2022 Agausian Presidential Election

2022 Agausian presidential election

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27 August 2022 (first round)
24 September 2022 (second round)

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First Round

see winner by region (regioni)

■Aioviḱara 42% ■Kasrâni 38%
■Ramonti 6% ■Ḱovalčuḱi 6%
■Alasanë 4% ■Tavarâni 2% ■Mâḱovi 2%

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Second Round

see winner by region (regioni)

■Aioviḱara 52%■Kasrâni 48%

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Incumbent President

Simon Ayovikara (SD)
(Simon Aioviḱara)

President after election

Simon Ayovikara (SD)
(Simon Aioviḱara)

Elections for president happen on the last Saturday in August. Agausia's electoral law provides for a two-round electoral system to elect the president; a candidate must win an absolute majority of all votes cast. If no candidate obtains an absolute majority in the first round of voting then the two highest polling candidates contest a run-off second ballot.

The second round of voting happens on the last Saturday in September.

According to the Constitution, to be elected president a candidate must be a Agausian citizen who has attained the age of 35, has the right to vote, and has resided in the country for the past 10 years and has full command of the Agausian state language.

The first round of elections were held on 27 August 2022. The runoff took place on 24 September 2022.

Background [back to contents]

The president of Agausia (Agausian: Agûzës Ṕrezident́i) is the Agausian head of state. The president represents the nation in international relations, administers the foreign political activity of the state, conducts negotiations and concludes international treaties. The president is directly elected by the citizens of Agausia for a five-year term of office (whether the presidential election is early or scheduled), limited to two terms consecutively. As of 2017 no president has served two consecutive terms in office.

Since the office's establishment on 5 December 1991, there have been seven presidents of Agausia. Boris Kundakchi (independent) was the inaugural president, serving 1992 - 1997.

The current office holder is Simon Ayovikara (Simon Aioviḱara) who took office in 2017. He won reelection in 2022 and will be term limited in 2027. Ayovikara is a member of the Social Democratic Party; the current ruling party of Agausia.

Candidates [back to contents]
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According to the Constitution, to be elected president a candidate must be a Agausian citizen who has attained the age of 35, has the right to vote, and has resided in the country for the past 10 years and has full command of the Agausian state language.

Fifteen candidates ultimately declared that they would run for president. Of the fifteen nine were able to gather enough signatures and qualify for candidacy.

Declined

• The Farmer's and Green's Union (Permerta da Mtsëvaneta Ḱavširi) did not nominate a candidate.

• The Centre Party (Tsënt́ris Ṕart́â) did not nominate a candidate.

• The Pensioners' Party (Ṕensionerta Ṕart́â) did not nominate a candidate.

• The Christian Democrats (Krist́ian-Demoḱrat́ebi) did not nominate a candidate.

• The Action! Party (Akëâ!) did not nominate a candidate.

• Stand with Chaukovski! (Čûḱovsḱistan Ertad Davǵet!) did not nominate a candidate.

• The Buisness Party (Biznes Ṕart́â) did not nominate a candidate.

Primaries and congresses [back to contents]

2021 Social Democratic Primary

In April 2021 the Social Democratic party had their primary.

Andresii Shemkemneli (Andresë Šemḱemneli), a fromer member of parliament and former mayor of the capital Tamara, challenged incumbent Simon Ayovikara in the 2021 primary.

Ayovikara won the vote narrowly with 51% of the votes.

National Congress(2021)

In early June the National Coalition (Erovné Ḱoalitsëâ) held their congress to select a candidate for the 2022 presidential election. Among those invited were the 56 MPs of the various parties within the opposition coalition, which represents 38,6% of the make-up of parliament.

Nikolia Kasriani was nominated as the presidential candidate.

The following participated in the primary voting process:

in descending order of votes received

• Nikolia Kasriani (AL) - 36%
  (Nikolâ Ḱasrâni)

• Jakub Zhviinia (PD) - 21%
  (Žaḱob Žvënâ)

• Valeriiya Bakrazhi (PD) - 18%
  (Valerëâ Bakraži)

• Gabriel Kashia (AL) - 16%
  (Gabrël Kašâ)

• Igor Zurhab (KP) - 5%

• Anton Meshki (AGP) - 3%
  (Ant́on Meški)

• Lasha Pokorni (DP) - 1%
  (Laša Poḱorni)
  

Far-left delegation

In an attempt to reconcile old wounds the New Socialists and the Communist Party of the Republic of Agausia agreed to meet in Tamara in order to present a united far-left front. On 1 May 2021 at 15:00 the two parties came together. On 1 May 2021 at 17:18, just 2 hours later, the two parties called off the primary after a brawl between several politicians was reported.

Maikl Tavariani (Maiḱl Tavarâni) was nominated by the Communists and Varduhi Kovalchuk (Varduhi Ḱovalčuḱi) for the Socialists.

Opinion polls [back to contents]

Results [back to contents]

The first round of the 2022 Presidential election took place on Saturday 27 August 2022. No candidate was able to receive 50% of the vote, and now the top two candidates, Aioviḱara and Kasrâni will advance to a September run off. Voter turn-out was reported at 67%. Down from 83% in the first round of the 2017 presidential election.

The second round of the 2022 Presidential election took place on Saturday 24 September 2022. Incumbent president Simon Ayovikara was successful in his reelection campaign. Making him the only president in modern Agausian history to have won a second term. Voter turn-out was reported at 72%. Down from 83% in the first round of the 2017 presidential election. No second was required in 2017, Ayovikara won the first round with 52% of the vote. Defeating than incumbent Agausian Liberal Eduard Avagyan

Aftermath [back to contents]

When the results were clear that Ayovikara would win his reelection campaign Nikolia Kasriani sent a private letter to Ayovikara conceding the race.

Ayovikara s reelection was praised international. Agausia's neighbors were the first to congratulate the incumbent.

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili was the first world leader to congratulate Ayovikara on his win. Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Moldovan President Maia Sandu, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis and Bulgarian President Rumen Radev also had warm wishes for the Agausian president.

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a telegram congratulating Ayovikara and stated that his nation was looking forward to "constructive development of relations".

Leaders from Hungary, Germany, France, the UK, Greece, the United States, North Macedonia and most post-Soviet States also sent praise to President Ayovikara.

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