2019 Kalșerian presidential election

2019 Kalșerian presidential election
Turnout	19,817,709 (96.5% of registered voters)
	Map showing the two most voted parties in each canton
President before election; Maksimilianus Ureska; Social Cooperation	Elected President ; Maksimilianus Ureska; Social Cooperation

The 2019 Kalșerian presidential election was the 49th presidential election held in Kalșeri. It took place on September 20, 2019. Incumbent President and Social Cooperationist candidate Maksimilianus Ureska was re-elected in the second round, defeating former President and Liberal Democrat candidate Alejandra Ríos Soriano with almost two-thirds of the second-round preferences.

The election also saw the best performance in the polls by the Libertarian Party so far, reaching 22.9% of the preferences and overtaking Kalșerians for Change as the third-most voted party. The Movement for Action received just over 4% of the preferences, while Șin Seri and the Workers' Party of Urgel failed to reach 1%.

Traditionally, the incumbent President would face token opposition from fellow party members, and the nomination process would be a formality; however, this was not the case within the Social Cooperation Party, as he had to face nine candidates at the early stages of the primaries, including moderate party member Senator for Lág Tony DeLuca, who had criticized Ureska's measures as "excessive and ham-fisted". Other candidates included Party President Aleksandrus Șáșnegi and former Senator for Tigupoke Charlie Gilchrist.

The selection of candidates for the Liberal Democratic Party included people who had previously run for President, such as the aforementioned Ríos Soriano, former President Phil Garner and Party President Élena Kunar, who had run in 2014, as well as some newcomers, such as Senators Chris Gershwin and Garry McClennan, former Governor of New Lothian Regis Chandler III and Representative for New Kerry George Calhoun.

The Libertarian Party unanimously chose its pragmatic leader, Damian Feynman, in an effort to sway potential electors from the two main parties. Kalșerians for Change ultimately resorted to nominating High Summoner Cassandra Newell as the candidate for the party, as they had done ten and five years prior. The Movement for Action and Șin Seri initially considered running together by writing a common program and fielding a common candidate; however, the deal fell through when social policies were being discussed, as Șin Seri's staunch opposition to Christianity was incompatible with the Movement's espousal of Christianity as a core ideal.

All major broadcasting networks in Kalșeri set up live broadcastings of the results of the various elections taking place throughout the country, including those of the Senate. Alejandra Ríos Soriano conceded in the night of September 21, during the count of the second-round votes, and denied rumors of a possible recount demand. Maksimilianus Ureska was sworn in for his second term on October 15.

Background

Procedure

On September 20 of every year ending in 4 or 9, Kalșerian citizens are called to vote for the President. Contingent vote, a variant of the instant-runoff voting, is employed, in which electors rank their three preferred options. While voting in presidential elections is technically mandatory, the maximum penalty for not voting is a ħ300 fine, which can be waived if a registered elector did not show up for medical reasons.

According to the Charter, a candidate for the Presidency must be a natural-born Kalșerian citizen, be at least 25 years old, be a layman and be legally sane.

The incumbent

Maksimilianus Ureska (S), the incumbent President, was sworn in on October 15, 2014, after defeating Liberal Democrat Élena Kunar.

In 2015, Ureska spoke in favor of the Twenty-fourth Amendment, which would repeal the Twentieth, thus repealing mandatory state surveillance on suspected terrorists and those with a criminal record within Kalșeri, and put restrictions on when such treatment may be used. The Amendment was approved, 59–41.

The Church Tax Act was the main source of criticism of the Ureska presidency. The original draft was supposed to abolish tax exemptions for religious organizations. After a lengthy debate in both houses of Congress, which included a failed impeachment, the Act was amended to set up a tiered tax scheme for all churches and religious organizations operating Kalșeri, based on the number of registered followers, and was subsequently approved in May 2017.

