YN's Electoral Process (If YN Holds Elections)

[Stacramon]

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[b]Does YN elect using popular vote or another method (i.e. the electoral college)?[/b]
[b]What political parties generally run for office?[/b]
[b]Which offices in the government are elected by the people and which are not?[/b]
[b]For the offices that are not elected by the people, how are those offices decided?[/b]
[b]Which political party has won the most elections in YN's history?[/b]
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Does YN elect using popular vote or another method (i.e. the electoral college)? Popular vote is used for every election held in the Empire, as it is actually federal law, even for something as small as a school class election.
What political parties generally run for office? Democratic, Republican, Environmentalist, Libertarian, and Independent
Which offices in the government are elected by the people and which are not? The Emperor, Parliament, and the five Supreme Court Justices are all elected by the people, whereas the justices on the Semi-Supreme Federal Courts are chosen by Supreme Court Justices
For the offices that are not elected by the people, how are those offices decided? There are five Supreme court justices and five lower Federal Courts that also have five justices. Each Supreme Court Justice gets to place one justice on each of the the five courts.
Which political party has won the most elections in YN's history? Democratic Party
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[Anollasia]

Does YN elect using popular vote or another method (i.e. the electoral college)? Popular vote
What political parties generally run for office? Liberal Party, Social Democratic Party, New Capitalist Party, Green Party, Anollasian Workers' Party, United Communist Party, New Pacifist Party, Conservative Party
Which offices in the government are elected by the people and which are not? Everybody other than judges and cabinet are elected by the people.
For the offices that are not elected by the people, how are those offices decided? Cabinet is appointed by the Assistant Prime Minister and approved by the Prime Minister. Judges are appointed by the Prime Minister, which then passes through a vote in the Council of Legislation (parliament), and approved by the Assistant Prime Minister if passed.
Which political party has won the most elections in YN's history? Anollasian People's Party (no longer existent)
Write any others stats, details, or comments here: We've had single-party elections for the first election (1760), then two parties for the next (1765). Multi-party elections first occurred in 1815. All parties other than the Military Party were suspended in 1886 and elections weren't held, due to the proclamation of a military dictatorship. In 1896, democracy was restored along with all banned parties. The office of Assistant Prime Minister was introduced as head of government and is elected by the people (doesn't have to be the same party as the head of state).

[Auzkhia]

Does YN elect using popular vote or another method (i.e. the electoral college)?
-It is popular vote, who ever has the most votes, generally gets to form government, but it is almost always a plurality, so coalitions are the norm, due to our mixed member proportional representation.
What political parties generally run for office?
The SPÖ (Social Democratic Party), the Center Party/People's Party (Conservative), Free Democratic Party (Liberal), Green Alternative, Bavarian Peasant's League, The Left (Communist) and many more.
Which offices in the government are elected by the people and which are not?
It is usually parliaments.
For the offices that are not elected by the people, how are those offices decided?
The Emperor appoints ministers, on the federal level.
Which political party has won the most elections in YN's history?
SPÖ and Centre Party, which are the oldest parties.
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The actual voting is an MMP system, it's proportional for fairness.

[Thermodolia]

Does YN elect using popular vote or another method (i.e. the electoral college)? Popular Vote, Specifically IRV
What political parties generally run for office? United Thermodolia, Democratic Socialists, Thermodolian Nationalists,
Christian-Conservatives, Libertarian Alliance, Independent Sorraca, Sorracan Republicans, Territorial Representation Party, New Centrists, Thermodolian Corporate Party, Traditionalists, Socialist Alliance, Christian Action Party, Sorracan Nationalists, Mother Earth Party, Prohibition Party, Reform, Catholic Nationalists, an the Anarchists.
Which offices in the government are elected by the people and which are not? The President, Vice President, and the National Assembly are elected on the federal level, while the governors and provincial legislatures are elected at the provincial level. The Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, the Cabinet, and the judiciary are not elected by the people.
For the offices that are not elected by the people, how are those offices decided?
The Prime Minister is appointed by the President with the approval of the National Assembly, the Prime Minister appoints the deputy prime minister and their half of the cabinet. The President appoints the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of National Security to the cabinet with the approval of the National Assembly. The President also appoints the justices to the constitutional court with National Assembly approval while the constitutional court appoints all lower federal justices with the approval of the National Assembly.
Which political party has won the most elections in YN's history?
United Thermodolia
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[Brilliania]

