Ár Ré leadership election, 4132

Ár Ré held a leadership election from January 4132 to March 4132 to elect a successor to Minato Monata, the incumbent Leader of the party who passed away earlier in the year. April McConaughey, being the sole serious contender for the race, won handsomely with 97.9% of the 67,828 votes.

Background
Minato Monata had passed away in 4132 as a result of old age, thereby triggering an automatic leadership election.

Procedure
The last constitutional review, conducted in 4125, now allowed for an unlimited number of candidates to take part in the leadership election regardless of whether they have held public office or not. Nominations were open from the day Monata passed to January 31, 4132. Campaigning was fixed at two months, and ballots were to be sent in by March 20. The ballots will be counted and results announced by March 31 in a special party conference, upon which the winner of the election will become the Leader of Ár Ré.

Timeline
The only serious contender considered to potentially run in the leadership election was April McConaughey. The deputy leader of Ár Ré, who had previously run in the 4085, 4101, and 4124 leadership elections, was the most senior and experienced of all politicians in Ár Ré being considered for the job. No other elected official in Ár Ré expressed interest in the job.

Aftermath
April McConaughey convincingly won the election with 97.9% of the vote. Turnout significantly decreased from 4124 as voting was no longer compulsory and only one serious contender was present on the ballot. McConaughey would win the 4133 presidential primary held a year later and become the party's presidential candidate for the 4133 presidential election and onwards.

Upon election, McConaughey conducted the party's first major reshuffle of its cabinet since the Magnum III ministry.