1683 Elwynnese princely elections

The 1683 elections for Prince of the Elwynnese Republic are scheduled to be held on 5.VIII.1683 with a possible second round a month later. The elections are to be held due to the removal for medical reasons of Prince Frederik Haabye Truls.

Candidates

• Helena Strand, Norse school teacher turned politician. Conducător of the Congressional Counties since 1681. Democratic Party of Elwynn.
• 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.
• 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.