Does YN elect using popular vote or another method (i.e. the electoral college)? For legislatoral elections: Popular vote using party-list proportional representation.
What political parties generally run for office? These 22 parties took part in the most recent elections:
Human Future Party
Conservative Citizens' Union of Brilliania
Party for Sakarist Interests
Brillian Forum
Party for Soul and Mankind
BlueRight
Liberals'78
Combination of Technocrats (#kallai17 & Pirate Party)
Moderated Sakarist List
Coöperative Labourist Party
ForBrilliania
Freedom - Equality - Brotherhood
Party for Animals and Nature
Centristic Union
Neutral Socialist Party
Liberal Democrats
Protect Nature
Vote Against The Party Maffia
Hutašuna - Social Country Party
Two-Tailed Dog Party
Equality Party
Which offices in the government are elected by the people and which are not?
For the offices that are not elected by the people, how are those offices decided? The President is elected during a joint session of the Houses of Representation by anonymous ballot. The President then appoints the rest of his/her cabinet, assisted by the parties in the coalition.
Which political party has won the most elections in YN's history? Conservative Citizens Union of Brilliania. The 2017 election was the first election where the CCUB did not win, instead the Human Future Party won the most seats and is in coalition with the CCUB.
Write any others stats, details, or comments here: No party has ever gotten a majority (101 seats in the Chamber, 201 seats in the Senate), so there's always a coalition. The electoral vote for President has 600 votes, 301 are required for a majority. The Speaker of the Senate only votes if there's a tie. This has never occured.

[Okstovskaya]

Does YN elect using popular vote or another method (i.e. the electoral college)? We use the method of parallel voting by MMM (Mixed Member Majoritarian).

What political parties generally run for office? As of April 20, there are now 27 legal parties running for offices:

• Free Communist Party
• The Socialist Party of Okstovskaya
• Federal Party
• Democratic Party
• Liberty Party
• Republican Party
• The Okstov People's Nazi Party
• Islamic Party
• The Monarchists
• The Privioj Green Party
• 17 more

Which offices in the government are elected by the people and which are not?
All offices, excluding the Judiciary and Cabinet, are elected in a democratic way. The seats for state governors, plus local legislature and municipalities are elected inside their own respective city/town, and state.

For the offices that are not elected by the people, how are those offices decided?
Cabinet members appointed by the President-elect and the Prime Minister-elect, of which the People's Assembly and Parliament's approval and confirmation are required. For the Judiciary seats/offices, both the Assembly and Parliament will voluntarily partake on a private elections, of which it must hae approval from both the President and Prime Minister. After confirmations are now flattened, the public will have a referendum on whom in the list of selected government officials will be able to have that specific seat in the Judicial branch. The process usually takes up to 2 months, beginning on the day of national elections.

Which political party has won the most elections in YN's history? The Free Communist Party, winning 12 out of the 19 elections starting from 1900.

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Single-party elections have been implemented since the founding of the nation, until in 1922, when the People's Assembly has decided to allow multi-party elections due to a number of crises and scandals inside the Second Government. This has been completely changed during the August 1954 elections when the Authoritarian Party has completely taken over the elections, resulting to automatic winning. During their administration, the economy has imploded, the country if isolated, and a one-party socialist state has been implemented as the national political system. Their term has operated until 1971, when former President Kok Chep-hai was assassinated during the 123rd Founding Anniversary of the RSFSO. The current electoral system (parallel voting) was then immediately reinstated after the inauguration of former President Kyle Zimmer in 1975.

[Karamiko]

Does YN elect using popular vote or another method (i.e. the electoral college)? Popular vote
What political parties generally run for office? Liberal Party (more "establishment-minded"), Progressive Party (more populist and prone to alternative facts), Green Party
Which offices in the government are elected by the people and which are not? All government offices are directly elected
For the offices that are not elected by the people, how are those offices decided? Mainly through appointments (for aides and such)
Which political party has won the most elections in YN's history? Liberal Party
Write any others stats, details, or comments here: Karamiko's Parliament uses a proportional system where 1 seat is allocated for each 0.1% of the popular vote a party received in the last election.