Ureska co-authored and sponsored several laws removing restrictions for LGBT+ individuals, including the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Charter, approved by citizens in 2019, which legalized same-sex marriages and adoptions in the country, and banned conversion therapy. A bill to repeal the Amendment was presented by Rep. Arthur Johnson (D-LN); in response to this, a bill that would ban the repeal of the Ninth (concerning divorce), Twelfth (concerning abortion) and Twenty-fifth amendments was authored by Rep. Natasha Cordell (K-LG).

Other plans in Ureska's program included mandating a national ħ40 minimum hourly wage, the maintenance of the Kalșerian Health Service, the re-nationalization of KalRail and KalCom, the introduction of a sugar tax for food and drinks that contain more than 5% of sugar, and the improvement of infrastructure for renewable energy.

Ureska's sardonic personality has led him to become one of the most controversial Presidents in the last fifty years. Prominent Social Cooperation politicians, such as Senators Edwin Cho and Tony DeLuca, openly criticized Ureska's "ham-fisted" ways of dealing with issues.

Candidates

According to Kalșerian electoral law, running parties are required to file their official candidate by August 1.

Social Cooperationists

Candidate	Canton	Notable positions	Notes
Maksimilianus Ureska	Evalria	Incumbent President of Kalșeri (since 2014) Minister of Labor (2004–2009) Governor of Uslar, Evalria (2007–2011)
Tony DeLuca	Lág	Senator for Lág (since 2007)
Aleksandra Haus	Evalria	President of the Women's Union (since 2009)
Al Backer, Esq.	Takalim	Governor of Takalim (2007–2014)
Charlie Gilchrist	Tigupoke	Senator for Tigupoke (2007–2015)	Withdrew on April 12, 2019.
Aleksandrus Șáșnegi	Lág	President of the Social Cooperation Party (since 2017)	Withdrew on February 28, 2019.
Thomas Hartovich, Esq.	Tigupoke	Governor of Tigupoke (since 2014) Mayor of Cowhill (2005–2013)	Withdrew on February 15, 2019.
Kamila Iensi	Kalúen	Mayor of Falșak, KL (since 2015)	Withdrew on February 8, 2019.
Edwin Cho	Takalim	Senator for Takalim (since 2005)	Withdrew on February 1, 2019.
Jean-Louis Giaccone	Cartier Island	Member of the People's Council for Henriville-1 (since 2014)	Withdrew on February 1, 2019.

Liberal Democrats

Candidate	Canton	Notable positions	Notes
Alejandra Ríos Soriano	San Rafael	President of Kalșeri (1999–2004) Representative for San Rafael (1992–1997) Mayor of Loskaf, SR (1985–1991)
Chris Gershwin	Kalúen	Secretary of Education of Kalúen (since 2017) Senator for Kalúen (2005–2017)
Julius Lyeman	New Lothian	CEO of Lyeman Investments
Phil Garner	Chalmersville	President of Kalșeri (1989–1999) Mayor of Chalmersville (1981–1989)	Withdrew on April 9, 2019.
Élena Kunar	Kalúen	President of the Liberal Democratic Party (since 2017)	Withdrew on April 1, 2019.
George Calhoun	New Kerry	Representative for New Kerry (since 2012)	Withdrew on February 26, 2019.
Regis Chandler III	New Lothian	Governor of New Lothian (2010–2018)	Withdrew on February 11, 2019.
Dave Rehmer	Takalim	Member of the Murphyville, TK Legislative Council (2000–2004)	Withdrew on February 8, 2019.
Frank Keita	Cartier Island	Vice President (2012), Minister of Health (2009–2014)	Withdrew on February 5, 2019.
Garry McClennan	New Kerry	Senator for New Kerry (since 2015)	Withdrew on February 2, 2019.
Greg Stephanidis	Takalim	Representative for Daly (2007–2017) Majority Whip in the Takalim Cantonal Assembly (2007–2009)	Withdrew on February 2, 2019.
Lisa Smithson	Kalúen	President of the Senate (since 2016) Senator for Kalúen (since 2007)	Withdrew on January 31, 2019.

