1685 Elwynnese princely elections

The 1685 Elwynnese princely elections are scheduled to be held on I.IX.1685. Originally scheduled for 1689, the princely elections had to be held much earlier due to the vacancy of the post of Prince following the heart attack of the incumbent princess Helena Strand. If no candidate receives a majority on election day, a second round with the two most popular candidates will be held one month later.

Candidates

The elections take place during the Amokolian Revolution. As such, several Amokolian candidates announced their intention to run. Sigrid Årud, the Steward of the Republic, announced that she would not stand for the office, citing her commitments to the Nordisketing (where she is the speaker).

• Benjamin Sluyjs, Amokolian People's Party, Premier of the Amokolian Republic
• Robiert Monqler, leader of the Amokolian Freedom Front in the Sænate
• Tegel Sain, leader of the Conservative Party of Amokolia.
• Antonin Vladimiroff, Adeile of Amokolia, member of the Council of Eliria, Mishalanski Party for Democratic Socialism (endorsed by the other parties of the Democratic Socialist Workers' Coalition)
• Kamilla Winther, Magistra of the People's Academy, First Consort of Emeritus Prince Frederik Truls. A centrist candidate with experience of Eliria's political and media landscape. Responsible for restoring discipline in Academia during her husband's administration, and for performing the same duty in the N&H after the schism of Livist and Khanist cadres. Campaigning on a platform advocating a balanced budget, land reforms, tax cuts for working families, and the upholding of the human supremacy over this world.
• Amin Salman al-Beebullahabadi, an Umraist Baatharzi-speaking cleric from Allswell, seeks to stir up Babkhi ethnocentrism. Believes that the N&H have turned the Babkhi people away from God, only God will save Elwynn. Extremely conservative. Has a good working-class message. Misogynistic, anti-gay, anti-alcohol, anti-drugs, basically anti-fun. Pro-cudgelling though.
• Deirdre Valour, from Avakair. Member of the Shirerithian Folksraad for the National Movement for Human Ecology (NMHE) (pre-1671). Local environmentalist and academic. Accuses the established parties of not taking care of the environment, member of the Ecological Movement, Goldshire, Goldshire's NMHE branch. Is happy about the Froyalanish genocide as it was good for the environment. Wants to sterilize all humans in Elwynn, and only offer counter-sterilization treatments to people who pass a certain test ("Licence to Reproduce"). Popular among the youth and environment-conscious, as well as in SCAR.
• Nila Valgarai, Democratic Party of Elwynn. Conducător of the Congressional Government. Withdrew on 1.VII.1685 due to a tax avoidance scheme and subsequent arrest.
• Maaqa Kalirion-Alnavion, Member of the Youth Arm of the National Movement for Human Ecology. Environmental activist and organizer. Opposes Deirdre Valour for her rejection of the positive philosophy of Sir Łudo Thalva for abject Ecological Nihilism. Wants to reorganize all Elwynnese citizens into communes of harmonious labor and natural beauty.

Campaigns

• N&H/Winter:
  • 12.VIII.1685: "Indigenization” - Bailiwick names to be adjusted to that used by the majority language community in each Bailiwick of the Congressional Counties, a move strongly favouring the Elw who have long resented the marginalisation of the national tongue in official communications. Furthermore, a commission to carry out Indigenization at the Republican level, with similar consideration for the national communities of the Autonomous Republics, would also be the subject of primary legislation after the election.

Opinion polls

First round

Candidate	Party	20.VI	24.VI	6.VII	15.VII	24.VII	6.VII	13.VII	22.VII	5.VIII	10.VIII	14.VIII	18.VIII	22.VIII
Beebullahabadi	Ind.	3%	2%	3%	4%	3%	3%	3%	3%	3%	3%	2%	1%	1%
Kalirion-Alnavion	NMHE	0%	7%	11%	15%	17%	20%	21%	22%	22%	23%	24%	25%	26%
Monqler	AFF	2%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	0%
Sain	CPA	1%	1%	2%	1%	1%	2%	2%	2%	2%	2%	3%	2%	0%
Sluyjs	APP	4%	7%	8%	8%	9%	10%	11%	12%	13%	14%	14%	15%	16%
Valgarai	DEM	16%	18%
Valour	EMG	5%	2%	3%	2%	2%	3%	4%	5%	5%	5%	4%	4%	0%
Vladimiroff	DSWC	5%	6%	7%	6%	5%	4%	4%	5%	4%	4%	5%	5%	6%
Winther	N&H	17%	16%	27%	29%	34%	36%	38%	39%	39%	40%	40%	40%	40%
None/Don't know	N/A	47%	37%	38%	34%	28%	21%	16%	11%	11%	8%	7%	7%	11%

Results

First round

Candidate	Party	TOTAL	Votes
Kamilla Winter	N&H	26 894 141	41%
Maaqa Kalirion-Alnavion	NMHE	15 962 934	24%
Antonin Vladimiroff	DSWC	6 412 206	10%
Amin Salman al-Beebullahabadi	–	5 279 491	8%
Deirdre Valour	EMG	3 970 321	6%
Benjamin Sluyjs	APP	3 944 326	6%
Tegel Sain	CPA	1 576 517	2%
Robiert Monqler	AFF	1 364 853	2%