C.Y. 250 Taatiklarian presidential election

The C.Y. 250 Taatiklarian presidential election was held on Friday, 31 Ulary, C.Y. 250. Incumbent president Elena Bostain of the Peoples' Party won re-election to a third term, though by a slightly reduced margin from her first two victories. Despite this, the election also coincided with the first Peoples' plurality in the Taatiklarian legislature since C.Y. 234.

Background
Bostain's 2nd term began in C.Y. 249 with a downturn in the economy caused by the failure of several mining companies in the provinces of Sinkris and Conuctia. The resulting recession caused a major dip in Bostain's approval numbers, and preliminary polling showed the Liberty Party leading the Peoples' Party by over 10 percentage points. However, the passage of the C.Y. 249 Taatiklarian Relief Act, which increased the standard Taatiklarian UBI check from $3500 TD per month to $4000 TD per month, greatly increased Bostain's approval rating.

Campaign
The Liberty Party candidate Okase Ashmore ran on a platform opposing Bostain's support of LGBTQ+ rights and pro-choice stance on abortion, as well as proposing a work requirement to receive the Taatiklarian UBI check. Due to the poor state of Taatiklatar's economy in C.Y. 250, the Liberty Party's platform appealed to the Taatiklarian citizenry somewhat more than the past two elections, but they came short of winning.

Rules
The election was conducted with ranked-choice voting; any candidate that got less than 5% of the first round vote would be eliminated, and then the elimination process would continue as normal.

Results
TPN, which is generally the most highly-respected election forecaster and analysis company in the country, called the race for Bostain 2 hours and 13 minutes after the last polls closed, a longer than normal wait. The election results were officially certified on 4 Anary, C.Y. 251, and Bostain's third term began on 15 Anary, C.Y. 251.