99th Adorian Election

## Electoral System

*Further information:* AES explanatory doc*,* PMA explanatory doc

The National Assembly elects all of her 85 seats in a Simulated and Popular Vote hybrid in which the election schedule uses a 4:1 ratio of AES to Popular Vote. This election will use AES with the next 1 using the popular vote.

The main component of the AES is the popular vote which comprises 40% or more while the other 60% or less is simulated based on other factors such as propaganda, party activity, Party member notability, bills proposed, etc composing the rest of the electorate. At the very most AES accounts for 60% of seats which serves as a bonus system for activity but if these AES seats were not earned due to inactivity throughout the term then they are reimbursed to be popular vote seats. The AES is overseen by Matthew V. Independent Candidates function outside of the AES and only require 1/85th (1.18%) of the Popular Vote.

## Background

On April 26th 2023, the 98th government formed consisting of the SDP and ACI with Lady Alice as Chancellor. In an unpopular move they narrowly passed a VOC becoming a minority government despite a majority coalition having been presented to President Von Oldrich.

### EU Ascension

On April 29th 2023, the SDP would re-propose the EU treaty which had previously failed in the 97th Assembly. The vote would be contentious and a deal would be struck between the APM and SDP for the APM's Partition Act to pass which would create a new province known as Napoleano. In return the APM would vote for the EU treaty. In the last minutes of the vote the APM would back out of the deal and vote against the EU treaty but despite this it would conclude the next day in a **35-34** vote with 50.72% in favor. It would be hailed as landmark legislation and President Von Oldrich's largest achievement across his whole presidency. President Von Oldrich would veto the Partition Act due to the APM betraying the deal. May 1st 2023, would mark Adoria's EU ascension ending her long absence from the union ever since December 20th 2019. In retaliation the CSM would propose Adorexit which would authorize immediate EU withdrawal, it would fail with 87.10% against.

### Opposition pushes back

The Opposition would manage to push their own legislation despite loosing the VOC. The APM's Helleno-Italian Relations Act would strengthen relations with Greece and Italy while their East Africa Diplomatic Action Plan, Phase I expanded diplomatic efforts with African countries and created a diplomatic representative office with Somaliland that existed outside of the *Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations* and Adorian Foreign Representation Act which serves as a quasi-embassy based on America's relationship with Taiwan. The KAB would pass their Nuclear New Deal which authorized for 3 nuclear plants to be constructed along with their *Sudan Relief Act* which provided government assistance to the 21 displaced Adorians recovered from Sudan.

### Assassination of Otto Von Oldrich

On May 3rd 2023, President Von Oldrich would attend a ceremony awarding the Medal of the President to 29 different Adorians, some posthumously. While delivering a speech the President would be unexpectedly shot and killed. This would make Von Oldrich the first Adorian President to canonically die in office as DANIEL! A. Wilson did not appropriately conduct his assassination. Carlos Montiel would be swiftly inaugrated as the 40th President of Adoria. He would leave the SDP in order to ascend becoming the first President to do so under law 1254. President Montiel's first action as President would be to open a federal investigation into the assassination while Vice Chancellor Barres authorized the Federal police to question all convention attendees. The next day President Montiel would pardon Earthly and Nikolas Bjørn of any possible murder due to the potential that their prosecutions would be politically motivated. On May 6th 2023, a *Motion For The Resting of The Dead* for Von Oldrich would pass with 90.00% in favor.

## Results

On May 4th 2023, the 99th general election would begin concurrent with the 44th presidential election. After 52 hours, results would be released on May 8th 2023. The APM's large gains would be widely unexpected by even themselves. Turnout: **14.07%**.

## Government Formation

An APM-KAB-PRP-CSM coalition would quickly be negotiated. The PRP's inclusion would be out of nicety and to keep them in the rightwing's sphere of influence. While it seemed the chancellorship would easily be going to APM's Mr. Nugget, a backdoor deal would be struck for KAB to get the chancellorship in exchange for future benefits. On May 9th 2023, newly inaugurated President Earthly T. Masterson would officially appoint the coalition as the 99th government with Arjona as Chancellor. Lady Alice would be the first Chancellor to be preceded and succeeded by the same person since Bossman in June 2022. This is the first time since the 66th government that the chancellorship went to the smaller party in a coalition.

## See Also

* 98th Adorian Election
* 100th Adorian Election
* 44th Adorian Presidential Election
* Voter Turnout