August 2020 General Election
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| ← December 2019 General Election | 15 Jul 2020 - 1 Aug 2020 | May 2021 General Election → | ||
All 200 seats in the Cosa 101 seats needed for a majority | ||||
| Eligible voters | 152 | |||
| Turnout | 93 - 61.1% ( 5.6%)
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| Leader | Miestrâ Schivâ | Ian Plätschisch | Eiric Börnatfiglheu | |
| Party | FreeDem | LCC | NPW | |
| Leader since | 29 Jan 2019 | 10 Jul 2020 | 15 Sep 2019 | |
| Leader's seat | MC (FreeDem) | Senator (MM) | Senator (BE) | |
| Last election | 84 | new party | 15 | |
| Seats won | 99 | 73 | 28 | |
| Seat change | 15 |
73 |
13
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| Popular vote | 46 | 34 | 13 | |
| Percentage | 49.46% | 35.56% | 12.62% | |
| Swing | 7.69% |
35.56% |
5.03%
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| Outgoing Seneschal | Presumptive Seneschal | |||
| Miestrâ Schivâ FreeDems |
Miestrâ Schivâ FreeDems | |||
The August 2020 General Election was held from July 15th to August 1st 2020/XLI. All of the Cosa was up for reelection, plus regularly scheduled Senate elections in Maritiimi-Maxhestic and Benito, and a special election in Cézembre. Six referendums on amendments to the Organic Law were also proposed.
Registered parties
| Party | Leader/Candidate | Beliefs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Democrats of Talossa (FreeDem) | Miestrâ Schivâ | Progressivism, liberalism, republicanism | |
| League of Centre Conservatives (LCC) | Ian Plätschisch | Pragmatism, moderate monarchism, reformism, conservatism | |
| New Peculiar Way (NPW) | Eiric Börnatfiglheu | Peculiarism, republicanism | |
Timeline
Results
| Party | Votes | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Democrats of Talossa | 46 | 49.46% | |
| League of Centre Conservatives | 34 | 35.56% | |
| New Peculiar Way | 13 | 12.62% | |
| Present/Invalid votes: 12 | |||
The Free Democrats fell precisely one seat (or two votes) short of an absolute majority. The monarchist LCC won more than 1/3 of the seats, giving it a veto over future Organic Law reform.
The ultimate outcome of the election was a coalition between the Free Democrats and the New Peculiar Way.
Senatorial races
Cézembre (special)
| Cézembre Senate Special Election | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ián Tamorán | 7 | 7 | |
| X. Pol Briga | 5 | 6 | |
| Ián da Bitoûr (write-in) | 1 | - | |
| Litz Cjantscheir (write-in) | 1 | - | |
| FreeDem HOLD | |||
Benito
| Benito Senate Election | ||||
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| Eiric Börnatfiglheu | 5 | |||
| Istefan Perþonest | 1 | |||
| Mitchel Paul | 1 | |||
| Iason Taiwos | 1 | |||
| Erscheveþ da Schir | 1 | |||
| NPW GAIN from MRPT | ||||
Maritiimi-Maxhestic
| Maritiimi-Maxhestic Senate Election [1] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ian Platschisch | 3 * | |
| Cresti Nouacastra-Läxhirescu | 3 | |
| LCC HOLD | ||
* Pursuant to Organic Law V.8., Ian Platschisch, as Grand-General Secretary of Maritiimi-Maxhestic, broke the tie in favour of himself.
Referendums
