Ár Ré presidential primary, 4164

Ár Ré conducted a presidential primary in February 4164 to appoint a new presidential candidate for the party. Out of 38,959 ballots cast by party members, Maurice Tylenol, the Leader of Ár Ré, won with 86.6% of the vote.

Background
Although April McConaughey resigned from the post of Leader in 4158, she remained the party's presidential candidate until the 4161 elections, whereupon she officially withdrew her candidacy. By the party's constitution, this act triggered an automatic presidential primary to be held a few months before the next presidential election was due.

A constitutional review was conducted in 4150 but yielded only minor changes to the presidential primary process.

Timeline
Two potential candidates were identified for the primary: Maurice Tylenol, the leader of Ár Ré was widely expected to continue the tradition of leaders simultaneously acting as the party's presidential candidate. Ember Powell, Tylenol's opponent in the leadership election of 4158, was also believed to be a potential contender. By the deadline of January 1, however, only Tylenol registered her candidacy. Powell endorsed Tylenol to be the party's next presidential candidate.

Seven other candidates registered for the election.

Results
McConaughey won the vote with 86.6%, or 33,725 votes out of 38,959. This was the lowest vote share the winning candidate had for a presidential candidate with only one serious contender. It is believed that a heavily depressed turnout from the previous presidential primary, coupled with vote haemorrhaging by the lesser known candidates led to a proportional drop in Tylenol's margin of victory, despite votes for lesser known candidates being expected.