Mikuni-Hulstria Presidential Election 4021

The 4021 Presidential Election was the first of its kind held in the country, with the nation transforming to a fully fledged democracy in 4018, which was led by the Democratic Party, however by the time the election came around 4021 the Democratic Party had fallen in public opinion giving way to both the Liberals and the Libertarian Communists.

Party founder and leader Wu Chen ran for the presidential nomination and was unopposed by the party, Ise Yoriatsu was selected by the Libertarian Communists and the Democrats selected Sakuma Soetsu as their candidate.

Electoral System
Mikuni-Hulstria uses a two-round system with multiple candidates able to run, in the second round the two highest polling candidates face off against one another typically two to three weeks after the first round so that the winning candidate has the mandate of more than 50% of the nation.

Debates
Three rounds of debates took place in the three months leading up to the election with various topics spread across the debates ranging from defence to civil liberties. Wu Chen moved from second place to a clear first place lead and led over both candidates in hypothetical second round polling.

Results
The Liberal Party candidate, Wu Chen, won the first round of the voting with 46.80% of the vote with a 14% lead over the Libertarian Communist candidate Ise Yoriatsu. The Democrats finished in last place 20.34% of the vote.

The Democratic Party was knocked out of the first round leaving the Liberals and the Libertarian Communists, the Democrats chose to endorse the Liberal Party to avoid the Communists taking control. A final debate between the Liberal and Communist took place which lasted for an hour and a half.