Kalșerians for Change

Candidate	Canton	Notable positions	Notes
Cassandra Newell	Lág	High Summoner (since 2012) Representative for Lág (since 2012)
Richard Hones	Evalria	Civil rights activist	Withdrew on June 3, 2019.
Lawrence Keane	Lág	CEO of Elektrem	Withdrew on May 17, 2019.

Other candidates

	Canton	Party	Notable positions	Notes
Damian Feynman	Evalria	Libertarian	Secretary of the Party (since 2007)
Matthew Chandler	New Lothian	Movement for Action	Representative for New Lothian (since 2012) Secretary of the Party (since 1995)
Jordan Heath	Cape Sundervale	Conservative	Secretary of the Party (since 2007)
Sibilla Seris	Evalria	Workers' Alliance	President of the Workers' Party of Evalria (since 2016)	Withdrew on August 14, 2019.
Grigor Komanș	New Lothian	Șin Seri	Representative for New Lothian (since 2017) Secretary of the Party (since 2001)
Roger McCaul	New Lothian	National Democratic	Mayor of Robert E. Lee (since 1999)
Steve Rossi	San Rafael	Pirate	Governor of San Rafael (1995–2005)
Luis Logi	Tigupoke	Communist	Member of the Tigupoke General Assembly for Cowhill (since 1998) Secretary of the Party (since 2005)
George Kaufman	Tigupoke	Socialist Fight	Secretary of the Party (since 1999)	Perennial candidate.
Philip Lowell	Cape Sundervale	Social Party	President of the Party (since 2013)
"Emperor" Brian Feene	Evalria	Anti-Party	Founder and President of the Party (since 1995)
Ron Ditch	Cape Sundervale	Independent	Public employee	Perennial candidate.
Fulgencio Hasenkamp	Lág	Independent	Musical producer Founder of the Committee for the Freedom of Naming
Clíodhna Ní Dubhshláine	New Kerry	Independent	Member of the New Kerry Cantonal Assembly for Treetoor (since 2013)	Successfully applied to have votes written as (Clíodhna) Delaney count.

Party primaries

Social Cooperation Party

Results of the primaries by canton. Red denotes cantons won by Maksimilianus Ureska, blue denotes cantons won by Tony DeLuca and green denotes cantons won by Charlie Gilchrist.

Since incumbent President Maksimilianus Ureska had alienated some liberal Social Cooperationists with the Creed Organizations Act of 2016, some challengers, such as Al Backer and Tony DeLuca, had questioned Ureska's actual intent. Earlier party polls indicate that DeLuca was Ureska's most credible opponent, sometimes overtaking the incumbent President.

Preliminary caucuses

Traditionally, the Social Cooperation Party and the Liberal Democratic Party hold a series of preliminary caucuses in Cartier Island, Janval, Lág, New Kerry and Urgel in late January. On January 23, 2019, party members in the five cantons gathered in the party section of their municipality of residence.

Support for Maksimilianus Ureska was strong, only losing in Lág to Tony DeLuca, who achieved second place elsewhere. Charlie Gilchrist regularly polled in third place, whereas Party President Aleksandrus Șáșnegi's results were much more volatile: last in the Cartier Island caucus, second-to-last in Janval, third in Lág, fifth in New Kerry and fourth in Urgel. Jean-Louis Giaccone polled last in every caucus except in his home canton of Cartier Island.

Candidate	Cartier Island	Janval	Lág	New Kerry	Urgel	Average
Al Backer	1%	6%	3%	4%	8%	4.4%
Edwin Cho	4%	5%	4%	10%	3%	5.2%
Jean-Louis Giaccone	10%	1%	1%	2%	1%	3%
Charlie Gilchrist	18%	15%	8%	11%	18%	14%
Thomas Hartovich	1%	3%	2%	3%	3%	2.4%
Alexandra Haus	7%	9%	5%	3%	6%	6%
Kamila Iensi	2%	2%	2%	3%	2%	2.2%
Aleksandrus Șáșnegi	1%	2%	13%	6%	10%	6.4%
Tony DeLuca	21%	25%	34%	29%	23%	26.4%
Maksimilianus Ureska	33%	32%	28%	31%	26%	30%

After the results of the caucuses were announced, Edwin Cho, Jean-Louis Giaccone and Kamila Iensi withdrew from the race in the following week. Thomas Hartovich withdrew on February 15, just a week before the primary in his home canton of Tigupoke, citing a lack of internal support.

