1707 Hurmu general elections

The fourth Parlerment elections were held during the ninth month of 1707. At the same time, regional elections are scheduled for the legislative assembles in the States and districts of Hurmu. The previous elections occurred in 1701. The next elections are scheduled for 1712

See also 1707 Hurmu general elections/IRL for the OOC procedure of the election.

Procedure

Eighteen seats in the Senate, elected by the members of the Order of the Holy Lakes, and 99 seats in the Assembly, elected by persons with legal and permanent residence in Hurmu are up for election. All electors must be at least 18 years of age on the last day of the election. Thus not only citizens of Hurmu are allowed to vote, but legally resident foreigners too. Citizenship is a prerequisite, however, for being a candidate.

Residents in the Lake District will elect 28 members of the Assembly, while residents in Lontinien will elect 26 members, and Rekozemlje 28 members. Residents of Amaland will be represented by 9 members, and residents of Karnamark by 5. Transprinitica will be represented by 2 members, and residents of the District of the Warring Islands will be represented by 1 member. Legal residency is not recognised in the Southern District, and as such, that district will remain outside the remit of the election. Hurmu citizens resident the Southern District or in Eesdeheito, as well as Hurmu citizens living abroad, may vote through their constituency of origin. Citizens who are members of the Order of the Holy Lakes do not vote in Assembly elections but in the Senate election.

The constitution of Hurmu allows for referendums to be held at the same time. Such referendums are binding and require the majority of electors to the Senate to be in favour in order to be binding upon the state institutions of Hurmu, for example amending the constitution or adopting legislation. Another option is for the Electorate through voting in the affirmative or negative to a question bind the Senate to introduce or not to introduce legislation on a specific matter. No provision in the constitution allows for country-wide referendums for Assembly voters.

Senate elections

In this Senate election, the adult members of the Order of the Holy Lakes, who during the year 1707 will reach an age of 18 or more, are electors. The electors will elect 18 members.

Registered Lists

Conservative List (C)

1. Karel des Vinandy
2. Jaya Prabhu
3. Saurabh Farrah
4. Sackhcham Kapudia
5. Ajatasatru Patil
6. Padmini Munshif
7. Priya Kusari

Einhornist List (E)

1. Monica Oline Einhorn Likness, Princess among the Lakes
2. Julian Einhorn
3. Fredrik Michael Tarjeisson
4. Odin Christianssønn Einhorn
5. Maryan u-Lek
6. Nilas Sørgemann Bážá
7. Henrik Gruntland-Einhorn
8. Tore-Johan Carstensen
9. Koda w-Arne
10. Ingrid-Malene Møller Torby
11. Stephan Lykkegård
12. Hjørdis Dahling Einhorn
13. Oddvar Einhorn al-Osman
14. Helene Stokkmann
15. Stella Parelius
16. Ánton Bierrelaš
17. Siw Stai
18. Daniel Koby

Humanist List (H)

1. Linus Truls Thorgilsson
2. Ghawetkiin Enkhjargal
3. Daniyal al-Osman
4. Ardashir Babakan-e Osman
5. Chaghagan Khoga
6. Jamshid-e Osman
7. Ardashir Kalir (Isorion Isor)
8. Isor Osman (Isorion Isor)
9. Daniyal Simranzadeh al-Osman
10. Fahime Jafarnejad
11. Isabella III Güntherdohtor Merrick
12. Roya al-Osman
13. Severna Enujohanenion
14. Altfrid Günthersson Merrick
15. Elahe Rayegan
16. Hilyna Qullyr-ra-Milion-la-Osmoni
17. Konur Enujohanenion
18. Melika al-Osman
19. Warin Hartwigsson Merrick
20. Hasala Günthersdohtor Merrick

United Ayreonist–Traditionalist List (U)

The United Ayreonist–Traditionalist List has an electoral agreement with Mondo, in which Mondo is given a position on the ballot; however, Mondo remains independent, and if elected, will not be bound by the U whip.

