Good evening everyone. With elections set to begin in a few minutes, we would like to provide a few reminders about how these elections will function.
The elections will last for a period of 13 days; 3 days for nominations, 7 days for campaigns and 3 days for voting.
Only legislators may vote.
The following positions are up for elections: 

• Prime Minister
  
• Minster of Foreign Affairs
  
• Minister of Military Affairs
  
• Minister of Regional Affairs
  

The elections act does mandate that anyone seeking one of these positions may not hold equivalent office elsewhere, however, it is unclear if and how this will be enforced.

Voting will use instant runoff voting, with a candidate winning upon receiving a simple majority of those voting. By our current estimates that means that if every legislator voted, a candidate would need 28 votes.  Re-open Nominations (RON) is treated as a candidate for the election.

SPN will be looking to hold debates for contested elections. We will announce if we will.