Cho and Hartovich endorsed Charlie Gilchrist, whereas Giaccone and Iensi pledged their support for Maksimilianus Ureska.

Primaries

Social Cooperation Party primaries employ contingent voting, in which if no candidate achieves a majority of votes, all but the top two candidates are eliminated from the second round. Delegates are assigned porportionately to the results: if present, the second round is taken into consideration, otherwise delegates will be assigned according to the first-round results.

Great Wednesday is the name with which the third Wednesday of June is known. On June 19, party members in Chalmersville, Evalria, Janval, Kalúen, Lág, New Kerry, New Lothian and Urgel chose their candidate, with a total of 563 cantonal delegates.

Cantonal primaries
Primary	Maksimilianus Ureska	Tony DeLuca	Aleksandra Haus	Al Backer	Charlie Gilchrist	Aleksandrus Șáșnegi
Tigupoke, 22 delegates (February 22, 2019)	8 delegates (26% 1st round; 37% 2nd round)	– (16% 1st round)	– (8% 1st round)	– (5% 1st round)	14 delegates (41% 1st round; 63% 2nd round)	– (4% 1st round)
Takalim, 103 delegates (March 27, 2019)	64 delegates (37% 1st round; 62% 2nd round)	39 delegates (29% 1st round; 38% 2nd round)	– (7% 1st round)	– (18% 1st round)	– (9% 1st round)	withdrew
San Rafael, 49 delegates (May 8, 2019)	25 delegates (51%)	21 delegates (42%)	1 delegate (2%)	2 delegates (5%)	withdrew	withdrew
Chalmersville, 18 delegates (June 19, 2019)	9 delegates (46% 1st round; 48% 2nd round)	9 delegates (43% 1st round; 52% 2nd round)	– (7% 1st round)	– (4% 1st round)	withdrew	withdrew
Evalria, 40 delegates (June 19, 2019)	24 delegates (59%)	13 delegates (33%)	2 delegates (5%)	1 delegate (3%)	withdrew	withdrew
Janval, 65 delegates (June 19, 2019)	25 delegates (39%)	35 delegates (54%)	3 delegates (4%)	2 delegates (3%)	withdrew	withdrew
Kalúen, 121 delegates (June 19, 2019)	64 delegates (49% 1st round; 53% 2nd round)	57 delegates (48% 1st round; 47% 2nd round)	– (1% 1st round)	– (2% 1st round)	withdrew	withdrew
Lág, 105 delegates (June 19, 2019)	47 delegates (41% 1st round; 45% 2nd round)	58 delegates (48% 1st round; 55% 2nd round)	– (9% 1st round)	– (2% 1st round)	withdrew	withdrew
New Kerry, 84 delegates (June 19, 2019)	33 delegates (39%)	43 delegates (51%)	5 delegates (6%)	3 delegates (4%)	withdrew	withdrew
New Lothian, 68 delegates (June 19, 2019)	39 delegates (57%)	24 delegates (36%)	2 delegates (3%)	3 delegates (4%)	withdrew	withdrew
Urgel, 63 delegates (June 19, 2019)	33 delegates (43% 1st round; 52% 2nd round)	30 delegates (42% 1st round; 48% 2nd round)	– (11% 1st round)	– (4% 1st round)	withdrew	withdrew
Cartier Island, 14 delegates (July 3, 2019)	7 delegates (51%)	6 delegates (42%)	– (2%)	1 delegate (5%)	withdrew	withdrew
Cape Sundervale, 4 delegates (July 17, 2019)	2 delegates (56%)	1 delegate (26%)	1 delegate (15%)	– (3%)	withdrew	withdrew
Number of delegates	381	336	14	12	14	0

Nomination Day

The nationwide primary, held in Evalria on July 26, saw incumbent President Maksimilianus Ureska win a majority of the 756 cantonal candidates and the 44 superdelegates. Superdelegates are party members who serve or have served as public officials, such as former Presidents, members of Congress, Governors and Mayors.

