Trouble in Oceania/2045 Oceanic presidential election

2045 Oceanic presidential election

31 May–2 June 2045 (first round) 28–30 June 2045 (second round)
Turnout	58.4% (first round) 43.2% (second round)
Candidate Michael Linger Thomas Bricks Motthew Matician Party United Nations Neoteric Socialist Technocratic Alliance Democracy! (second round) Oceanic Front Democracy! (second round) Home state Ireland Greater London Antarctica Running mate Globus Globusson Alf Landon Jr. Limonen Zitrone Running mate home state Mexico North Atlantic Coast Germany   Candidate G.R. Nash Ali Thron Suella Boy Party States' Rights Traditionalist Anthro Lives Matter Alliance Oceanic Front (second round) Home state Canada England New Zealand Running mate Burger King Hotline Gonk Brahmaovich None Running mate home state Canada Ukraine None

The 2045 Oceanic presidential election was the first presidential election in Oceania. The results of the election directly led to the outbreak of the First Oceanic Civil War and the establishment of the Oceanic Federation. According to the official results, United Nations-candidate Mike Linger and Neoteric Socialist-candidate Thomas Bricks proceeded to the second round with both candidates claiming victory in the second round.

Parties

United Nations

United Nations Party
President	Michael Linger
Youth wing	World Changers
Ideology	Social democracy World federalism Environmentalism
Political position	Centre-left
National affiliation	Democracy!
Slogan	"Peace, dignity and equality on a healthy planet."
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Neoteric Movement

Oceanic Neoteric Socialist Party
Director	Thomas Bricks
Administrator	Alf Landon Jr.
Youth wing	Youth League
Ideology	"Thomas Bricks Thought" Marxism Havering nationalism Totalitarianism Social progressivism
Political position	Far-left
National affiliation	Popular Front
Slogan	"Unity and Strength."
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Technocratic

Technocratic Party
Chairperson	Motthew Matician
Ideology	Technocracy Progressivism Animal rights Green politics
Political position	Centre
National affiliation	Democracy!
Slogan	"Trust the Science"

States' Rights

States' Rights Party
Leader	G.R. Nash
Deputy Leader	Burger King Hotline
Ideology	Midwestocentrism Secessionism Neo-monarchism Anti-Canadianism American reunionism (factions)
Political position	Far-left to far-right
International affiliation	International Neo-Monarchist Association
Slogan	"Fraternally Unique!"

Traditional

Traditionalist Party
Commander	Ali Thron
Ideology	National populism Ultraconservatism Anti-liberalism Corporatism Theocratism Islamism (factions) Fascism (denied)
Political position	Right-wing to far-right
Slogan	"Return to Tradition"

Anthro Lives Matters

Anthro Lives Matter
Chief	Suella Boy
Ideology	Anthrosupremacism Anthrocentrism Global unification Space colonisation
Political position	Various
National affiliation	Popular Front

First round aftermath

Mike Linger placed first and, despite opinion polls and widely-held expectations, Thomas Bricks narrowly beat out Motthew Matician in advancing to the second round. The news of Bricks' success in the first round was viewed by many as an electoral upset, with the official results taken with skepticism by most of Bricks' opponents. Widespread allegations of irregular voting patterns and rigging by the Bricks campaign were made, primarily by the Matician campaign. They refused to accept the results as legitimate. Nevertheless, the Technocratic Party formed the "Democracy!" political alliance with United Nations Party in support of Mike Linger's campaign.

The most radical reaction came from the States' Rights Party. Nearly all of the former United States and Canada had voted for G.R. Nash, seen by the States' Rights Party as a popular mandate to secede. The advancement of two of the most pro-union candidates was perceived as a threat to the power of the states relative to the federal government. At the first post-round session of the Governing Committee of the States' Rights Party on 3 June, the Committee issued the "Mandatory Declaration" and, within the week, all States' Rights State Governors declared their intent to secede. In a special conference on 10 June, the State Governors issued a joint declaration of independence, constituting the Transitional Government of the Confederated States of North America, headed by President Burger King Hotline. This event is considered the beginning of the First Oceanic Civil War.