[Darmen]

Does YN elect using popular vote or another method (i.e. the electoral college)? Elections for the Parliament and Local Governing Authorities are done using popular vote, the election for President is done via electoral college.
What political parties generally run for office? The following parties contested the 2036 Elections:

• Movement for a New Darmen (MND) - Christian Democratic, center-right coalition of the Christian Democratic, Liberal Conservative and Darmen First! parties
• Coalition of the Left (CotL) - Big-Tent Left coalition of the National Labor, People's Democratic Socialist, Communist, Progressive Socialists and Green parties
• National Civil Liberal Democratic Union (NCLDU) - Center-right social libertarian party
• Coalition for Darmen (CfD) - Nationalist and Fascist coalition of the far-right, including the National People's Front, Darmen National Purity, Infinite Power and Darmeni Nationalist Workers parties
• Royalist Party (RP) - Monarchist party supporting the reintroduction of the Monarchy with Maxwell Romanov as Duke
• Frente de la Libertad Valladar (FLV) - Centrist party representing the Valladar ethnic group in the southeast of the nation
• People's Party (PP) - Centrist party representing the various ethnic groups which reside in the Municipality of New Darmen
• Second Communist Group (SCG) - Socially Conservative Leftist party, formerly the largest party in Darmen
• Pan-Rushmori Party (PRP) - Centrist party advocating for Darmen's integration into a Pan-Rushmori state or cultural union
• Islamic Union (IU) - Islamic Democratic, center-left party
• Alban Nationalist Party (ANP) - Far-right party representing the deposed regime of Dictator Alfredo Albaladejo in northern Darmen
• Darmen Libertarian Party (DLP) - Rightist libertarian party
• Death to the State (DS), Pragmatic Radical Party (PRadP) and Underground Element (UE) - Incredibly small parties, Death to the State and Underground Element advocating anarchy, and the Pragmatic Radicals presenting what they call "Well thought out far out ideas."

Which offices in the government are elected by the people and which are not? Members of Parliament and Members of the Local Governing Authorities.
For the offices that are not elected by the people, how are those offices decided? Most offices are appointed by the President, with confirmation required for some by the Parliament.
Which political party has won the most elections in YN's history? While no party has so far won an election outright, the Movement for a New Darmen was the largest party in both the Constitutional Assembly and the first Parliament, and with the help of some minor parties, won the election for President.
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[Holy Tedalonia]

Does YN elect using popular vote or another method (i.e. the electoral college)?
A mix of popular and a mix of voted in People voting for.
What political parties generally run for office?
Frontrunners
[*] The Imperialist Party (I)
[*] The Conservative Party (C)
Other
[*] The National Rights Party (NR)
[*] The Libertarian Party (L)
[*] The Republican Party (R)
[*] The United Loyalist Party (UL)
[*] The RRRM Party (Research Really Really Matters)
[*] The Frontier Party (F)

Which offices in the government are elected by the people and which are not?
[*] Procurators (is)
[*] President Esteemed (not)
[*] The House of the People (not)
[*] The House of Aristocrats (is)
[*] The House of the Rightous (not)
For the offices that are not elected by the people, how are those offices decided?
[*] President Esteemed is voted in by Procurators
[*] The House of the People is super jury duty!
[*] The House of the Rightous is elected based off their religion they lead/serve in the region typically a leader of religion leaves a representative.
Which political party has won the most elections in YN's history?
The Imperialist Party
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In American Terms
Procurators = governor

President Esteemed = President

House of the People = Jury Duty with politics

House of the Aristocrats = Senate

House of the Rightous = Pope gets vote and minor religions too!

[New Danican]

Does YN elect using popular vote or another method (i.e. the electoral college)? Popular Vote
What political parties generally run for office?

