March 2021 Nubia elections

March 2021 Nubia elections Last Election February 2021 Next Election April 2021 Minister of Municipal Development Candidates Driifter Pirate_Ron UsualKostas Incumbent during elections StarKiller1744 Winner Driifter Minister of Foreign Affairs Candidates gorkymoo1119 Yoshigamer1298 Incumbent during elections gorkymoo1119 Winner gorkymoo1119 Minister of Trade and Commerce Candidates cadenwantstoes Fijiloopins Incumbent during elections Thee_Boss Winner cadenwantstoes Minister of Defence Candidates Lopile Luftrust Sad_poo StarKiller1744 Incumbent during elections Lopile Winner Lopile Minister of Cultural Affairs Candidates Lopile Mengan_ Thee_Boss UsualKostas Incumbent during elections Mengan_ Winner Mengan_

The March 2021 Nubia elections were the elections for Minister positions in the nation of Nubia. Voting for the elections started on the 1st of March and finished on the 2nd of March 2021, with campaigning starting on the 25th of February.

During the elections, there was a large push for endorsements and campaigning coalitions. A major campaigning coalition was formed between cadenwantstoes and Thee_Boss, both wanting cadenwantstoes in office for Minister of Trade and Commerce.

The elections would end as many of the predictions said it would, with the accuracy levels being higher than in any past election predictions. Later on in the March term, Driifter would resign, with UsualKostas taking over as Minister of Municipal Development.

Background

Election complaints

Over the course of February 2021, several people who contested for the February 2021 elections and failed complained in regards to elections, questioning if they were needed. This was due to them believing everyone from February would be re-elected in the elections, and thus elections weren't needed.

A small debate would last across multiple days, between those in favor of elections (mainly Emperor twomoo1119 and Minister of Foreign Affairs gorkymoo1119) and those not (cadenstolethetoe). It would result in little change, and the elections would continue as before.

Ministers intending not to run

Several incumbent Ministers expressed a lack of interest in running for their position, however did not decline completely. These were:

• Minister of Municipal Development, StarKiller1744
• Minister of Trade and Commerce, Thee_Boss
• Minister of Cultural Affairs, Mengan_

As a result of this, several positions looked as if they'd be occupied by someone who wasn't an incumbent Minister.

Timeline

Visit main article: Timeline of the March 2021 Nubia elections

• 25th February 2021: Registration for election and campaigning for election begins.
• 28th February 2021: Voting times are announced.
• 1st March 2021: Election voting starts.
• 2nd March 2021: Election voting ends, winners are announced and new government takes office.

Campaign

Further information: Campaigns in the March 2021 Nubia elections

Campaigning coalitions

Several candidates had endorsed or worked together with other people for other positions in government as people that would be ideal for them to work alongside. Many of those who were endorsed also had endorsed the person back.

cadenwantstoes and Thee_Boss

One notable mention in government coalitions was between cadenwantstoes and Thee_Boss. Despite the two running against each other for Minister of Trade and Commerce in the December and February elections, Thee_Boss chose to run for Minister of Cultural Affairs instead of Trade and Commerce. After private talks, it was agreed Thee_Boss would help and allow for cadenwantstoes to use and campaign on his MAST plan.

Candidate propaganda and campaign

As had been the case for the last few elections, propaganda usage in form of pictures became less common. Four people (cadenwantstoes, gorkymoo1119, Thee_Boss and UsualKostas) would use image propaganda, with more focus put on text in promoting campaigns. Mass-campaigning was used less and more debate took place. Despite this, candidates who used propaganda more still received more votes, with 3 of the most prominent campaigns having their candidate get into office (cadenwantstoes, gorkymoo1119 and Lopile).

Contesting candidates

See also: Speculation about candidates running in the March 2021 Nubia elections, List of candidates running in the March 2021 Nubia elections by previous experience, Comparison of the March 2021 Nubia elections candidates

Candidates in bold are incumbents in position running for re-election. All dates in subsections here are in 2021.

Minister of Municipal Development

Candidates	Running since	Town	Nation	Ran in February elections?
Driifter	25th February	Kiir	Nubia	YesTemplate:Refn
Pirate_Ron	25th February	Several	Nubia	No
UsualKostas	25th February	Asir	Nubia	YesTemplate:Refn

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Candidates	Running since	Town	Nation	Ran in February elections?
gorkymoo1119	25th February	Mersa	Nubia	Yes
Yoshigamer1298	25th February	Moba	Katanga	YesTemplate:Refn

Withdrew

Candidates	Running since	Left running	Town	Nation	Ran in February elections?
Lopile	25th February	25th February	Sanaa	Nubia	YesTemplate:Refn

Minister of Trade and Commerce

Candidates	Running since	Town	Nation	Ran in February elections?
cadenwantstoes	25th February	Nyala	Nubia	Yes
Fijiloopins	25th February	Kemenkaya	Nejd	Yes

Minister of Defence

Candidates	Running since	Town	Nation	Ran in February elections?
Lopile	25th February	Sanaa	Nubia	Yes
Luftrust	26th February	Turkana	Nubia	No
Sad_poo	25th February	Deigo	Nubia	No
StarKiller1744	26th February	Turkana	Nubia	Yes