1. Li Naomiai
2. Mondo (independent)
3. Lyudmila Eduardovna
4. Patrik Djupvik
5. Yukiji Ayreon-Kalirion of Waffel-Paine
6. Milo Enujohanenion
7. Eliza Aabooð
8. Đorđe Babić
9. Monika Saajar
10. Hopsy
11. Dimitra Della
12. Maryan u-Lek
13. Käbi Ernesaks
14. Viktor Andreyevich Abramov
15. Ganbaataryn Serchmaa
16. Koda w-Arne
17. Alexandra Kooveland

Verionist List (V)

1. Aliande of Laegel
2. Johannes Knuutsgaarð
3. Eleonoora Luuk
4. Kristofer u-Malik
5. Kiilu Aabooð

Results

Registered voters	867
Total votes	860
Total absentees	7
Turnout	99.19%
Total abstentions	3
Total valid votes	857

List	Votes	Percent	Diff (%p)	Seats	Diff (seats)
Conservative	161	18.79%	-5.67%	3	-1
Einhornist	71	8.28%	8.28%	1	1
Humanist	290	33.84%	0.77%	6	0
United Ayreonist–Traditionalist	311	36.29%	-3.83%	7	0
Verionist	24	2.80%	0.45%	1	0

Elected Senators

Faction	Senator	Status
Conservative	Karel des Vinandy	re-elected
	Jaya Prabhu	re-elected
	Saurabh Farrah	re-elected
	Sackhcham Kapudia	first alternate
Einhornist	Monica Oline Einhorn Likness Princess among the Lakes	new election
	Julian Einhorn	first alternate
Humanist	Linus Truls Thorgilsson	new election
	Ghawetkiin Enkhjargal	re-elected
	Daniyal al-Osman	re-elected
	Ardashir Babakan-e Osman	re-elected
	Chaghagan Khoga	re-elected
	Jamshid-e Osman	re-elected
	Ardashir Kalir (Isor Isorion)	first alternate
United Ayreonist–Traditionalist	Li Naomiai	re-elected
	Mondo (independent)	new election
	Lyudmila Eduardovna	re-elected
	Patrik Djupvik	re-elected
	Milo Enujohanenion	new election
	Eliza Aabooð	re-elected
	Đorđe Babić	new election
	Monika Saajar	first alternate
Verionist	Aliande of Laegel	re-elected
	Johannes Knuutsgaarð	first alternate

Un-re-elected Senators

List	Name	Reason
Conservative	Priya Sinha	did not stand for election
Humanist	Alissa Guadalim	did not stand for election
United Ayreonist–Traditionalist	Erik Tyve Andersen	did not stand for election
	Ivan Maksimilianov-Shvinnskiy	failed to be re-elected
	Monika Saajar	became first alternate

Assembly elections

Hurmu residents in the States of Hurmu and in the districts of Transprinitica and the Warring Islands, as well as Hurmu citizens living abroad, may vote in the election to the Assembly of Representatives, provided they are above the age of 18 (or will turn 18 during the year of the election), and are not members of the Order of the Holy Lakes (in which case they will vote in the Senate election).

Residents in the Lake District will elect 28 members of the Assembly, while residents in Lontinien will elect 26 members, and Rekozemlje 28 members. Residents of Amaland will be represented by 9 members, and residents of Karnamark by 5. Transprinitica will be represented by 2 members, and residents of the District of the Warring Islands will be represented by 1 member. Legal residency is not recognised in the Southern District, and as such, that district will remain outside the remit of the election. Hurmu citizens resident the Southern District or in Eesdeheito, as well as Hurmu citizens living abroad, may vote through their constituency of origin. Citizens who are members of the Order of the Holy Lakes do not vote in Assembly elections but in the Senate election.

Parties

Parties re-contesting

• Coalition for Democratic Humanism
  • Lontinian People's Party (LPP), in Lontinien and Transprinitica
  • National Community (NC), in Lontinien and Transprinitica
  • Crandish People's Party, in Lontinien, Transprinitica and the Lake District
  • And then, main lists under the umbrella name of Coalition for Democratic Humanism throughout the country
• Society for Yeshua, in Rekozemlje and Lontinien
• Koos, in the Lake District
• Moderate Party, in the Lake District
• Edasi Hurmu, in the Lake District, and in this election, expanded to the rest of the country
• Liberals, throughout the country
• Social and Democratic Party of Hurmu
• Blue Skies, in Lontinien and Rekozemlje
• Post-Verionist Movement in Hurmu, the rebranded version of the Verionist Party of Hurmu, throughout the country (new party!)

New Parties

• Conservative Party of Hurmu

Withdrawn parties

• Heartlanders' Interests League - outlawed in 1706, following the commencement of the Vanic insurgency on Lyrica.

