CCU Today 	September 19–23, 2022 	1,366	12%	33% 	21% 	17% 	4% 	8% 	15% 	1% 	1%
CCU Spot 	September 11–17, 2022 	1,293	4% 	29% 	25% 	13% 	8% 	6% 	16% 	3% 	<1%
Express-CCU 	September 11–17, 2022 	1,051	11%	34% 	23% 	14% 	10% 	9% 	7% 	2% 	1%
CCU Times 	August 22–26, 2022 	781 	5% 	19% 	27% 	22% 	5% 	14% 	9% 	3% 	1%
CCU Today 	August 14–20, 2022 	986 	3% 	16% 	23% 	20% 	8% 	11% 	14% 	6% 	2%
CCU Times 	July 18–22, 2022 	592 	1% 	47% 	46% 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	7%
CCU Times 	July 4–8, 2022 	817 	33%	61% 	28% 	– 	– 	– 	– 	– 	11%
Poll source 	Date(s)administered 	Samplesize	Margin	EldenDunham (F)	GastonAngel (U)	JamiMercado (I)	Undecided
CCU Central 	May 8–14, 2022 	857 	13% 	24% 	37% 	11% 	28%
Express-CCU 	April 18–22, 2022 	592 	21% 	23% 	44% 	8% 	25%
CCU Times 	April 4–8, 2022 	341 	30% 	17% 	47% 	14% 	22%
CCU Times 	March 7–11, 2022 	293 	24% 	19% 	43% 	12% 	26%
PollPro, Inc.	January 23–29, 2022 	921 	4% 	27% 	23% 	9% 	41%
Express-CCU 	December 5–11, 2021 	612 	3% 	24% 	21% 	16% 	39%
CCU Times 	September 6–10, 2021	213 	9% 	18% 	– 	27% 	55%
CCU Times 	August 9–13, 2021 	246 	1% 	18% 	15% 	19% 	48%
CCU Today 	June 20–26, 2021 	782 	9% 	26% 	16% 	17% 	41%
CCU Times 	March 8–12, 2021 	306 	20% 	38% 	18% 	11% 	33%
CCU Central 	January 4–8, 2021 	749 	7% 	26% 	19% 	18% 	37%
Express-CCU 	November 15–21, 2020	632 	6% 	32% 	26% 	12% 	30%
CCU Times 	September 7–11, 2020	329 	7% 	31% 	24% 	7% 	38%
PollPro, Inc.	July 6–11, 2020 	462 	9% 	32% 	23% 	10% 	35%
CCU Today 	May 10–16, 2020 	704 	7% 	29% 	22% 	6% 	43%
CCU Times 	March 2–6, 2020 	351 	0% 	23% 	23% 	5% 	49%
Express-CCU 	January 13–17, 2020 	511 	4% 	31% 	27% 	5% 	35%
CCU Spot 	December 1–7, 2019 	452 	13% 	39% 	26% 	9% 	26%
CCU Times 	November 18–22, 2019	297 	7% 	24% 	31% 	4% 	41%
CCU Today 	September 8–14, 2019	678 	9% 	36% 	27% 	8% 	29%
CCU Times 	July 15–19, 2019 	321 	11% 	31% 	42% 	– 	27%
CCU Times 	June 12–14, 2019 	167 	8% 	41% 	33% 	– 	26%
CCU Times 	March 6, 2019 	52 	33% 	57% 	24% 	– 	19%
=== National polling ===
These polls do not count or are affected towards entering debates and/or ballots. They are simply used to measure candidate's popularizes in certain nations.
