Editing 2014 General Elections

The '''2014 General Elections''' were held on January 1st, 2014. The elections determined, among other offices, the [[Prime Minister of Valoria|prime minister]], [[President of Valoria|president]], and composition of the [[National Assembly of Valoria|National Assembly]] for their respective term lengths.

The first elections of the Second Republic, the 2014 general elections marked Valoria's return to full democracy, after having been a monarchy for seventy years. It also marked the first election of a president of Valoria.

In the prime ministerial race, incumbent [[Anthony Collins]] from the [[Progressive Movement for Valoria|Movement]], who had been selected as an interim officeholder to serve during the [[Transitionary Period]], won election to a full term, with [[Julia Anne-Claire]] as the first [[Deputy Prime Minister|deputy prime minister]]. [[Anti-Monarchy Movement|AMM]] activist and professor [[Lawrence Jackson]] was elected as Valoria's first president, with [[Matthew Martin]] as his vice president.

The National Assembly remained in Movement control, granting [[Frédéric Armand]] a second term as [[Chairman of the National Assembly|Chairman]].

== Buildup ==

== Results ==

=== Prime Ministerial Race ===
A total of 13,652,281 votes were cast for prime minister, out of a voting-age population of roughly 16.1 million. With 84.5% of eligible voters participating, 2014 saw the highest turnout in modern Valorian history. With over seven million votes, Anthony Collins set the record for most votes ever received in a prime ministerial election.
{| class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Party
!Vote Count
!Percentage
|-
|'''[[Anthony Collins]] (I)'''
|[[Progressive Movement for Valoria|'''Movement''']]
|7,155,548
|52.4%
|-
|Nolan Rosenthal
|[[Conservative Conference of Valoria|Conference]]
|5,691,038
|41.7%
|}

=== Presidential Race ===
A total of 13,549,813 votes were cast for president. With Lawrence Jackson's widespread popularity and name-recognition, he was considered by many to be practically unopposed. Although Jackson ran as an independent candidate, he was open about his support for the Movement (and would formally join less than a year after the election). With 11,693,489 votes, Jackson set the record for most votes ever received a presidential race, and most votes received in a nationwide election in Valorian history.
{| class="wikitable"
!Candidate
!Party
!Vote Count
!Percentage
|-
|[[Lawrence Jackson|'''Lawrence Jackson''']]
|Unaffiliated
|11,693,489
|86.3%
|}