2023 Balkan League Presidium election
| |||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 56.25% | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 81.25% | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
The election for the representatives at the Presidium of the Balkan League of Micronations was held between 16 February and 8 March 2023 in three distinct phases, determining the seats at the newly-formed Presidium. The election was called on 16 February 2023 by Daniil Hrisanov, one of the founders of the League and member of the original Presidium. This was the first election in the organisation's history.
Background
Originally, the Presidium consisted of four members, the heads of state of the founding members of the League: Strahinja N. from Anslavia, Quintus De Vitaliis from Græcia, Valuk II from Pochehova, and Daniil Hrisanov from Teweria. Following a collective decision, it was deemed necessary to allow more Balkan ethnic groups be represented at the Presidium, therefore the Assembly needed to elect them.
Timeline
The election was split into three phases:
- 16 to 22/2: Election for the Representative of the Slavs at the Presidium
- 23 to 27/2: Election for the Representative of the Hellenes at the Presidium
- 8/3: Election for the Representative of the Romanians at the Presidium
The results were announced collectively on 8 March 2023.
Candidates
Slavic Representative
| Chief Justice of Teweria |
|---|
| Daniil Hrisanov |
|
| Founding member of the League |
| Micronation |
 Teweria
|
| Ethnicity |
 Serb
|
| President of Lesia and Karduna |
|---|
| Simeon Nikolov |
|
| Member since 23 October 2022 |
| Micronation |
 Lesia and Karduna
|
| Ethnicity |
 Bulgarian
|
Hellenic Representative
| Governor of Græcia |
|---|
| Quintus De Vitaliis |
|
| Founding member of the League |
| Micronation |
 Græcia
|
| Ethnicity |
 Hellene
|
| Emperor of Imvrassia |
|---|
| Aggelos I |
|
| Member since 15 June 2022 |
| Micronation |
 Imvrassia
|
| Ethnicity |
| Hellene
|
Romanian Representative
| President of Snagov |
|---|
| Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu |
|
| Member since 12 November 2022 |
| Micronation |
 Snagov
|
| Ethnicity |
 Romanian Bulgarian Romani
|
Election Results
| Ethnic group representation | Candidates | Total | Total seats |
+/− (seats) |
+/− (seats %) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | |||||||
| Slavs | Daniil Hrisanov |
6 | 55.56 | 1 | 1 | New | New | ||
| Simeon Nikolov |
3 | 33.33 | 0 | New | New | ||||
| Hellenes | Quintus De Vitaliis |
8 | 61.54 | 1 | 1 | New | New | ||
| Aggelos I |
5 | 38.46 | 0 | New | New | ||||
| Romanians | Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu |
1 | 1 | New | New | ||||
| Other votes | |||||||||
| Invalid vote(s) | 0 | ||||||||
| Abstained | 7 for the Slavic representative 3 for the Hellenic representative n/a for the Romanian representative |
Votes | % | Seats | Total seats |
▲/▼ (seats) |
▲/▼
(seats %) | ||
| Total for the Slavic representative | 9 | 56.25 | 1/3 | 3/3 | ▲1 | ▲33.333 | |||
| Total for the Hellenic representative | 13 | 81.25 | 1/3 | 3/3 | ▲1 | ▲33.333 | |||
| Total for the Romanian representative | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 3/3 | ▲1 | ▲33.333 | |||
Given the fact that Ștefan Marius was the only eligible Romanian representative, he was automatically awarded the seat at the Presidium. His possible competitor could have been Bogdan Ionescu, President of Libernesia, but due to his long absence and Libernesia's inactivity within the League, it was decided by the former Presidium to not pursue a competition between the two individuals.
Aftermath
Following the election, the Presidium consisted of: 1 representative for the South Slavs, 1 representative for the Hellenes, and 1 representative for the Romanians. No other Balkan ethnic group would be represented at the time, although Ștefan Marius is eligible to represent the Romani people.
Reactions
Following the election of the Hellenic representative at the Presidium, the winning candidate, Quintus De Vitaliis, thanked the people who voted for him and congratulated his competitor, Aggelos of Imvrassia, for the "tough race".