Sanama federal election, 1685

The Sanama federal election, 1685 is the third federal election, third election to the Llusan and the second presidential election. It is also the first election to feature electoral districts as well as a majority bonus for the winning alliance of parties. During 1684 two such alliances were formed, the Alliance for Prosperity between the United Nationalist Alliance and the Sanaman National Party, and the Democratic League between the Sanaman Liberation Front and Coalition 1660. During 1685 in response to middling polling numbers, the Northern League, Partito Popolare Cisamarrese, Nationalist & Humanist Party, Yardistani List, Passikaaner Belang and Laqi People's Party formed the Regionalist Alliance in an attempt to secure representation on the federal level. Due to the precarious security situation in Western Shimmerspring, the territory is not yet represented in the Federal Assembly.

Presidential election

Opinion polling

Candidate	Party	1.IV.1685	1.V.1685	1.VI.1685	1.VII.1685	1.VIII.1685	1.IX.1685
Keysa Nur Pinito Caprici	Alliance for Prosperity/UNA	42%	44%	45%	46%	46%	47%
Pjetro Campucci	Democratic League/SLF	36%	37%	39%	41%	43%	43%
Gregory L. Justice	NL	5%	5%	5%	4%	4%	5%
Kiko Kumali	SCP	1%	2%	2%	1%	1%	2%
Undecided		16%	12%	9%	8%	6%	3%

Election campaign

The presidential election campaign began in I.1685 when Nur Pinito Caprici set out on a nationwide speaking tour. Talking in front of massive crowds of Sanamans across Amarra and Sanilla, the President addressed issues like national security, national identity, social justice, labour rights and access to work. Relying heavily on her track record in those fields, she nevertheless outlined her policies going forward. "The common market of the Raspur Pact is a golden opportunity for Sanaman businesses and through them, Sanaman workers, to bring in wealth and prosperity to our nation", she said in front of a cheering crowd in Pakor City. Having presided over six years of unprecedented economic growth, in large due to export of oil and weapons, the presidential election seemed to be hers to lose. On 13.II.1685, in front of a crowd of 12,000 people in Niyi, she reiterated the pledge of the Alliance for Prosperity: Nation, Justice, Prosperity. Being a very able and passionate speaker, she appealed to her audience to give her another six years so she could fullfill the pledge. At the same time, she lashed out against her main rival, Pjetro Campucci of DL-SLF, maintaining that his demands for vast social programmes, additional infrastructure investments and a curtailing of oil extraction for environmental reasons, would ruin the nation, bankrupt the federal government, and bring in a deep recession. During the run-up to the election, Nur Pinito Caprici's poll numbers showed a slow but steady increase, but still short of an outright majority. Several respected pundits suggested that, given her track record, she should command a comfortable majority in the polls and the fact that her numbers were lower than expected was taken as a sign of sectional division and a reaction to a possible oncoming economic downturn. Indeed, signs of a slowing economy due to falling oil prices and excessive credit became more and more noticeable during 1685, with several economists predicting a lower GDP growth rate for 1686, possibly going into a slight recession come 1687. In response to these signs, and to provide more money for credit institutions, the national bank increased the printing of rilha during 1685, in turn leading to a modest but noticeable increase in the inflation rate. Several wars during the seventies and early eighties had also put a strain on the federal budget, causing an increase in the national debt.

Meanwhile, the main competitor for the presidency, Pjetro Campucci, of DL-SLF started his election campaign in II.1685. Attacking the president from the left, he maintained in all his rallies that the unprecedented economic growth was mainly benefiting the already well-off, instead of the vast number of people struggling to make ends meet. He accused the president of privatising businesses to benefit corporate sponsors and friends, of not protecting workers' rights, and not distributing the huge influx of money into the country in a more equitable manner. Campucci called for new extensive social programmes aimed at transferring wealth from corporations and rich people, to poor people and the working class through cash transfers. On top of this he proposed tapping into the oil fund, where a part of the oil revenue every year is deposited, to pay for increased unemployment benefits, government-sponsored jobs, parental leave, sick leave, additional payed vacation time. He also proposed a radical reduction in the military to help pay for these programmes. Campucci also called for social reforms, such as federal recognition and legalisation of same-sex marriage, federal recognition of a third legal gender, federal financial support for abortion clinics and gender confirmation surgeries, and increased employment protections for LGBTQ people. Several of these measures were also proposed by the United Nationalist Alliance, but Campucci called their support "populist" and "disingenuous", even calling the party and the Alliance for Prosperity "anti-LGBTQ". President Nur Pinito Caprici laughed off the attack at a subsequent rally where her domestic partner Maliya Kulahi attended. Campucci's positions were constantly under attack from both the far left that viewed them as "a small step in the right direction, but still capitalistic" and from the center-right calling them "expensive, dangerous and reckless".

Results

Presidential election, 1685

12.X.1685
Turnout	61,542,339 (82.07%)
Candidate Keysa Nur Pinito Caprici Pjetro Campucci Party United Nationalist Alliance Sanaman Liberation Front Alliance Alliance for Prosperity Democratic League Home state Eastern Sanilla Cisamarra Direct popular vote vote 31,091,190 30,451,149 Percentage 50.52% 49.48%
President before election Keysa Nur Pinito Caprici Elected President Keysa Nur Pinito Caprici United Nationalist Alliance

The presidential election of 1685 resulted in a narrow victory for incumbent Keysa Nur Pinito Caprici against the presidential candidate Pjetro Campucci from the SLF. A total of four candidates participated, but since Caprici did not garner a majority of the vote, second preference votes were redistributed from Gregory L. Justice of the Northern League and Kiko Kumali of the Sanaman Communist Party. A large part of the votes for Justice were redistributed to the second preference Caprici, helping to push her just above the 50 percent needed to be elected.

