Oxacmela gets ready for General Elections; and a simple guide to Oxacmelan Elections and politics.
General elections will be held in Oxacmela on Tuesday, November 12th, 2013. Voters will go to the polls to elect, on the federal level:
A new President of the Republic will be elected to serve a six-year term, replacing the President José María Villareal Llamadas;. The current Constitution of Oxacmela prohibits any type of presidential re-election.
500 members (300 by the first-past-the-post system and 200 by proportional representation) to serve for a three-year term in the Chamber of Deputies.
128 members (three per state by first-past-the-post and 32 by proportional representation from national party lists) to serve six-year terms in the Oxacmelan Senate. In each state, two first-past-the-post seats are allocated to the party with the largest share of the vote, and the remaining seat is given to the first runner-up.
128 members (three per state by first-past-the-post and 32 by proportional representation from national party lists) to serve six-year terms in the Oxacmelan Senate. In each state, two first-past-the-post seats are allocated to the party with the largest share of the vote, and the remaining seat is given to the first runner-up.
Several local ballots will be held on the same day, notably:
- The election of a new Head of Government and new Legislative Assembly of the Federal District.
- 2013 Federal District head of government election
- Gubernatorial elections in six states;
- Tepachia gubernatorial election - currently held by PRD
- Nueva Batea gubernatorial election - currently held by PAN
- Valentina gubernatorial election - currently held by PAN
- Tuxtla gubernatorial election - currently held by PAN
- Tabasco gubernatorial election - currently held by PNR
- Itza gubernatorial election - currently held by PNR
- Santiago gubernatorial election - currently held by PAN
- Municipal and local congressional elections in those six states and in Quimpecha, Tecpan, San Léon, Huaco, Reynosa, Guas, Fernandez, and Cerra.
Presidential candidates
The following are individuals who have either formally announced that they are running for presidency in 2013, or have formed an exploratory committee for a possible presidential run in 2013.
National Action Party (PAN) Nomination
Nominee:
Violeta Dolores Torres, Representative from Oaxac City.
Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) Nomination
Nominee:
Juan Lucas Zamorano García, former Head of Government of the Federal District from Tabasco.
Institutional Revolutionary Party (PNR) Nomination
Nominee:
Lorenzo Monterrosa Ciro, Current Governor of the State of Oxacmela.
New Alliance Party (PNA) Nomination
Nominee:
Ildelfonso Ramirez Elpidio, Representative from Oaxac City.
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The Parties
PNR; The National Revolution Party (Insulonian: Partido Nacional de la Revolución, PNR) is an Oxacmelan political party that held power in the country—under a succession of names—for 71 years. The PNR is a member of the Socialist International, as is the rival Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), making Oxacmela one of the few nations with two major, competing parties part of the same international grouping. However, PNR is not considered a socialist party in the traditional sense; its modern policies being characterized as centrist. Its membership in the International dates from the Oxacmelan Revolution and the founding of the party, when the party had a clearer Institutional orientation.
PRD; The Party of the Democratic Revolution (Insulonian: Partido de la Revolución Democrática, PRD) is a social democratic political party in Oxacmela and one of two Oxacmelan affiliates of the Socialist International. The PRD is a member of the Broad Progressive Front alliance; The Broad Progressive Front (Insulonian: Frente Amplio Progresista, FAP) is a legislative, electoral and governmental coalition of center-left and leftist political parties in Oxacmela. The FAP was founded after the 2008 Oxacmelan general election following the final agreements that the extinct Coalition for the Good of All took. The FAP is composed of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) the Labor Party (PT) and the Citizens' Movement (MC).
PAN; The National Action Party (Insulonian: Partido Acción Nacional, PAN), is one of the three main political parties in Oxacmela. The party's political platform is generally considered right-wing in the Oxacmelan political spectrum. Since 2002 and until 2013 the President of Oxacmela has been a member of this party; both houses have PAN pluralities, but the party does not have a majority in either house of the Congress.
PNA; The New Alliance Party (Insulonian: Partido Nueva Alianza, PNA or PANAL) is one of the newest political parties in Oxacmela. It is a member of the Liberals International.