Ár Ré presidential primary, 4133

Ár Ré conducted a presidential primary in February 4133 to appoint a new presidential candidate for the party. Out of 57,956 ballots cast by party members, April McConaughey, the Leader of Ár Ré, won with 94.7% of the vote.

Background
In 4132, Minato Monata, the Leader of Ár Ré and its incumbent presidential candidate, died of old age. By the Constitution, an automatic presidential primary was called to be held in the months preceding the presidential election.

A constitutional review was conducted in 4125 that revised the rules of internal presidential primaries. The rules were in effect in the 4129 presidential primary and remained in effect for the 4133 presidential primary.

Timeline
April McConaughey, the Leader of Ár Ré, was widely considered to be the only serious contender for the position of presidential candidate, as has been tradition for most presidential candidates of Ár Ré. Nominations opened on January the 4th, and McConaughey's campaign submitted her application on January 11, on the deadline itself.

There were four other contenders in the primary, down from 6 others in the 4129 primary. Terrence O'Donnell previously competed in the leadership election held the year prior, while Richard Redmayne is the brother of Jonathan Redmayne, who also competed in the previous year's leadership elections.

Results
With only one serious contender for the presidential primary, McConaughey won in an expected landslide with 94.7% of the vote. Turnout was down heavily from the 4129 elections, since voting was no longer made compulsory as per the 4125 constitutional revision. Other contenders received a relatively higher share of the vote than in previous presidential primaries, owing to the depressed turnout of party membership and expected win of McConaughey in becoming the next presidential candidate.