Results

At a glance

Party/List	Coalition	Votes	Percentage	Diff (%p)	Seats	Diff (Seats)
Blue Skies		649165	6.00%	-1.39%	6	-1
Coalition for Democratic Humanism (Main List)	CDH	3095524	28.62%	14.46%	30	+15
Conservative Party of Hurmu		363232	3.36%	new	3	new
Crandish People's Party	CDH	116130	1.07%	-0.79%	0	-2
Edasi Hurmu		3,461,264	32.00%	26.80%	32	+27
Koos		419,032	3.87%	-4.33%	4	-4
Liberals		86,011	0.80%	-4.22%	0	-5
Lontinian People's Party	CDH	278,851	2.58%	0.36%	3	0
Moderate Party		220,380	2.04%	-5.91%	2	-6
National Community	CDH	308568	2.85%	-5.97%	3	-6
Post-Verionist Movement in Hurmu		98,869	0.91%	-3.38%	0	-5
Social and Democratic Party of Hurmu		1,099,845	10.17%	-0.25%	10	0
Society of Yeshua		618,518	5.72%	-15.73%	6	-13
Others			0.00%	-3.02%	0	-3
Total		10,815,389	–	–	99	–

Or, with the Coalition of Democratic Humanism counted as one party:

Party/List	Votes	Percentage	Diff (%p)	Seats	Diff (Seats)
Blue Skies	649165	6.00%	-1.39%	6	-1
Coalition for Democratic Humanism	3,799,073	35.13%	8.07%	36	+7
Conservative Party of Hurmu	363,232	3.36%	new	3	new
Edasi Hurmu	3,461,264	32.00%	26.80%	32	+27
Koos	419,032	3.87%	-4.33%	4	-4
Liberals	86,011	0.80%	-4.22%	0	-5
Moderate Party	220,380	2.04%	-5.91%	2	-6
Post-Verionist Movement in Hurmu	98,869	0.91%	-3.38%	0	-5
Social and Democratic Party of Hurmu	1,099,845	10.17%	-0.25%	10	0
Society of Yeshua	618,518	5.72%	-15.73%	6	-13
Others	–	0.00%	-3.02%	0	-3
Total	10,815,389	–	–	99

By state or district

Lake District

	Votes	Percentage	Diff (%p)	Seats	Diff (seats)
Edasi Hurmu	1,300,552	41.90%	28.31%	12	+7
Coalition for Democratic Humanism (main list)	741,842	23.90%	4.95%	7	0
Koos	419,032	13.50%	-7.94%	4	-4
Social and Democratic Party of Hurmu	204,860	6.60%	new	2	new
Moderate Party	220,380	7.10%	-13.68%	2	-6
Conservative Party of Hurmu	127,262	4.10%	new	1	new
Crandish People's Party (CDH)	34,143	1.10%	-1.90%	0	-1
Liberals	24,832	0.80%	-12.32%	0	-5
Post-Verionist Movement in Hurmu	31,039	1.00%	-3.51%	0	-2
Others	0	0%	-4.05%	0	-2
Total	3,103,943			26	-12

Rekozemlje

	Votes	Percentage	Diff (%p)	Seats	Diff (Seats)
Coalition for Democratic Humanism (main list)	718,625	21.13%	8.90%	6	2
National Community (CDH)	111,268	3.27%	-4.06%	1	-1
Society of Yeshua	586,950	17.26%	-38.81%	5	-13
Social and Democratic Party of Hurmu	485,886	14.29%	1.00%	4	0
Blue Skies	344,007	10.11%	2.44%	3	1
Edasi Hurmu	958,166	28.17%	28.17%	8	new
Liberals	40,134	1.18%	1.18%	0	new
Post-Verionist Movement in Hurmu	41,495	1.22%	-1.07%	0	-1
Conservative Party of Hurmu	114,669	3.37%	3.37%	1	new
Others	0		-1.12%	0	0
Total	3,401,199			28	-3

Lontinien

	Votes	Percentage	Diff (%p)	Seats	Diff (Seats)
Coalition for Democratic Humanism (main list)	889,166	33.80%	25.15%	8	+6
National Community (CDH)	197,300	7.50%	-16.59%	2	-5
Lontinian People's Party (CDH)	278,851	10.60%	0.56%	3	0
Crandish People's Party (CDH)	28,937	1.10%	-1.70%	0	-1
Society of Yeshua	31,568	1.20%	-3.31%	1	0
Social and Democratic Party of Hurmu	199,931	7.60%	-14.29%	2	-4
Blue Skies	305,158	11.60%	-6.39%	3	-2
Edasi Hurmu	562,963	21.40%	21.40%	6	new
Liberals	21,045	0.80%	0.80%	0	0
Post-Verionist Movement in Hurmu	18,415	0.70%	-5.99%	0	-2
Conservative Party of Hurmu	97,335	3.70%	3.70%	1	new
Others	0	0%	-3.34%	0	-1
Total	2,630,670			26	-2