Senate election

After a constitutional amendment in 1684, the elections of 1685 marked the first time that Senators were directly elected by the people of each province. The two senators from Highpass and Sanama City respectively were also directly elected. Western Shimmerspring still lacked federal representation.

Results

Senate election, 1685

12.X.1685
All 85 seats of the Senate 43 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party United Nationalist Alliance Sanaman Liberation Front Sanaman National Party Alliance Alliance for Prosperity Democratic League Alliance for Prosperity   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Coalition 1660 Northern League Partito Popolare Cisamarrese Alliance Democratic League   Seventh party   Party N&H
Elected President of the Senate TBD

Llusan election

Llusan election, 1685

12.X.1685
All 639 seats of the Llusan 320 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	64,739,643 (86.33%)
Leader Yon Qusen Pjetro Campucci Gregory L. Justice Alliance Alliance for Prosperity Democratic League Regionalist Alliance Leader's seat Fatehpur Sikri Rosaria Woodshire Last election 267 240 132 Seats won 296 a 227 116 Seat change ▲ 29 ▼ 13 ▼ 16 Popular vote 26,054,170 25,484,714 12,774,719 Percentage 40.24% 39.36% 19.73% Swing ▲ 0.06% ▲ 3.18% ▼ 0.14%
Chancellor before election Tanilo Lhayi United Nationalist Alliance Elected Chancellor Yon Qusen Sanaman National Party

Electoral districts

District	Seats
Niyi	96
Eastern Sanilla	73
Thanatos	64
Eastern Amarra	62
Western Sanilla	60
Central Sanilla	59
Western Amarra	56
Fatehpur Sikri	55
Cisamarra	37
Highpass	10
Federal Capital Territory	2
Total	574

Results

Party			Leader	Votes	Share	Seats	Change
	Alliance for Prosperity		Yon Qusen	26,054,170	40.24%	296	▲ 29
		United Nationalist Alliance	Tanilo Lhayi	15,674,166	24.21%	178	▲ 23
		Sanaman National Party	Yon Qusen	10,380,004	16.03%	118	▲ 6
	Democratic League		Pjetro Campucci	25,484,714	39.36%	227	▼ 13
		Sanaman Liberation Front	Pjetro Campucci	15,625,158	24.14%	139	▲ 1
		Coalition 1660	Salina Sumi	9,859,556	15.23%	88	▼ 14
	Regionalist Alliance		Gregory L. Justice	12,774,719	19.73%	116	▼ 16
		Northern League	Gregory L. Justice	4,406,416	6.81%	44	▼ 6
		Partito Popolare Cisamarrese	Andrea Bertolucci	3,473,379	5.37%	32	▼ 11
		Nationalist & Humanist Party	Fenna Bakker	2,206,937	3.41%	19	▼ 20
		Yardistani List	Sxir Mreno	711,193	1.10%	7	▲ 7
		Passikaaner Belang	Pim Voot	605,675	0.94%	6	▲ 6
		Laqi People's Party	Nafan Guschinin	577,331	0.89%	5	▲ 5
		Forward Amarra		365,572	0.56%	3	▲ 3

Results by district

Central Sanilla

Party	Share	Seats
UNA	32.19%	19
SLF	30.23%	18
SNP	17.62%	10
C60	11.85%	7
N&H	4.91%	3
YL	2.63%	2
Total		59

Cisamarra

Party	Share	Seats
PPC	53.21%	20
UNA	19.03%	7
SNP	14.37%	6
SLF	8.47%	3
C60	3.43%	1
Total		37

Eastern Amarra

Party	Share	Seats
SNP	27.24%	17
UNA	25.60%	16
SLF	20.29%	13
C60	17.55%	11
FA	5.25%	3
PB	1.94%	1
NL	1.58%	1
Total		62

Eastern Sanilla

Party	Share	Seats
UNA	28.10%	21
SLF	24.37%	18
C60	16.18%	12
SNP	14.28%	10
LPP	7.04%	5
N&H	5.84%	4
NL	4.02%	3
Total		73

Fatehpur Sikri

Party	Share	Seats
UNA	24.03%	13
C60	23.54%	13
SNP	19.37%	11
SLF	16.80%	9
N&H	6.50%	4
PPC	5.55%	3
NL	3.44%	2
Total		55

Federal Capital Territory

Party	Share	Seats
UNA	28.70%	1
SLF	23.62%	1
Total		2

Highpass

Party	Share	Seats
PB	35.22%	4
SLF	28.00%	3
UNA	25.11%	3
Total		10

Niyi

Party	Share	Seats
SLF	33.94%	33
UNA	24.18%	23
C60	15.45%	15
SNP	10.36%	10
NL	5.79%	6
PPC	5.02%	5
N&H	4.66%	4
Total		96

Thanatos

Party	Share	Seats
NL	49.39%	32
UNA	17.20%	11
SNP	15.42%	10
C60	9.12%	6
SLF	8.37%	5
Total		64

Western Amarra

Party	Share	Seats
SLF	25.98%	15
C60	22.46%	13
UNA	22.13%	12
SNP	19.87%	11
PPC	6.19%	4
PB	1.84%	1
Total		56

Western Sanilla

Party	Share	Seats
SLF	35.71%	21
UNA	22.13%	13
C60	15.82%	10
SNP	11.63%	7
YL	7.82%	5
N&H	6.73%	4
Total		60