United Kingdom
Poll source 	Date(s)administered	Samplesize	Margin	EldenDunham (F)	GastonAngel (U)	JamiMercado (I)	Undecided
CCU-UK Pressblog	June 7–11, 2021 	122 	79% 	86% 	7% 	2% 	5%
CCU-UK Pressblog	June 1–5, 2020 	103 	87% 	91% 	3% 	4% 	2%
=== For the People Party polling ===
Poll source	Date(s)administered	Samplesize	Margin	EldenDunham	Genericcandidate	Undecided
CCU Times 	March 9–13, 2020 	73 	92% 	95% 	3% 	2%
=== Union Party polling ===
Poll source	Date(s)administered 	Samplesize	Margin	GastonAngel	DakotaCrowe	Undecided
CCU Times 	June 8–12, 2020toJune 13–17, 2022	199 	22% 	50% 	29% 	21%
CCU Times 	June 13–17, 2022 	301 	27% 	62% 	35% 	3%
CCU Times 	June 6–10, 2022 	276 	24% 	61% 	37% 	2%
CCU Times 	May 16–20, 2022 	239 	30% 	63% 	33% 	4%
CCU Times 	April 4–8, 2022 	255 	21% 	54% 	33% 	13%
CCU Times 	March 7–11, 2022 	207 	15% 	49% 	34% 	17%
CCU Times 	February 14–18, 2022 	213 	16% 	47% 	31% 	22%
CCU Times 	January 17–21, 2021 	177 	9% 	39% 	30% 	31%
CCU Times 	February 8–12, 2021 	106 	32% 	37% 	10% 	53%
CCU Times 	September 1–4, 2020 	92 	32% 	48% 	16% 	36%
CCU Times 	June 8–12, 2020 	121 	13% 	42% 	29% 	29%
== Potential candidates ==
=== For the People Party ===
* Elden Dunham, British television executive for (2014–2019); Incumbent (3rd) CCU President (2019–)aaaa
The For the People Convention took place in Edinburgh, Scotland on June 9, 2022, with Dunham winning FTP reelection with 92% votes. Dunham ran mainly unopposed, with other minor candidates unable to receive more than 2% of the overall vote. In total, other candidates represented up to 5% of the vote, with 3% for "none of the above".
However, Dunham's running mate Maura Carlin, also President of the Senate, announced that she would step down after serving in the position for four years. Dunham subsequently announced his decision to appoint Katherin Galloway, a Brit who came fourth in the Party's primaries back in 2019, as his running mate for the 2023 presidential election.
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Candidate 	 	
Candidate 	Popular vote 	Percent
Elden Dunham 	8,770 	92.1%
No preference 	752 	7.9%
=== Union Party ===
* Dakota Crowe, Union Write-in candidate, 2019aa
* Gaston Angel, German television executive for (2015–); Union candidate, 2019aa
* Aubrey Connellaaa
* Josef Oroscoaa
* William	Alemanaa
* Rachael Bradleya
* Jasmin Konga
* Elva Fennellaa
* Trenton	Pullenaaa
* Cruz	Zeiglera
* Ethelyn Vincentaa
The 11 shortlisted registered candidates competed to become the Union nominee, the most in-demand party of the 2023 election, a result of Union's narrow lose in 2019. The primary's results saw Angel lead with just 24% of the vote, a far margin from the 50% needed. Controversially, Elva Fennell lead Crowe by 30 votes for the second primary. However, Crowe called for a recount due to the .7% gap between themselves. The High Court announced following an investigation that they would approve such motion. It then appeared that Crowe had 917 votes and Fennell had 897, resulting in Crowe qualifying by 20 votes. Fennell later conceded, but stated that "the [system] is a disgrace. With myself in the next primary, we could reach new highs. Other parties allow this. Union needs to step up. I wish luck to Angel and Crowe on their journey to (hopefully) become the next President."
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Candidate 	First primary 	First primary 	Second primary 	Second primary 	
Candidate 	Popular vote 	Percent 	Popular vote 	Percent 	
Dakota Crowe 	917 	21.1% 	2,026 	53.0% 	
Gaston Angel 	1,036 	23.9% 	1,797 	47.0% 	
Elva Fennell 	897 	20.7% 	colspan="2" rowspan="9" 	 	
Aubrey Connell 	502 	11.6% 	 	 	
Jasmin Kong 	311 	7.2% 	 	 	
Trenton Pullen 	263 	6.1% 	 	 	
Josef Orosco 	136 	3.1% 	 	 	
Rachael Bradley 	104 	2.4% 	 	 	
Cruz Zeigler 	88 	2.0% 	 	 	
William	Aleman 	54 	1.2% 	 	 	
Ethelyn Vincent 	29 	0.7% 	 	 	
:Initially, Dakota Crowe and Elva Fennell had 892 and 922 votes respectively, making up 20.6% and 21.3% of the total votes respectively. However, these votes were later corrected to the latter following a dramatic and tense recount.