Maksimilianus Ureska was given the relative majority of the votes, with Tony DeLuca coming in second. Even though Charlie Gilchrist had withdrawn after the Takalim primary, his delegates still voted for him in the first round as pledged.

Since no candidate received the absolute majority of votes, a second round was needed. While the results of the second round were being counted, DeLuca sent a message to Ureska and conceded; Ureska would go on to win the Social Cooperationist nomination, with 58% of the preferences, including 29 of the 44 superdelegates.

Selected candidate	Other chandidates
Maksimilianus Ureska	Tony DeLuca	Charlie Gilchrist	Aleksandra Haus	Al Backer, Esq.
Evalria	Lág	Tigupoke	Evalria	Takalim

381 delegates (first round) 450 delegates (second round)	336 delegates (first round) 350 delegates (second round)	14 delegates (first round) Eliminated in the second round	14 delegates (first round) Eliminated in the second round	12 delegates (first round) Eliminated in the second round

Liberal Democratic Party

Results of the primaries by canton. Blue denotes cantons won by Alejandra Ríos Soriano, gold denotes cantons won by Chris Gershwin and green denotes cantons won by George Calhoun.

Preliminary caucuses

Traditionally, the Social Cooperation Party and the Liberal Democratic Party hold a series of preliminary caucuses in Cartier Island, Janval, Lág, New Kerry and Urgel in late January. On January 23, 2019, Liberal Democrats in these cantons went ton the party section of their municipality of residence to choose their candidate.

The Liberal Democratic caucuses did not produce a clear overall winner. Former Senator for Kalúen Chris Gershwin won in Cartier Island, Lág and Urgel, while New Kerrians George Calhoun and Garry McClennan polled first and second in their home caucus. Former President Alejandra Ríos Soriano won in Janval, with a two-percentage-point lead over Gershwin.

Candidate	Cartier Island	Janval	Lág	New Kerry	Urgel	Average
George Calhoun	6%	3%	–	21%	4%	6.8%
Regis Chandler III	1%	6%	–	1%	2%	2%
Phil Garner	10%	13%	1%	3%	5%	6.4%
Chris Gerswhin	29%	24%	25%	16%	23%	23.4%
Frank Keita	23%	–	1%	1%	3%	5.6%
Élena Kunar	13%	18%	23%	15%	10%	15.8%
Julius Lyeman	4%	1%	–	1%	2%	1.6%
Garry McClennan	3%	1%	–	17%	4%	5.2%
Dave Rehmer	–	–	–	1%	–	0.2%
Alejandra Ríos Soriano	7%	26%	14%	12%	21%	16%
Lisa Smithson-Ricciardi	2%	8%	13%	8%	14%	9%
Greg Stephanidis	2%	–	3%	5%	12%	4.4%

After the results of the caucuses were announced, President of the Senate Lisa Smithson-Ricciardi withdrew on January 31 and endorsed Party President Élena Kunar. Despite showing strong support in New Kerry, Garry McClennan dropped out of the race and endorsed fellow New Kerrian George Calhoun. Dave Rehmer, Greg Stephanidis, Frank Keita and Regis Chandler III followed suit; Stephanidis and Keita voiced their support for Gershwin, whereas Rehmer and Chandler endorsed Alejandra Ríos Soriano and encouraged their supporters to do the same.

Primaries

In Liberal Democratic primaries, the winner of the cantonal vote is generally given all of the delegates. On February 22, Tigupokian Liberal Democrats went to their municipal sections of the Party to choose their candidate; they voiced their support for Chris Gershwin.

