1683 Elwynnese princely elections

The 1683 elections for Prince of the Elwynnese Republic were held on 5.VIII.1683 due to the removal for medical reasons of previous Prince Frederik Haabye Truls. Helena Strand, the Democratic leader of the Congressional Counties, was elected with a majority of the votes in the first round.

Candidates

• Helena Strand, Norse school teacher from Eliria turned politician. Conducător of the Congressional Counties since 1681. Democratic Party of Elwynn. Has support from the Nationalist and Humanist Party and from the Party of Reunification.
• 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.
• Patrush Adarenzadeh, Elwynnese Workers' Party mayor from Alalehzamin.
• 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.
• Jorgen Basker-Daal, leader of the Amokolian People's Party, from Anun. Had a reputation as a negotiator and bridge builder. Upholds the unity of the Elwynnese Republic, wishes for the establishment of an Amokolian autonomous republic. Violently anti-Frankish in his rhetoric.

Banned Candidates

• Rigoberto "Rob" Delahaye, former businessman from Port Illumination. Delahaye attempted to run on the "Independent Elwynn" platform. In favour of a soft Elwxit from the Raspur Pact, highly critical of the influence of foreign political movements in the Elwynnese Republic. According to the Council of Eliria's official statement on the matter, his candidacy was terminated on account of his failure to properly communicate/register though the proper channels. In spite of this, Delahaye insists his run was cut short by a multinational conspiracy acting through the upper echelons of Elwynnese politics against his platform.

Results

Candidate	Party	Vote %
Helena Strand	DEM	50.2
Patrush Adarenzadeh	EWP	22.8
Jorgen Basker-Daal	APP	13.2
Deirdre Valour	EMG	10.6
Amin Salman al-Beebullahabadi	–	3.2

Analysis

Exit polls showed Strand leading among the all language groups in Elwynn except for Elw, Mishalanese, North Amokolian, Agnesian and Cimmerian. Her support was strongest among the upper (former nobility), and middle classes of Elwynn. She struggled to receive support from the working class.

In this election, the working class was highly split. While the Babkhi working class would normally always vote Behsaz-Eluin or Nationalist and Humanist, the lack of an N&H candidate on the ticket made many Babkhis prefer to vote for other Babkhis, such as al-Beebullahabadi and Adarenzadeh. Despite this, the Elwynnese Workers' Party was highly disappointed with the results of the election. It had hoped, as the voice of the opposition in Elwynn, to attract more critics from the opposition to the N&H–DEM–EHS–RHA–PR alliance. The opposition parties fielded candidates of their own, and this made it difficult for one oppoisition candidate to resonate in the media presence. In the end, Helena Strand, the popular leader of the Congressional Counties was elected with a majority of the votes in the first round. The planned second round was therefore cancelled for the first time since direct princely elections were instituted.