1942 Ryccian general election (Pacifica)

1942 Ryccian general election

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October 9th, 1942
All 1,370 seats to the Popular Assembly of the Republic 686 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	70.67% ( 13.88%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Michael Arsunne Theodore Lasingen Nathan Salisby Party DRF Communist Liberal Last election 566, 41.30% 269, 19.60% 25.30%, 347 Seats won 395 358 275 Seat change 171 89 72 Seats before 566 269 347 Popular vote VH VH VH Percentage 28.80% 26.10% 20.10% Swing 12.50% 6.50% 5.20%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Count of Kandberg Party New Revolutionaries Royalist Independents and Others Last election - 12, 0.90% 97, 7.10% Seats won 182 4 45 Seat change 103 8 50 Seats before 79 12 95 Popular vote VH VH VH Percentage 13.30% 0.60% 3.30% Swing 7.50% 0.30% 3.80%   Seventh party   Leader (Collective leadership) Party Coalition For Freedom Last election - Seats won 111 Seat change 109 Seats before 2 Popular vote VH Percentage 8.10% Swing New
File:1942RycElection Results of the election.
Prime Minister before election Thomas Sorginn DRF (in grand coalition with Liberal) Elected Prime Minister Thomas Sorginn DRF (in grand coalition with Liberal) (caretaker government)

General elections in the First Ryccian Republic took place on October the 9th, 1942.

The situation in the country had worsened since 1938. Although the grand coalition survived the political infighting, the DRF and the Liberals increasingly despised each other. Economic turmoil had intensified, with a major recession occurring in 1940 that continued to persist until election day. Far-left and far-right agitators increased the scale and the frequency of their terrorist attacks, with a DRF deputy minister even being killed in 1941 by communist sympathizers. Popular dissatisfaction with the political and economic situation led to a sharp decrease in voter turnout, benefiting the communists and the far-right. Most worryingly, separatist politicians had united into a political alliance, the Coalition for Freedom, massively boosting their influence in politics. Lastly, days before the elections, the DRF deposed Thomas Sorginn as their leader, replacing him with Michael Arsunne. A more ambitious and conservative politician than his predecessors, his selection only heightened tensions between the DRF and the Liberals.

The 1942 elections led to a hung parliament. Thomas Sorginn remained as Prime Minister for one more month until he unexpectedly died due to a heart attack. Some suspected he was assassinated by political rivals, a theory confirmed to be correct after the authorities ordered an investigation in 2008, which concluded that Sorginn had indeed been poisoned. Many believe Arsunne ordered his death in a desperate gamble to assume the position of Prime Minister and attempt to consolidate the DRF's power to restore its dominance over the state, something which backfired spectacularly in 1943.