The Liberal Democratic Party held its own major primaries on Great Wednesday, the same day as the Social Cooperation Party's. On June 19, party members in Chalmersville, Evalria, Janval, Kalúen, Lág, New Kerry, New Lothian and Urgel chose their candidate, accounting for 430 cantonal delegates.

Cantonal primaries
Primary	Alejandra Ríos Soriano	Chris Gershwin	Julius Lyeman	Phil Garner	Élena Kunar	George Calhoun
Tigupoke, 17 delegates (February 22, 2019)	– (29%)	17 delegates (58%)	– (6%)	– (3%)	– (3%)	– (1%)
Takalim, 96 delegates (March 27, 2019)	– (36%)	79 delegates (53%)	– (7%)	– (2%)	– (2%)	withdrew
San Rafael, 38 delegates (May 8, 2019)	38 delegates (56%)	– (41%)	– (3%)	withdrew	withdrew	withdrew
Chalmersville, 14 delegates (June 19, 2019)	– (41%)	14 delegates (56%)	– (3%)	withdrew	withdrew	withdrew
Evalria, 30 delegates (June 19, 2019)	11 delegates (38%)	18 delegates (61%)	1 delegates (1%)	withdrew	withdrew	withdrew
Janval, 50 delegates (June 19, 2019)	50 delegates (49%)	– (44%)	– (7%)	withdrew	withdrew	withdrew
Kalúen, 92 delegates (June 19, 2019)	43 delegates (47%)	44 delegates (48%)	5 delegates (5%)	withdrew	withdrew	withdrew
Lág, 80 delegates (June 19, 2019)	39 delegates (49%)	39 delegates (49%)	2 delegates (2%)	withdrew	withdrew	withdrew
New Kerry, 64 delegates (June 19, 2019)	64 delegates (51%)	– (46%)	– (3%)	withdrew	withdrew	withdrew
New Lothian, 52 delegates (June 19, 2019)	52 delegates (52%)	– (39%)	– (9%)	withdrew	withdrew	withdrew
Urgel, 48 delegates (June 19, 2019)	24 delegates (50%)	23 delegates (48%)	1 delegate (2%)	withdrew	withdrew	withdrew
Cartier Island, 11 delegates (July 3, 2019)	11 delegates (56%)	– (41%)	– (3%)	withdrew	withdrew	withdrew
Cape Sundervale, 3 delegates (July 17, 2019)	3 delegates (72%)	– (28%)	– (0%)	withdrew	withdrew	withdrew
Number of delegates	332	237	9	0	0	0

Nomination Day

The nomination process, which took place in Hutchinson on July 27, confirmed the pledged votes from the cantonal delegates, plus thirty superdelegates. Of the 608 delegates, Alejandra Ríos Soriano won 352 (57.9%).

This nomination was described by pundit Liza Tillson as a "formality dressed as a competition", because Ríos Soriano had already reached 54.6% of the preferences, past the absolute majority needed for nomination.

Selected candidate	Other chandidates
Alejandra Ríos Soriano	Chris Gershwin	Julius Lyeman
San Rafael	Kalúen	New Lothian

352 delegates	247 delegates	9 delegates

Opinion polling

Date	Poll source	Ureska SCP	DeLuca SCP	Gilchrist SCP	Other SCP	Ríos Soriano LDP	Gershwin LDP	Other LDP	Feynman Lib.	Newell K4C	Chandler M4A	Others	Undecided
Date	Poll source											Others	Undecided
9 September 2019	YouTrend	42%	–	–	–	15%	–	–	21%	5%	3%	2%	12%
1 September 2019	Absolut	36%	–	–	–	12%	–	–	19%	4%	2%	5%	22%
3 August 2019	KalStat	29%	13%	–	–	12%	16%	–	10%	3%	1%	7%	9%
Nominated: Ureska (SCP); Ríos Soriano (LDP).
7 July 2019	RNU	24%	19%	–	1%	13%	18%	–	8%	5%	1%	3%	8%
2 June 2019	YouTrend	22%	24%	–	–	9%	20%	–	9%	3%	2%	5%	6%
5 May 2019	RNU	25%	22%	–	–	13%	19%	–	12%	3%	1%	–	5%
10 April 2019	Absolut	28%	23%	–	–	15%	24%	–	7%	1%	1%	1%	–
Dropping out: Gilchrist (SCP); Kunar, Garner (LDP).
3 March 2019	KalStat	12%	17%	15%	–	8%	19%	–	10%	2%	2%	3%	12%
Dropping out: Șáșnegi (SCP); Calhoun (LDP).
19 Feb 2019	YouTrend	18%	13%	16%	2%	3%	21%	3%	9%	3%	1%	2%	9%
Dropping out: Cho, Giaccone, Hartovich, Iensi (SCP); Chandler III, Keita, McClennan, Stephanidis, Smithson-Ricciardi (LDP).
6 Jan 2019	RNU	19%	10%	15%	7%	4%	15%	6%	3%	2%	1%	3%	15%

