May 2021 Nubia elections

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May 2021 Nubia elections
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Last Election April 2021
Next Election June 2021
Minister of Imperial Affairs
Candidates MeganNewFace.png Mengan_
OxyFace.png Oxyphii
RadioActivFace.png Radio_Activ
Incumbent during
elections
SadFace.png Sad_poo
Winner MeganNewFace.png Mengan_
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Candidates GorkyBoy.png gorkymoo1119
FijiFace.png Fijiloopins

CharlieCrafterFace.png CharlieCrafter18
ElectroZaidFace.png ElectroZaidYT
FrankHorriganFace.png Frank_Horrigan_E
NoahFace.png Greaseballer
PhrougeFace.png phrouge
SadFace.png Sad_poo
CadenFace.png t0ess
ToastPantherFace.png ToastPanther1
KostasFace.png UsualKostas

Incumbent during
elections
GorkyBoy.png gorkymoo1119
Winner GorkyBoy.png gorkymoo1119
Minister of Trade and Commerce
Candidates SoulFace.png iiSoulitez
HatFace.png Iwearredhat
CadenFace.png t0ess
Incumbent during
elections
FijiFace.png Fijiloopins
Winner LopFace.png Lopile
Minister of Defence
Candidates FijiFace.png Fijiloopins
LopFace.png Lopile
SadFace.png Sad_poo
StarFace.png StarKiller1744
Incumbent during
elections
LopFace.png Lopile
Winner StarFace.png StarKiller1744
Minister of Cultural Affairs
Candidates HatFace.png Iwearredhat
ToastPantherFace.png ToastPanther1
KostasFace.png UsualKostas
Incumbent during
elections
MeganNewFace.png Mengan_
Winner KostasFace.png UsualKostas

The May 2021 Nubia elections were the elections for Minister positions in the nation of Nubia. Voting for the elections started on the 30th of April and finished on the 1st of May 2021, with campaigning starting on the 25th of April.

The race of Minister of Foreign Affairs had many contestants, due to entering a candidacy being encouraged as a joke by Greaseballer. This was due to the lack of competition against gorkymoo1119 in the last elections, with his campaign only having to publish one advert. Despite the competition, gorkymoo1119 would win the position in a landslide.

Most political fighting would take during the debate, however several attack adverts were published, especially by the campaign of gorkymoo1119. Other discussions would take place in regards to the Nubian army, but would not result in major debate.

Background

Previous election

Visit main article: April 2021 Nubia elections

In the previous election, there would be 2 shock elections, with the election not going according to several predictions. The shock elections would come under much attention, with the newly elected Ministers, Fijiloopins and Sad_poo, coming under much attention and scrutiny from other Nubian politicians.

Imperial Affairs

The incumbent Minister of Imperial Affairs, Sad_poo, came under some criticism for not performing his duties after posting a poll that caused controversy due to the content of it. Mengan_ had expressed interest in running for the position to replace him in mid-April 2021, with her originally running in the April elections but losing in what was considered by many a shock election.

He had met backlash within his first few days in office too, with Minister of Foreign Affairs gorkymoo1119 fearing Sad_poo lacked the 'competency and skills required to be a Minister'. Previously, gorkymoo1119 had been a key figure in impeaching UsualKostas on similar charges.

Timeline

Visit main article: Timeline of the May 2021 Nubia elections
  • 25th April: Registration for election and campaigning for election begins.
  • 29th April: Voting times are announced. The debate also takes place.
  • 30th April: Election voting starts.
  • 1st May: Election voting ends, winners are announced and new government takes office.

Contesting candidates

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

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

Minister of Imperial Affairs

Candidates Running since Town Nation Ran in April elections?
Mengan_ 25th April Suna Nubia Yes
Oxyphii 27th April Tibesti Nubia No
Radio_Activ 25th April DavyJonesLocker Nubia No

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Candidates Running since Town Nation Ran in April elections?
CharlieCrafter18 29th April Arxcia Nubia No
ElectroZaidYT 26th April Turkana Nubia No
Fijiloopins 25th April El Obeid Nubia YesTemplate:Refn
Frank_Horrigan_E 25th April Suna Nubia No
gorkymoo1119 25th April Mersa Nubia Yes
Greaseballer 25th April Kiir Nubia YesTemplate:Refn
phrouge 25th April Kiir Nubia No
Sad_poo 29th April Deigo Nubia YesTemplate:Refn
t0ess 29th April TibestiTemplate:Refn Nubia No
ToastPanther1 25th April Deigo Nubia No
UsualKostas 1st May Asir Nubia YesTemplate:Refn

Minister of Trade and Commerce

Candidates Running since Town Nation Ran in April elections?
bigdale69_ 27th April Sus Amogus Nubia No
iiSoulitez 26th April Turkana Nubia No
Iwearredhat 27th April Beja Nubia Yes
Lopile 25th April Sanaa Nejd YesTemplate:Refn
t0ess 25th April TibestiTemplate:Refn Nubia YesTemplate:Refn

Minister of Defence

Candidates Running since Town Nation Ran in April elections?
Fijiloopins 28th April El Obeid Nubia YesTemplate:Refn
Sad_poo 26th April Deigo Nubia Yes
StarKiller1744 29th April Turkana Nubia YesTemplate:Refn
UsualKostas 26th April Asir Nubia Yes