• United Party of New Danican
• Freedom Party
• Liberal Party
• Communist Party

Which offices in the government are elected by the people and which are not?Elected: President, Senator, Representative, State offices, Local offices. Not: Cabinent Positions, Vice-President.
For the offices that are not elected by the people, how are those offices decided? Appointed
Which political party has won the most elections in YN's history? Democratic Party(Inactive)
Write any others stats, details, or comments here:N/A

[The Union of Continental States]

Does YN elect using popular vote or another method (i.e. the electoral college)? Electoral College. 1700 seats. Must have 850 delegates to win.
What political parties generally run for office? Conservatives, Liberal, Republitarian, and Leftarian
Which offices in the government are elected by the people and which are not?All but the president and the cabinet are elected directly by the people.
For the offices that are not elected by the people, how are those offices decided? Look at the U.S. Election process.
Which political party has won the most elections in YN's history? Republitarians (3/5 elections)
Write any others stats, details, or comments here: If you have questions, go for it.

[Det hellige nordiske rike]

Does YN elect using popular vote or another method (i.e. the electoral college)? Popular vote

What political parties generally run for office? The HNR is a single-party state. The only political party allowed is the Nasjonalistiske Vikingpartiet (Nationalist Viking Party), which was formerly called Nasjonal Samling (National Unity) until the 1960s.

Which offices in the government are elected by the people and which are not? Every 10 years, the people vote for the leader of the Nasjonalistiske Vikingpartiet. The party leader automatically becomes the Rikskansler (national chancellor) of the nation.

For the offices that are not elected by the people, how are those offices decided? Appointed by the Rikskansler.

Which political party has won the most elections in YN's history? Nasjonal Samling / Nasjonalistiske Vikingpartiet

Write any others stats, details, or comments here: Up to 5 candidates can be nominated to run for the leadership. Voting is open to all Nordic citizens, even those not in the HNR at the time of election (you can vote at a Nordic embassy in any nation). To win, a candidate must receive at least 10 % more votes than the second place candidate. If not, a tiebreaker vote is held between the 2 leading candidates.

[Maichuko]

Does YN elect using popular vote or another method (i.e. the electoral college)?Popular vote
What political parties generally run for office?Imperials, Traditionalists, Liberal, Socialist, United Workers, Liberty Party.
Which offices in the government are elected by the people and which are not?
Provincial governments and Parliamentary seats.
For the offices that are not elected by the people, how are those offices decided?The Parliament votes on a Chancellor from the party with the most seats.
Which political party has won the most elections in YN's history?The Imperials have held the Chancellorship 35 times out of 53 elections

[Ru-]

Does YN elect using popular vote or another method (i.e. the electoral college)? The popular vote is used for all elections, (we use a two-round single winner representation)
What political parties generally run for office? Ruvian Labor Party (RLP), Ruvian Conservative Party (RCP) Ruvian Freedom Party (RFP) Ruvian Progressive Party (RPP)
Which offices in the government are elected by the people and which are not? Mayors and city council members, Provincial Senators and Governors, Imperial Senators and the Royal Chancellor are elected. The Ruvian Monarch, Imperial District and Supreme Court Justices are not.
For the offices that are not elected by the people, how are those offices decided? Cabinet Members are appointed by the Royal Chancellor, The Monarch is decided by right of succession, district court and supreme court justices are nominated by the Monarch and confirmed by the Imperial Senate.
Which political party has won the most elections in YN's history? The Ruvian Conservative Party (RCP) was the ruling party for the majority of the history of Ruvian democracy in both the senate and in chancellor elections.
Write any others stats, details, or comments here: Royal Chancellor = nationally elected executive with equal standing to the Monarch, the two must work together to perform executive functions. Imperial Senate = legislative body

[Hashitoro]

Does YN elect using popular vote or another method (i.e. the electoral college)? we use Preferential voting in single-member constituencies
What political parties generally run for office?
Major Parties:
Democratic Party (DP, currently the majority)
National Conservative Party (NCP)
Labour

Minor parties:
Libertarians
The Right
The Radicals

Which offices in the government are elected by the people and which are not? Most leadership positions in the parties, and the major governmental roles, including First minister
For the offices that are not elected by the people, how are those offices decided? The First Minister is decided by the party.
Which political party has won the most elections in YN's history? Labour, but it has the advantage of being the oldest party currently still competing in elections, otherwise, the Democrats.
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-We have 215 seats in our lower house, and 70 in our upper house
-The Democrats have held some sort of majority since 2006
-The highest percentage of seats ever won by a single party was in 1973, when Labour took 74.7% of the 184 seat Assembly.