Televised debates

There were five televised debates throughout the electoral campaign: two as part of the party primaries, three for major candidates. Topics discussed in the debates included Black Lives Matter and racial discrimination, climate change and the environment in general, online bullying, Ureska's Creed Organizations Act, LGBT+ rights in the country, Kalșerian membership in the NATO, the country's relations with major powers, gun ownership and vaccination policies.

The first major debate, set up by Eldridge Broadcasting in Hartleyville, LN, Maksimilianus Ureska and Tony DeLuca (SCP), Alejandra Ríos Soriano, Chris Gershwin and Julius Lyeman (LDP), as well as Damian Feynman (L).

The second debate was broadcast on JCTN in its Lennoxton studios and moderated by Richard Haug, Professor of History at the University of Takalim. The event featured almost all of the candidates as the previous one, with the addition of Cassandra Newell (K4C). Matthew Chandler (M4A) and Lyeman were also invited, but could not attend due to conflicting duties.

The third one was organized by Kal1, hosted in the channel's Evalria studios and moderated by presenter Sammy Ledger. This broadcasting featured the same candidates as the last one. This time, DeLuca, Gershwin and Lyeman were replaced with Chandler and Roger McCaul.

Candidate	March 19, 2019 (S) Chalmersville, JCTN	April 14, 2019 (D) Percy, KL, KBC	May 24, 2019 Hartleyville, LN, Eldridge	July 12, 2019 Lennoxton, TK, JCTN	August 27, 2019 Evalria, Kal1
Maksimilianus Ureska (S)	Attended	Not invited	Attended	Attended	Attended
Tony DeLuca (S)	Attended	Not invited	Attended	Attended	Not invited
Charlie Gilchrist (S)	Attended	Not invited	Not invited	Not invited	Not invited
Al Backer (S)	Attended	Not invited	Not invited	Not invited	Not invited
Aleksandra Haus (S)	Attended	Not invited	Not invited	Not invited	Not invited
Alejandra Ríos Soriano (D)	Not invited	Attended	Attended	Attended	Attended
Chris Gershwin (D)	Not invited	Attended	Attended	Attended	Not invited
Julius Lyeman (D)	Not invited	Attended	Attended	Invited	Not invited
Damian Feynman (L)	Not invited	Not invited	Attended	Attended	Attended
Cassandra Newell (K)	Not invited	Not invited	Not invited	Attended	Attended
Matthew Chandler (M)	Not invited	Not invited	Not invited	Invited	Attended
Roger McCaul (H)	Not invited	Not invited	Not invited	Not invited	Attended