Minister of Cultural Affairs

Candidates	Running since	Town	Nation	Ran in February elections?
Lopile	25th February	Sanaa	Nubia	Yes
Mengan_	26th February	Suna	Nubia	Yes
Thee_Boss	25th February	TwomooxGorky Sex	Nubia	YesTemplate:Refn
UsualKostas	25th February	Asir	Nubia	Yes

Withdrew

Candidates	Running since	Left running	Town	Nation	Ran in February elections?
Noahser	25th February	26th February	Kiir	Nubia	No

Endorsements

Endorsements for the Minister of Municipal Development

Endorsements for Driifter

• cadenwantstoes, former Minister of Trade and Commerce and Mayor of Nyala (formerly endorsed UsualKostas)
• Mengan_, incumbent Minister of Cultural Affairs, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Mayor of Suna
• Noahser, former Minister of Defence and Mayor of Kiir

Endorsements for UsualKostas

• Thee_Boss, incumbent Minister of Trade and Commerce and Mayor of TwomooxGorky Sex

Endorsements for Minister of Foreign Affairs

Endorsements for gorkymoo1119

• cadenwantstoes, former Minister of Trade and Commerce and Mayor of Nyala
• Driifter, former Minister of Cultural Affairs and councillor in Kiir
• iamkeg, former Minister of Cultural Affairs and Mayor of Koukou
• Lopile, incumbent Minister of Defence and Mayor of Sanaa
• MapleVK, foreign citizen of Britain and Mayor of Odense
• Mengan_, incumbent Minister of Cultural Affairs, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Mayor of Suna
• Nexus_Hype, Mayor of St. Allison
• Noahser, former Minister of Defence and Mayor of Kiir
• Thee_Boss, incumbent Minister of Trade and Commerce and Mayor of TwomooxGorky Sex
• UsualKostas, candidate for Municipal Development and Mayor of Asir

Endorsements for Minister of Trade and Commerce

Endorsements for cadenwantstoes

• Driifter, former Minister of Cultural Affairs and councillor in Kiir
• Mengan_, incumbent Minister of Cultural Affairs, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Mayor of Suna
• Thee_Boss, incumbent Minister of Trade and Commerce and Mayor of TwomooxGorky Sex
• UsualKostas, candidate for Municipal Development and Mayor of Asir

Endorsements for Minister of Defence

Endorsements for Lopile

• cadenwantstoes, former Minister of Trade and Commerce and Mayor of Nyala
• Driifter, former Minister of Cultural Affairs and councillor in Kiir
• Mengan_, incumbent Minister of Cultural Affairs, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Mayor of Suna
• Noahser, former Minister of Defence and Mayor of Kiir
• Thee_Boss, incumbent Minister of Trade and Commerce and Mayor of TwomooxGorky Sex

Endorsements for StarKiller1744

• Fijiloopins, leader of Nejd
• Lopile, incumbent Minister of Defence and Mayor of Sanaa (endorsed voting StarKiller1744 if people didn't want to vote him)
• th0op, councillor in Turkana
• UsualKostas, candidate for Municipal Development and Mayor of Asir (formerly endorsed Lopile)

Endorsements for Minister of Cultural Affairs

Endorsements for Mengan_

• cadenwantstoes, former Minister of Trade and Commerce and Mayor of Nyala (also endorsed Thee_Boss, formerly endorsed no-one)
• Driifter, former Minister of Cultural Affairs and councillor in Kiir (also endorsed Thee_Boss)
• UsualKostas, candidate for Municipal Development and Mayor of Asir

Endorsements for Thee_Boss

• cadenwantstoes, former Minister of Trade and Commerce and Mayor of Nyala (also endorsed Mengan_, formerly endorsed no-one)
• Driifter, former Minister of Cultural Affairs and councillor in Kiir (also endorsed Mengan_)
• iamkeg, former Minister of Cultural Affairs and Mayor of Koukou
• Noahser, former Minister of Defence and Mayor of Kiir

Predictions

Visit main article: Predictions for the March 2021 Nubia elections

During the elections, several Nubians expressed their thoughts on who would be the likely winner for each position, with many agreeing on who would win the position.

Aftermath

The government elected

Results

Despite a trend of stable election results prior, many results were closer in the March elections. Of the 5 Ministers elected, 3 of the races were somewhat close. The Ministers elected would be Driifter as Municipal Development, gorkymoo1119 as Foreign Affairs, cadenwantstoes as Trade and Commerce, Lopile as Defence and Mengan_ as Minister of Cultural Affairs.

Unlike the February elections, only 2 positions had winners by landslides, that being the races for Foreign Affairs (won by gorkymoo1119's campaign) and Municipal Development (won by Driifter). This was credited to their lack of strong and heavily supported opponents, with Cultural Affairs and Defence being the 2 races with more focus.

Resignation of Driifter

On the 13th March 2021, Driifter would resign from her office as Minister of Municipal Development. As per the constitution procedure, the office would be transferred to the individual who had the second largest amount of votes in the March elections, being UsualKostas.

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