July 2023 Mayen presidential election

**5th Mayen presidential election** will take place on 15 and 16 July 2023 in two rounds. This will be the first presidential election since the civil war. The election will take place on the same day as the referendum on Article 18 of the Mayensland Constitution.

## Background and controversies

After the civil war, NATO appointed Bert as interim President of Mayensland. Bert, despite criticism from the opposition that he was a puppet of the US and NATO, was able to secure a peace treaty with the Basque separatists in the south, in Orilla. However, under Bert, corruption reached its highest level ever (10/10), and the rating of trust in the government also fell.

Elections were postponed for several days in a row due to confusion and unpreparedness in the Central Electoral Commission.

The leader of the National Union Party, AML KING, was arrested for three weeks ((imprisoned for 1.75 years-RP)) for trying to rig the election.

## Candidates

The first three candidates became known on 12 July 2023. The latest candidate to run for president was Mayens First's José Pascali, who applied on 14 July.

### Bert

Bert was nominated by the Liberal Democrats and passively supported by the Labour Party during his campaign (some Labour politicians openly called for voting for Bert, despite that the party leadership did not officially support anyone). On election day, the Labour Party officially endorsed Bert.

Bert spoke with the program for the post-war development of Mayensland. He called for the resolution of internal contradictions dividing the country, and for the unification of the efforts of various political parties for the sake of the country's development.

### Alexandre Illias

Alexandre Illias, the leader of the largest opposition party, The Left, was nominated by it and other United Front parties: the Green Party and the European Alliance.

Alexandre Illias spoke with a program to create new jobs, fight corruption and resolve military conflicts in Orilla and Oleron. He also advocated the return of a parliamentary form of government.

### Xavi Erlijo

Xavi Erlijo was nominated by his Conservative People's Party and supported by the National Union Party.

The Xavi Erlijo program focused on economic recovery, finding methods to restore peace in the country and reduce political tension in society. He positioned himself as a candidate combining traditional values and patriotism with pragmatism.

### **José Pascali**

José Pascali, was nominated by his Mayens First party on the day he became party leader. He was also supported by the national-syndicalist Mayen Popular Party.

José Pascali advocated the liberation of Mayensland from US control, refusal to join the EU and NATO, the fight against globalist corporations and a tough fight against separatist formations.

## Debate

The debate took place on July 15, 2023 under the arbitration of Nicolas Belgica.

### Bert

Burt was highly regarded during the debate, managing to stand out from other opponents in economic matters.

### Alexandre Illias

According to MBC, Alexandre Illias handled the debate erratically, getting into trouble while discussing separatism.

### Xavi Erlijo

Xavi Erliho also faltered, especially on issues of corruption and climate change, and found it difficult to provide adequate answers.

### **José Pascali**

José Pascali did not appear for the debate.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://discord.com/channels/1124652924237254716/1125072141293989911/1129860241119518820