2023 Dalanic presidential election

The 2023 Dalanic presidential election was held on 12 and 19 April 2023. As no candidate won a majority in the first round, a runoff was held, in which Sergio Samano defeated Martin Graciani and was elected as President of Dania. It was the first presidential election held in Dalanic history. The presidential elections were introduced with the new constitution in October 2022. The presidential elections are intended to make the political system of Dania more democratic.
In the first round, Samano took the lead with 28.6% of votes, followed by Graciani with 24.6%, Brahen Delibe of the Left Bloc with 13.9%, and Gemini Garnica of the Liberal Party with 12.6%. Adrián Deocampo of the newly formed National Alliance 2023 received 11% and Orfeo Capellan of the National Party 5.6%. The other candidates all received 1% or less of the vote.
In the second round, Samano beat Graciani with 59.2% of the vote to Graciani's 40.7%. The presidential election will be followed by the 2023 Dalanic general election, held on 3 May 2023 to elect the House of Representatives.
==Background ==
Under Article 14 of the Constitution of Dania, the President of the Dania is elected to a four-year term in a two-round election. If no candidate secures an absolute majority of votes in the first round, a second round is held one week later between the two candidates who received the most votes.
==First round==
===Candidates===
Summary of the candidates
 	 	 	 	 		
Name	Name 	Party 	Primary 	Declaration 		
 	Hernando Mafara 	Communist Party of Dania	– 	30 October 2022 		
 	Martin Graciani 	Conservative Party 	Conservative Party primary	9 December 2022 		
 	Sergio Samano 	Democratic Party 	Democratic Party primary 	21 November 2022		
 	Faustino Estrada	Fuerza 	– 	19 October 2022 		
 	Brahen Delibe 	Left Bloc 	Left Bloc primary 	26 November 2022		
 	Brahen Delibe 	Left Bloc 	Left Bloc primary 	26 November 2022		
 	Gemini Garnica 	Liberal Party 	Liberal Party primary 	11 January 2023 		
 	Adam Sefto 	Lotica Party 	– 	8 October 2022 		
 	Adrián Deocampo 	National Alliance 2023 	– 	8 November 2022 		
 	Orfeo Capellan 	National Party 	– 	8 October 2022 		
 	Alarico Pavon 	Independent 	– 	20 November 2022		
 	Fabricio Velez 	Independent 	– 	10 January 2023 		
 	Humberto Isidro 	Independent 	– 	15 January 2023 		
===Campaign===
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 	 	 	PL 	BI 	PC 	PD 	PN 	F 	AN 	AP 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
29 March 	Canal 3 	Pablo Bustillo 	PGarnica 	PDelibe 	PGraciani 	PSamano 	NI 	NI 	PDeocampo 	PPavon 	 	 	 	 	 	
4 April 	Radio Nacional 	Carlos Arguijo 	PGarnica 	PDelibe 	PGraciani 	PSamano 	A 	PEstrada 	PDeocampo 	PPavon 	 	 	 	 	 	
5 April 	TVD 1 	Emiliano Nieblas 	NI 	NI 	NI 	NI 	PCapellan 	NI 	PDeocampo 	PPavon 	 	 	 	 	 	
8 April 	TVD 1 	Marisol Maravilla 	PGarnica 	PDelibe 	PGraciani 	PSamano 	NI 	NI 	NI 	NI 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Results==
Summary of the election results
Candidates	Candidates 	Parties 	Parties 	1st round	1st round	2nd round	2nd round
Candidates	Candidates 	Parties 	Parties 	Votes 	% 	Votes 	%
 	Sergio Samano 	Democratic Party 	PD 	3,452,596	28.57 	6,931,062	59.23
 	Martin Graciani 	Conservative Party 	PC 	2.978,215	24.61 	4,770,657	40.77
 	Brahen Delibe 	Left Bloc 	BI 	1,677,592	13.86 	 	
 	Gemini Garnica 	Liberal Party 	PL 	1,530,155	12.64 	 	
 	Adrián Deocampo 	National Alliance 2023 	AN23 	1,328,630	10.98 	 	
 	Orfeo Capellan 	National Party 	PN 	677,409 	5.60 	 	
 	Alarico Pavon 	Independent 	Independent	127,762 	1.01 	 	
 	Faustino Estrada	Fuerza 	F 	106,811 	0.88 	 	
 	Fabricio Velez 	Independent 	Independent	88,910 	0.74 	 	
 	Hernando Mafara 	Communist Party of Dania	PCD 	67,128 	0.55 	 	
 	Adam Sefto 	Lotica Party 	PLo 	44,969 	0.37 	 	
 	Humberto Isidro 	Independent 	Independent	23,059 	0.19 	 	
==Opinion polls==