2021 Phoenexite Elections

←2020 (59th) - 6th of October, 2021 - 2023 (61st)→

# Congressional Elections

The 2021 Congressional Elections, held on the 6th of October, 2021, were the first elections under the new constitution, ratified on September 27th, 2021. These elections were swift but had been in the talks before the ratification of the Constitution. These elections are considered as special elections to many, as they took place on an off year (made official by Amendment I to the third constitution).

## Controversy

Because of the rushed nature of the elections falling so soon after the ratification of a new constitution, many citizens found themselves confused in such a radical change in political climate. Even though not much had changed, the new (half) proportional system was not able to meet its full potential- as many citizens were not informed prior to the elections how it would work.

Despite these concerns, the government prior to these elections remained widely popular, as their implementation of a Constitution was popularly welcomed following the Riots of 2020.

## Results

The 60th Grand Assembly elections saw very little change in leadership and in Congressional seat shares. However, the addition of 88 new seats to the Grand Assembly allowed many new faces to join the ranks of Congress, 44 representing constituents, and the other 44 representing the new party-list system.

### Prime Minister (Consul)

Gíack Batalie was re-elected to a second term, and his first term under the new constitution. Despite the change in constitution, Batalie has promised he will not run for office, if he wins a third term, after his third term. Gíack Batalie received almost 60% of the first-round ranked-choice vote, meaning no run-off counting was necessary.

### Grand Assembly

The Liberty-led Government coalition won an impressive 1,036 seats, including the Prime Minister's. That accounts for 71.79% of the 1443 seats in the 60th Grand Assembly, up from 71.29% of the previous 1355 seats in the 59th Grand Assembly.

# Executive Elections

The 2021 Phoenexite Elections, held on the 6th of October, 2021, were the first elections under the new constitution, ratified on September 27th, 2021. These elections were swift but had been in the talks before the ratification of the Constitution. These elections are considered as special elections to many, as they took place on an off year (made official by Amendment I to the third constitution).

## Controversy

Because of the rushed nature of the elections falling so soon after the ratification of a new constitution, many citizens found themselves confused in such a radical change in political climate. With the continuation of ranked-choice voting, the Consul and Presidential elections went fairly smoothly when compared to the relatively disorderly Congressional Elections.

Despite these concerns, the government prior to these elections remained widely popular, as their implementation of a Constitution was popularly welcomed following the Riots of 2020. As such, one candidate, the incumbent Gíack Batalie, was put forward for the Consulship by the entirety of the governing coalition, excluding that of the People's Liberation Party. As for the presidency, the New Democratic Party split from the governing alliance to put forward their own candidate- Benji Ito, the widely-popular former Speaker of the Assembly and the representative from Oramda's 25th Congressional District.

## Results

The 2021 Executive Elections resulted in the gain of both Executive seats by the Liberty Party.

### Consul

Gíack Batalie was re-elected to a second term, and his first term under the new constitution. Despite the change in constitution, Batalie has promised he will not run for office, if he wins a third term, after his third term. Gíack Batalie received almost 60% of the first-round ranked-choice vote, meaning no run-off counting was necessary.

He was endorsed by the Alliance for A New Phoenexium, consisting of the Liberty Party, Moderate Party, and Green Party. He was also endorsed by the Congressional New Democratic Party, as part of the governing coalition.

### President

Pieter Talusi was elected to his first term in office. Talusi was endorsed by the Alliance for A New Phoenexium. He was opposed by 3 major candidates, Benji Ito (NDP), Rubérto Viripoli (FPP), and Bjorn Fevre (IND). Benji Ito was endorsed by the United Left Alliance, which consisted of the New Democrats, People's Liberation Party, and a few endorsements from Green Party officials.

Talusi received roughly 57% of the maximum round's vote against Benji Ito's roughly 43%. Many FPP voters chose to support Talusi due to the Liberty Party's more "liberty-oriented" policies.