Elections in Wiedland

On the federal level, Wiedland elects a president as head of state and a legislature, one of the two chambers of the Parliament (the Assemblée Fédérale). The federal president is elected for, at most three consecutive 7-year terms by the people. The Parliament has two chambers. The Assemblée Fédérale has 475 members (députés), elected for five-year terms, all of them by proportional representation. The members of the Senate (le Senat) are not directly elected.

Each federal province and federal city has its own government and parliament, both elected by the people in regional elections held every 4 years.

Municipal elections are also held every 4 years. Federal cities does not have municipal representation since they are counted as provinces and not municipalities.

2012 Presidential elections
Presidential elections are to be held on December 5th 2012.

2012 Municipal elections
Was held on July 16th 2012.

Results
Vote turnout 61,71%
 * Conservative Party
 * 41,69%
 * Social Democrats
 * 21,34%
 * Nationalist Federal Party of Wiedland
 * 20,05%
 * Christian Democrats
 * 9,79%
 * Vaterlandspartei
 * 5,91%
 * Others (Regional parties and independent candidates)
 * 1,22%

The Conservative Party won a landslide victory gaining more than 20% more votes than in previous elections.

2012 Parliamentary elections
Are to be held in November 2012.

2013 Regional elections
Regional elections are to be held in March 2013.