Amaland

Party	Votes	Percentage	Seats
Coalition for Democratic Humanism (main list)	360,269	36.50%	3
Social and Democratic Party of Hurmu	139,370	14.12%	1
Edasi Hurmu	476,049	48.23%	5
Conservative Party of Hurmu	9,870	1.00%
Post-Verionist Movement in Hurmu	1,480	0.15%
Total	987,040		9

Karnamark

Party	Votes	Percentage	Seats
Coalition for Democratic Humanism (main list)	259,013	62.71%	3
Social and Democratic Party of Hurmu	33,001	7.99%	1
Edasi Hurmu	107,141	25.94%	1
Conservative Party of Hurmu	9,293	2.25%	0
Post-Verionist Movement in Hurmu	4,584	1.11%	0
Total	413,034		5

Transprinitica

Party	Votes	Percentage	Seats
Coalition for Democratic Humanism (main list)	103,821	42.15%	1
Edasi Hurmu	54,295	22.04%	1
Crandish People's Party (CDH)	53,049	21.54%
Social and Democratic Party of Hurmu	30,928	12.56%
Conservative Party of Hurmu	2,990	1.21%
Post-Verionist Movement in Hurmu	1,230	0.50%
Total	246,313		2

Warring Islands

Warring Islands	Votes	Percentage	Diff (%)	Seats	Diff (seats)
Coalition for Democratic Humanism (main list)	22,786	68.65%	7.10%	1	0
Social and Democratic Party of Hurmu	5,869	17.68%	new	0	0
Edasi Hurmu	2,097	6.32%	new	0	0
Conservative Party of Hurmu	1,813	5.46%	new	0	0
Post-Verionist Movement in Hurmu	625	1.88%	-3.73%	0	0
Total	33,190			1	0

Aftermath and government formation

Following the Assembly results, the Edasi Hurmu party indicated that it wanted to form a coalition government to replace the one led by Daniyal al-Osman. At first, Edasi Hurmu sought a majority coalition consisting of Edasi Hurmu (32), the Social and Democratic Party of Hurmu (10), Blue Skies (6), and the Conservative Party of Hurmu (3), giving the proposed coalition a majority (51 seats). With Blue Skies budging, following alleged provocations from the humanists, the coalition failed. The idea would then be to bring a coalition also in the Senate under the United Ayreonist–Traditionalist List and the Conservative List.

The coalition parties then invited the Society of Yeshua to join the coalition, citing the fruitful Edasi–SY collaboration in the previous government, but the Society rebuffed any such attempts, giving reasons that the proposed coalition's government would be "too liberal, too Ayreonist, and too un-Nazarene".

Meanwhile, Daniyal al-Osman watched in amusement the failure of Edasi forming its own coalition and began trying to form a fifth cabinet under himself. His incumbent cabinet, consisting of humanists, Edasi, and the Society of Yeshua, had been working fine, and he saw no reason to change that set-up. As such, he invited the chair of the Society to begin drafting a more moderate programme that might entice Edasi to join, but would lack the obvious social democratic policies of Edasi's coalition attempt.

Edasi reluctantly joined the talks, and the talks went on and on. Negotiations between the parties circled around the following topics:

• who to be prime minister (Edasi wanted an Edasi PM)
• what to do with the Keltian districts
• WANC, XC, and RP (Humanists want to leave WANC, and are less enthusiastic about the XC, would prefer to join the RP; the SY does not mind the current set-up but would not oppose an RP membership, while Edasi vehemently opposes an RP membership)
• education
• health care
• pension and social security

As of 17.II.1708, talks are still underway. Meanwhile, Daniyal al-Osman leads a caretaker cabinet which can only deal with the absolute necessary.

Negotiations began with the CDH reading out to the Edasi delegates a formal rebuke for presuming itself to be the largest party in the new assembly and for failing to treat the constituent members of the CDH as being united in fidelity and purpose to the sacred cause of Humanism. In order to prevent the misapprehension from recurring in future, all CDH parties would hence forth regional sector cadres of the National Sector Party and participate in elections on a single ticket. Accordingly competition between candidates of CDH parties directly prohibited.

Daniyal al-Osman would be nominated as Prime Minister. The Edasi delegates were reminded of the Great Vanic Revolt and the need to coordinate with the forces of Nouvelle Alexandrie in order to quell this. The Keltian colonies would continue under their present arrangements, reinforced by further settlers attracted by land-grants and subsidies. A great armament was to be prepared in order to secure Karnamark against the false and pretended claims of the Hexarchy. WANC was to be ended, as being functionally useless with the demise of Kildare. Meckelnburgh should similarly be invited to join the Xäiville Convention. The Edasi delegation was reminded of the diabolical Çakari ambitions harboured towards Qyzylqaystan, the Far Eastern Territories of Kildare (Antican isles) and Tiegang. This ravenous greed would next be turned against Apollonian Hurmu as the only obstacle between a link up of Çakaristan and Barikalus, Hurmu's foe. As such friendly relations with the Raspur Pact and a prospective path to future relations must be maintained. No objection was raised to the Edasi fixation upon welfare issues but where education was concerned the commissioners of the CDH delegation were adamant that no educational reform should be permitted that entrenched Ayreonism as a default worldview taught in class - as it had been the corruption of the youth of Upper Elwynn over successive generations which had spelt the doom of that nation.