Results

Candidate		Party	First round (%)	Second round (%)	Notes
	Maksimilianus Ureska	Social Cooperation	6,677,434 (33.7%)	12,224,078 (62.5%)	Incumbent
	Alejandra Ríos Soriano	Liberal Democratic	4,777,238 (24.11%)	7,334,447 (37.5%)
	Damian Feynman	Libertarian	4,537,485 (22.9%)	–
	Cassandra Newell	Kalșerians for Change	1,902,177 (9.6%)	–
	Matthew Chandler	Movement for Action	812,388 (4.1%)	–
	Roger McCaul	National Democratic	213,251 (1.08%)	–
	Marius Kurtl	Christian Democrat	145,635 (0.73%)	–
Clíodhna Ní Dubhshláine			131,171 (0.662%)	–	Shown in Evalria, Lág and New Kerry, write-in candidate everywhere else
Fulgencio Hasenkamp			91,542 (0.462%)	–	Shown in Evalria and Lág, write-in candidate everywhere else
	Grigor Komanș	Șin Seri	59,443 (0.3%)	–
	George Kaufman	Socialist Fight	29,722 (0.15%)	–
	Steve Rossi	Pirate	24,530 (0.12%)	–
	Luis Logi	Communist	17,832 (0.09%)	–
	Ioséf Várșanin	Farmer	15,059 (0.076%)	–
Ron Ditch			13,870 (0.07%)	–	Write-in candidate
	Philip Lowell	Social	9,907 (0.05%)	–
	"Emperor" Brian Feene	Anti-Party	7,926 (0.04%)	–
Other candidates			132,009 (0.65%)	–	Including perennial or non-serious candidates
Invalid/blank votes			219,090 (1.11%)	–
Total votes			19,817,709 (100%)	19,558,525 (98.7%)	259,184 votes ignored in which the two preferences did not include either of the top two candidates.

Reactions

Social Cooperation Party:
- Maksimilianus Ureska: upon hearing the news of his re-election, he phoned Ríos Soriano and Feynman to "thank [them] for the very worthy competition".
- Aleksandrus Șáșnegi and the rest of the Party congratulated Maksimilianus Ureska for the victory.
- Aleksandra Haus stated her satisfaction for Ureska's victory and told him not to abandon his social policies.
- Al Backer told journalists that "[Ureska] was going to win, no doubt about that."
Liberal Democratic Party:
- Alejandra Ríos Soriano said that the Party is "still the second force in the country", and admonished the Party about the dangers of "identity crisis, which could lead to catastrophe".
- Élena Kunar replied to Ríos Soriano's remarks and conceded that "identity crisis is a real threat within the Party"; she then went on to say that "[they] have to keep our role of sensible opposition."
- Chris Gershwin called for a primary reform within the Liberal Democratic Party.
Libertarian Party: Damian Feynman wrote on Twitter that "[he] may not have reached the Palace, but this is just the beginning for the #GoldenWave" (#HennúOna).
Kalșerians for Change: Cassandra Newell congratulated Ureska for the victory, and told him that her party is willing to work together with the SCP in regards to climate change and social policies.
Movement for Action: Matthew Chandler held an interview, saying that "this was a disappointment", referring to earlier posts proclaiming that the "Right [would] reach higher consensus than ever". He then declared that the disappointing result would not deter him from his usual political activity.
Clíodhna Ní Dubhshláine expressed her excitement to appear among the ten most voted candidates, commenting that her presidential campaign had "gone further than [she] could ever have imagined". She then replied to Komanș's "string-plucking doofus" with "Fancy hearing a sad song on the world's smallest harp, Grigor?"
Fulgencio Hasenkamp expressed bitterness over his failure to reach 1% of the votes, but also stated his acceptance of the results and his willingness to go on with his political activism.
Conservative Party: Jordan Heath wrote on Twitter "Like those of the past, this election proves a point: I'm not here to reach the Palace, I'm here to express the wishes and worries of Cape Sundervale. Don't let us down, Max!"
Șin Seri: Grigor Komanș wrote a post on Facebook, expressing his outrage about people's willingness to vote for "a bunch of [...] Communists", "a string-plucking doofus" and "someone who probably shouldn't even be running" rather than an "honest candidate", concluding with "[n]o wonder Kalșeri is going to s**t". His post was consequently stormed with negative feedback from political opponents, forcing him to disable comments. The following day, Komanș wrote another post, stating solidarity towards Matthew Chandler and describing him as "the only big-party leader in Kalșeri with a functioning brain".

2019 Kalșerian presidential election

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