New Alexandrian general election, 1708

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{{Infobox elections | election_name = New Alexandrian general election, 1708 | country = Nouvelle Alexandrie flag.png | type = parliamentary | ongoing = no | previous_election = New Alexandrian general election, 1703 | previous_year = 1703 | next_election = New Alexandrian general election, 1713 | next_year = 1713 | seats_for_election = All 619 seats to the Federal Assembly
310 seats needed for a majority. | election_date = 13.XI.Template:1708

| image1 = | leader1 = Nadya Camille Albert | leader_since1 = 1708 AN | party1 = Social Democratic & Liberal Alliance of Nouvelle Alexandrie | alliance1 = | leaders_seat1 = Alduria | last_election1 = 309, 49.8% | seats1 = 206 | seat_change1 = ▼ 103 | popular_vote1 = 29,294,165 | percentage1 = 32.8% | swing1 = ▼ 17 pp | electoral_vote1 = | states_carried1 =

| image2= | leader2= Felipe de Almagro | leader_since2 = 1703 AN | party2 = Federal Humanist Party | alliance2 = | leaders_seat2 = [[Alduria] | last_election2 = 289, 46.8% | seats2 = 346 | seat_change2 = ▲ 57 | popular_vote2 = 49,756,890 | percentage2 = 55.7% | swing2 = ▲ 8.9 pp | electoral_vote2 = | states_carried2 =

| image3 = | leader3 = Yuri Allcca Canchasto | leader_since3 = 1703 AN | party3 = Federal Consensus Party | alliance3 = | leaders_seat3 = Wechua Nation | last_election3 = 3 seats, new party. | seats3 = 63 | seat_change3 = ▲ 60 | popular_vote3 = 8,898,041 | percentage3 = 10.0% | swing3 = ▲ 9 pp | electoral_vote3 = | states_carried3 =

| image4 = | leader4 = Adriana Lopez-Gautier | leader_since4 = 1708 AN | party4 = People's Liberty Congress | alliance4 = | leaders_seat4 = Federal Capital District | last_election4 = New party. | seats4 = 3 | seat_change4 = ▲ 3 | popular_vote4 = 1,347,717 | percentage4 = 1.5% | swing4 = ▲ 1.5 pp (New party) | electoral_vote4 = | states_carried4 =

| image5 = | leader5 = | leader_since5 = | party5 = Independent/Unaligned | alliance5 = | leaders_seat5 = | last_election5 = 14, 2.6% | seats5 = 19 | seat_change5 = ▲ 5 | popular_vote5 = 3,203,095 | percentage5 = 3.6% | swing5 = ▲ 1.0 pp | electoral_vote5 = | states_carried5 =

| map_image = | map_size = | map_caption = Turnout: 89,296,813 voters (52.3%, ▼ 27.2%)

| title = President of the Government | posttitle = Succeeding President of the Government | before_election = Jose Miguel Martin (SDLA) | after_election = Felipe de Almagro (FHP) }}

The New Alexandrian general election of 1708 is the fourth general election of the Federation of Nouvelle Alexandrie after its formation in 1685 AN. The 1708 general election was held from 13.XI.Template:1708 to 15.XV.1708 AN, in line with the Proclamation of Punta Santiago and the laws of Nouvelle Alexandrie. The next general election was originally scheduled for 1709 AN, but the failure of the vote of confidence of the government of Jose Miguel Martin in the Cortes Federales. The 1708 election saw 89,296,813 votes cast, a turnout rate of 52.3%. This registered as one of the lowest turnout levels of any general election in the history of the Federation.

Opinion polls had consistently shown the Federal Humanist Party leading the polls over the Social Democratic & Liberal Alliance. The Social Democratic & Liberal Alliance suffered a succession changes of leadership after the resignation of Premier Julio Delgado due to health issues. Succeeding Delgado was Itzar Franco, the first woman Premier of the Federation. She resigned later the same year she was appointed and confirmed by the Cortes Federales, 1706 AN. Succeeding hr was lesser known political novice Jose Miguel Martin, who lost the vote of confidence after the Moderate Caucus declined to support the coalition, forcing Martin to ask King Manco Capac I for a dissolution and a new election.

The 1708 election also saw a large political realignment, with the small Moderate Caucus, originally a coalition of three independent Deputies elected in 1703 AN, growing to 10.0% of the popular vote and 63 seats in the Federal Assembly after it rebranded as the Federal Consensus Party of Nouvelle Alexandrie. The Federal Consensus benefitted from the weak position of the Social Democratic & Liberal Alliance after its succession of leadership changes and stalled legislative agenda in the Federal Assembly. A nw libertarian party, the People's Liberty Congress secured 1.5% of the vote and 3 seats. The independent benches grew slightly, also benefitting from the steep polling losses of the Social Democratic & Liberal Alliance, to 19 seats and 3.6% of the vote. Two parties, the Freedom Party and the Digger's Society were dissolved and did not field candidates in the election, due to inactivity and campaign finance corruption charges.

Background

Electoral system

Elections in Nouvelle Alexandrie are conducted region by region through proportional representation. Voters then choose from the parties on the ballot or have the option to vote for a slate of independent candidates. Seats are apportioned to each region using the Sainte-Laguë method, a highest quotient method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. In Nouvelle Alexandrie, the thresholds for a party to get seats in a region is set to 2%. This election would be the last election where seats would be apportioned in accordance to the census conducted in 1708 AN, just before the general election.

The 1708 election saw the seat count of the Federal Assembly increase for the first time since the formation of the Federation, from 619 seats to 637 seats. If one party obtains a majority of the seats, then the party is entitled to form the government, with its leader as President of the Government. If an election results n no party having a majority, there is a hung Cortes Federales, at which time the main options are the formation of a coalition of several parties or a minority government, in accordance with the law.

Voting eligibility

To vote in the general election, one had to be:

• legally registered to vote;
• a citizen of the Federation (at the time of the election);
• not legally excluded from voting as provided by New Alexandrian law.

Government figures report that 1,234,981 new voters were added to the rolls across the country in the weeks leading up to the general election.

Census of 1708 and redistricting

Region	Seats (1703 AN)	Seats (1708 AN)	Change
Alduria	145	153	+8
Wechua Nation	137	142	+5
Santander	91	94	+3
Valencia	27	26	-1
Federal Capital District	2	2	0
North Lyrica	60	60	0
South Lyrica	69	72	+3
Islas de la Libertad	12	12	0
New Luthoria	17	17	0
Isles of Caputia	59	59	0

Candidates

Most candidates are representatives of a political party, which must be registered with the Federal Elections Commmission and maintain regular activity and participation in politics. Those who do not belong to one must use the label "Independent" or none.

In the 1708 AN election X,XXX candidates stood: XXX of them being independents, the rest representing one of four national political parties.

See also

• New Alexandrian general election, 1703;
• Political parties of Nouvelle Alexandrie.