In parallel the CDH initiated contact with the Blue Skies and Society of Yeshua in order to discern what their requirements for supporting a grand coalition would be.

In Edasi and the United Ayreonist–Traditionalist faction, there were loud and clear calls against forming a coalition with the humanist camp. Milo Enujohanenion, Bishop of Huyenkula, and newly elected Senator, reported bullying from humanists that he has to not only ascribe to their coalition but also being bullied to have the Diocese of Huyenkula, now belonging to the Church of Elwynn (Archdiocese of Yaanek), join the heretic–schismatic church of Elwynn in Benacia. As such, Edasi began parallel talks (alongside those it had with the humanists) to seek ground to make a non-humanist majority in both Senate and Assembly. The suggestion that Milo Enujohanenion considered being spoken to by the Prime Minister's pregnant wife to constitute bullying was the occasion of much mirth once reports of it began to circulate in the press.

The Edasi were, following a further admonishment over Milo's exaggerated complaints, presented with proposals for a distribution of seats in cabinet:

• Prime Minister of Hurmu - Daniyal al-Osman
• International Trade - Edasi nomination
• Finance and Economic Affairs - CDH nomination
• Transport - Edasi nomination
• Local Government - CDH nomination
• Justice - Edasi nomination
• Industry - CDH nomination
• Agriculture - Edasi nomination
• Fisheries - CDH nomination
• Natural Resources - Edasi nomination
• Culture - SY nomination
• Education - Edasi nomination
• Health & Social Welfare - Edasi nomination
• Labour - SY nomination
• Policing and Security - CDH nomination
• Immigration and Tourism - SY nomination
• Apollonian Districts - CDH nomination
• Lake District - Edasi nomination
• Lontinien - BS nomination
• Rekozemlje - SY nomination
• Southern District - CDH nomination
• Warring Islands - Edasi nomination
• Eesdeheito - BS nomination
• Attorney-General of the Cabinet - CDH

By one-third into the year 1708, the Edasi Hurmu Assembly delegation, as well as the United Ayreonist–Traditionalist faction in the Senate, both had agreed to tentatively join the proposed coalition governnment. The main points reasoning were:

• No coalition without both Edasi and Humanists is feasible
• Ayreonists/Traditionalists and Edasi are needed in government to counter humanism, thereby ensuring that the Benacian Union may never occur in Hurmu
• The agreement is liberal enough in its programme

At the same time, the Einhornist List called on its humanist brethren and asked to have one ministerial post. The Einhornists were congratulated upon their humanist fidelity, which, as the emissaries of the CDH assured them, was never in doubt, and they were accordingly invited to nominate one of their senatorial candidate list to serve as Attorney-General for the Cabinet.

Finally, on 16.V.1708, Daniyal al-Osman informed the Speaker of the Assembly that he had secured a majority in both houses of Parlerment. The same day, the Speaker put the proposal to the Assembly, that Daniyal al-Osman be selected as Prime Minister, for a first reading. The next day, there was a second reading of the proposal, which was put to a final vote, which passed as follows:

Party / Vote	AYE	NAY	ABSTAIN	Comment
Blue Skies	6
Coalition for Democratic Humanism	35		1	Speaker abstained from voting according to the rules
Conservative Party of Hurmu		3
Edasi Hurmu	32
Koos		4
Moderate Party		2
Social and Democratic Party of Hurmu		10
Society of Yeshua	6
Total	79	19	1

Thereafter, the Speaker informed the Presiding Officer of the Senate of the deliberations and decisions of the Assembly, and the Presiding Officer, Li Naomiai, put the same question on 19.V.1708 to the Senate for a voice vote. It passed as follows:

Faction / Vote	AYE	NAY	ABSTAIN	Comment
Conservative		3
Einhornist	1			Presiding officer abstained from voting according to the rules
Humanist	6
Mondo	1
United Ayreonist–Traditionalist	5		1
Verionist		1
Total	13	4	1

Thus, Daniyal al-Osman had the mandate to form his fifth cabinet.