=== Better Together Party ===
* Jerald Wade, German Head of Delegation, Country Contest (2018–)aaa
* Syreeta Bairda
* Lelia	Masters
* Winfred Shea
* Newton Dozier
* Trenton Samuels, elected as Nomineea
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Candidate 	First primary 	First primary 	Second primary 	Second primary 	
Candidate 	Popular vote 	Percent 	Popular vote 	Percent 	
Trenton Samuels 	977 	24.6% 	1,995 	52.8% 	
Jerald Wade 	1,033 	26.1% 	1,786 	47.2% 	
Lelia	Masters 	863 	21.8% 	colspan="2" rowspan="4" 	 	
Winfred Shea (Write-in) 	522 	13.2% 	 	 	
Syreeta Baird 	417 	10.5% 	 	 	
Newton Dozier (Write-in) 	152 	3.8% 	 	 	
=== Global Union Party ===
* Madie Harleya
* Corie Roper, elected as Nomineea
* Jinny Canfielda
* Eulalia Sawyersa
With the Global Union being a third-party, they had rules different from For the People or their sister party Union. Instead of a top two progress, "candidates with higher margins qualify to next round." As a result, three rounds occurred in order to reach the 50% mark.
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Candidate 	First primary 	First primary 	Second primary 	Second primary 	Third primary 	Third primary
Candidate 	Popular vote 	Percent 	Popular vote 	Percent 	Popular vote 	Percent
Corie	Roper 	256 	33.2% 	323 	35.0% 	544 	52.3%
Jinny	Canfield 	231 	29.9% 	331 	35.9% 	497 	47.7%
Madie Harley 	211 	27.3% 	269 	29.1% 	colspan="2" 	
Eulalia Sawyers 	74 	9.6% 	colspan="4" 	 	 	
=== Freedom Party ===
* Hazel Marsha
* Toi Koehler
* Quincy Haskins
* Gabriella Goulda
* Tatiana Shearer
* Cruz Dorn
* Elroy Neville
The Freedom Party Committee revealed all the candidates at once, following the leak of Gabriella Gould's campaign. Per the rules of the Party, a Candidate must achieve at least 50.0% of the votes in order to be elected as the Nominee. In the event that no candidate does, all candidates scoring above 25.0% of the votes would progress to the second primary. In case no candidate does such, a re-primary would be held. In case only one candidate achieves above 25.0%, they would be presumed the winners, but only after a re-count is held.
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Candidate 	First primary 	First primary 	Second primary 	Second primary 	
Candidate 	Popular vote 	Percent 	Popular vote 	Percent 	
Gabriella Gould 	349 	28.3% 	941 	60.1% 	
Elroy Neville 	321 	26.0% 	625 	39.9% 	
Toi Koehler 	298 	24.1% 	colspan="2" rowspan="6" 	 	
Cruz Dorn 	155 	12.6% 	 	 	
Tatiana Shearer 	76 	6.2% 	 	 	
Quincy Haskins 	24 	1.9% 	 	 	
Hazel Marsh 	12 	1.0% 	 	 	
=== Independent ===
* Jami Mercado, Independent Write-in candidate, 2019, Self-nomineeaaaa
* Lorena Reed, British Delegation Member, Country Contest (2017–)aa
* Alesia Corona, Italian Head of Delegation, Country Contest (2015–), Self-nomineeaaa
All Independent candidates were now allowed to run, with no Primary being held to single out lesser candidates.a
Polls saw Mercado, the leading Independent candidate, at 9% in the highest, which was considered "a crisis" for the Independents, as they would potentially be out of the debates, which would lose them any chance of winning or gaining a substantial amount of seats.
== Declined candidates ==
=== For the People Party ===
* Mia Haskins, Irish television entertainment executive for (2011–); For the People candidate, 2019 (endorsed Dunham)aa
* Katherin Galloway, For the People Write-in candidate, 2019 (endorsed Dunham)aaaa
* Felisha	Nadeau, French former Vice President of entertainment at (2013–17); For the People candidate, 2019 (endorsed Dunham)aaa
=== Union Party ===
* Evalyn Staples, Dutch Head of Entertainment executive for (2012–); CCU Senate Minority Leader (2019–2021)aaaaaa
=== Independent ===
* Elois Dang, Swedish television executive producer; Independent nominee, 2019 (endorsed Mercado)aaa
* Rosalyn Whitley, Maltese television producer; Independent candidate, 2019 (endorsed Mercado)a
== Previous presidential leaders ==
Independent
* Elayne Harpaz (2010–2011)
* Tyron Ferrer (2012–2018)
:Although Ferrer identified himself as an Independent during his term, he later identified himself as a member of the For the People Party, after it was founded.
For the People
* Elden Dunham (2019–present)