2040 Libirachi Presidential Election

The **2040 Libirachi Presidential Election** was the seventh such election for the office of the president of the Fox Dynasty. The election occurred on October 7, 2040, and was an indirect presidential election held by the newly elected thirty second Libirachi National Congress. Following the reintroduction of the office of vice president in March 2038, the 2040 presidential election became the first election in which the president and vice president were elected concurrently.

Following the Shanghai Pact's victory during the Conquest of Africa in 2039, the dissolution of the Bovido Imperium, and the installation of numerous puppet states across Africa, President Karyn Voor openly announced the start of a presidential transition of power and a decision to step down as president at the next election in October 2040, though Voor retained her role as *de-facto* head of COMPNOR and it's political branch. As part of this move, in March 2038 Angelica Rivera was elected as the head of the Libirachi Revolutionary Party, and was appointed to the newly resurrected title of vice president. As head of the Revolutionary party, Rivera gained significant political credential as a likely candidate for the presidency in 2040, further solidified by her leading role in the end of the Conquest of Africa. During the 2040 Libirachi National Congress Election, President Voor and Vice President Rivera actively encouraged their respective parties to cooperate across the country, whilst Voor publicly declared her support for Rivera taking on the position of president.

On October 1, 2040, elections for the 32nd Libirachi National Congress were held across the country, with the Revolutionary party managing to gain the most seats, though not enough for an outright majority. With the Revolutionary party as the largest party in the new congress, Vice President Angelica Rivera travelled to Persia from October 2nd-4th to meet with President Hassen Ahmed to set out shared policies between the two allies. On October 5, President Voor and Vice President Rivera announced a coalition agreement between their two respective political parties. Following the re-election of Eleija Longwood, 7th Duchess Longwood as the chairman of congress and the appointment of congressional whips on October 7th, the LNC began electoral proceedings with the formal nominations of Revolutionary party nominee Angelica Rivera, Progressive party nominee Zhang Dejiang, and Kuomintang nominee Hu Chunhua for the presidential election, before moving to a ballot of representatives. As part of the 2025 Libirachi constitution, the election of the president is undertaken by the Libirachi National Congress and thus officers of the executive branch are limited to members of congress, as are members of cabinet. After securing 2832 votes, Rivera was elected as the 12th president of the Libirachi Empire. Following Rivera's election, the Libirachi National Congress held a ballot for the office of vice president, with Damien Rightly also securing 2832 votes.

Having been elected as president by the National Congress, Angelica Rivera travelled to the Forbidden Palace in Beijing in the afternoon of October 7, 2040 to meet with Empress Penny Fox and privy council leader Keely Morse. Following the meeting, the Imperial Privy Council formally proclaimed Rivera as having received royal consent to govern as president. Within hours of the announcement, President Rivera began to assemble her cabinet and began a wide reshuffle of government.