[Shalotte]

Does YN elect using popular vote or another method (i.e. the electoral college)? The Gaeltyn consists of 20 members called Tyrrns, who are each elected to represent one the 20 major settlements of Shalotte and their surrounding areas every five years - this is known as the 'Call of the Tyrrns'. Tyrrns win elections through a popular vote.

What political parties generally run for office? There are no political parties in Shalotte. Candidate Tyrrns state their own policies, canvass their local areas, and are elected individually.

Which offices in the government are elected by the people and which are not? All Tyrrns are elected by the people of Shalotte. The Mon'gaeltyn, the leader, is elected by the Tyrrns themselves from among their own number. By tradition, the Mon'gaeltyn is almost always the Tyrrn of Alauna, the capital, but there is no legal requirement for this to be the case.

For the offices that are not elected by the people, how are those offices decided? See above.

Which political party has won the most elections in YN's history? N/A

Write any others stats, details, or comments here: The structure of the Gaeltyn formed organically over a period of centuries, and is derived from the local 'parliaments' that each settlement used to hold every morning to decide upon the day's activities. Once the Gaeltyn was formally established by the Domnaeni to assist her in national governance in 1500, it became prudent for each settlement to have representation there. So a Tyrrn was usually appointed by the people during one of those daily meetings. No political parties were ever established because with only 20 Tyrrns, the group was simply too small. The process has become much more formalised over the centuries, with genuine elections now taking place across the islands, while the Domnaeni - the hereditary, absolute ruler of Shalotte - has devolved much of her power to the Gaeltyn, which is said to govern 'in her trust'. While the Domnaeni still retains absolute authority, and the Gaeltyn seeks her approval before enacting new laws, in practice the Gaeltyn is the principle power in the Royal Isles, making Shalotte a democratic nation in all but name.

[Destynia]

Does YN elect using popular vote or another method (i.e. the electoral college)? Direct popular vote is used for election of the Grand Premier, although since 1998, if no one candidate has 50% of the vote, then there is a second round between the top two candidate. For members of the Civil Assembly(the lower house), a first-past-the-post system is used, as for 2/3rds of the Confederate's Council (the upper house). The remaining members are elected using a top up system. In local legislatures, a mix of systems are used, including proportional representation, and a couple of electoral colleges.
What political parties generally run for office?
Of the current parties that run for office, only three have ever had a plurality of seats nationally or a member of their party elected Grand Premier. These are the Social Democratic Party, the National Conservative Union and the Liberty Movement. Other parties who regularly win seats in national assemblies are the Destyni National Deliverance Party, the Freedom Party, the Denoric Freedom Party, the Liberté pour les Français party, the Environmental Communities Organisation and the Monarchist Party. Other minor parties include the Communist Party, the Reform Party, the Venduran Loyalist Party, the Regis Independence Party and the Leritia Independence Party.
Which offices in the government are elected by the people and which are not?
Only the Grand Premier is directly elected, although they pick their cabinet from members of the Civil Assembly, who have of course been elected, although not for that specific role.
For the offices that are not elected by the people, how are those offices decided?
Appointment (see above).
Which political party has won the most elections in YN's history?
The Reformist Party, which existed from around 1842-1920, won the most seats in the Civil Assembly 17 times, 14 of them majorities. This included a record 16 consecutive victories, covering a period from 1868-1910. In the Confederate's Council, they won the most seats 15 times, with 12 majorities. This Reformist Party is not to be confused with today's Reform party, who are more concerned with electoral reform, not social and economic reform.
The Social Democratic Party has won the most Assembly and Council elections of modern day parties, with 15 and 14 respectively, although they have never won a majority in either house. They have also won the most GP elections, even more than the Reformist Party, with 10.
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