Withdrawn

Candidates Running since Left running Town Nation Ran in April elections?
StarKiller1744 26th April 27th April Turkana Nubia YesTemplate:Refn

Minister of Cultural Affairs

Candidates Running since Town Nation Ran in April elections?
Iwearredhat 27th April Beja Nubia Yes
ToastPanther1 25th April Deigo Nubia No
UsualKostas 26th April Asir Nubia Yes

Withdrawn

Candidates Running since Left running Town Nation Ran in April elections?
t0ess 25th April 28th April TibestiTemplate:Refn Nubia YesTemplate:Refn

Endorsements

Endorsements for Minister of Imperial Affairs

Endorsements for Mengan_

List of endorsements

Endorsements for Minister of Foreign Affairs

Endorsements for gorkymoo1119

List of endorsements
  • Lopile, incumbent Minister of Defence and mayor of Sanaa
  • MapleVK, former leader of Svalbard and incumbent government advisor in Britain
  • Mengan_, incumbent Minister of Cultural Affairs, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and incumbent mayor of Suna
  • t0ess, former Minister of Trade and Commerce and former Mayor of NyalaTemplate:Refn
  • Yoshigamer1298, former Emperor of Katanga, former Nubian Minister of Foreign Affairs and mayor

Endorsements for Minister of Defence

Endorsements for Lopile

List of endorsements
  • t0ess, former Minister of Trade and Commerce and former Mayor of Nyala

Predictions

Visit main article: Predictions for the May 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.

Announcement of results

End of ballots

At 17:01pm BST, twomoo1119 would announce that polling had ended and that votes were being counted. Many Nubian politicians would express their wishes of good luck to one another, with others saying that they were sure they would win due to their tactics and strategy during the campaign of the election. Other candidates would announce who they had voted and supported, many with hopes the candidate they voted would win. 12 minutes after the end of the voting period, twomoo1119 would announce that the results were in, shortly announcing each Minster race results.

Content of announcements

The announcement of the results of each Minster race would mostly be following a format used in the prior elections, with the format being similar to 'our next [Minister position] will be [winner of Minister election]'. This would be done for most of the announcement, until the announcement of the winner of Minister of Foreign Affairs, which was the last race to have the results announced.

Twomoo1119 would say 'and last but not least...' prior to announcing the results of the Minister of Foreign Affairs race, with him 2 minutes later announcing that gorkymoo1119 had won the position.

Results

The government elected

Landslide victories

Despite the predictions saying otherwise, three positions would be landslide victories, more than the expected two. This would be the race for the positions of Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Cultural Affairs.

Graph of votes received by the front-runners for Minister of Foreign Affairs

Minister of Foreign Affairs race

Several politicians would predict gorkymoo1119 to be the winner of the MoFA race, however not by the margin that would happen. Gorkymoo1119 would receive 13 first-choice votes, despite having 11 candidates running against him. The candidate in second place, Fijiloopins, would receive only 5 first-choice votes. This would be used by gorkymoo1119 against his other candidates, as many had expected him to not win by a large margin.

Minister of Imperial Affairs race

This position was predicted to be won by Mengan_, which was true. This was credited to her reputation within Nubian politics and previous electoral history. Oxyphii would place second, with about half the votes of Mengan_.

Minister of Cultural Affairs race

Despite being closer than the Minster of Foreign Affairs race, UsualKostas would win Minister of Cultural Affairs by about 50% of the votes. This was despite UsualKostas' previous impeachment during his first time in office. The results of the race were credited to the lack of competition by more notable Nubian politicians, with only ToastPanther1 and Iwearredhat competing for the office against UsualKostas.

Close elections

There were 2 fairly close elections, for the positions of Minister of Defence and Minister of Trade and Commerce. This was credited to the large amount of debate and attack adverts by the front-runners.

Minister of Defence race

The predictions said with strong confidence that Lopile or StarKiller1744 would win. StarKiller1744 had previously served as Minister of Defence, most recently in late 2020. Lopile had been the incumbent Minister of Defence, serving since the January elections, winning with strong margins. StarKiller1744 would win the election, being credited to the lack of proper propaganda by both sides and the performance in the debate of StarKiller1744 and recent activity from him. Many voters of StarKiller1744 had put Lopile as their second choice. Fijiloopins would come in second place, being credited to his active campaign.

Minister of Trade and Commerce race

Predictions for the position of Minister of Trade and Commerce had been mixed as to who would win, as no candidates were extremely high-profile. Gorkymoo1119 had thought that Lopile would be the front-runner for the position, however did not know who would take over if Lopile had won the race for Minister of Defence. Lopile had not campaigned for the position, intending to use it as a backup in the case he did not win Minister of Defence. He would win Minster of Trade and Commerce by a small margin, with iiSoulitez and t0ess receiving only a few votes than him.

Aftermath

Claims of electoral fraud

Visit main article: Claims of electoral fraud in the May 2021 Nubia elections

Soon after the results were announced, several candidates who lost in the Foreign Affairs race would claim electoral fraud, with Greaseballer accusing twomoo1119 of rigging the entire election in favour of candidates that he wanted and were not voted in. The claims were dismissed as a jokes, with nothing changing in regards to election results, Ministers and election procedure.

Resignation of Lopile

A week after the elections, Lopile would resign. As with the order of precedence after the resignation of a Minister in Nubia, the position was passed to the second most popular candidate, iiSoulitez.

Notes

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