2288 Presidential Election

National Primary
The CNP Primary (using Moderate candidates as a tradition for the party) was one of the closest primaries in CNP history.

Declared Candidates

 * Julia Abard - Speaker of Parliament and Member of Parliament for the Cantonia District. Former Governor of the Cantonia District and former Shadow Minister of Education.
 * Tom Darius - Governor of Mortani and former State Senator for Mortani's 11th district.
 * Sarah Mandel - Former Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Moderate party. Former Member of Parliament for Mortani.

National Voting First Round
The National Primary's first round occurred on December 30th and was one of the closest primaries in the party's history. Julia Abard and Tom Darius advanced to a runoff on January 9th.

National Runoff
The National Party runoff occurred on January 9th, 2288, and resulted in surprisingly large victory for Speaker of Parliament Julia Abard.

Declared Candidates

 * Adam Dallas - Incumbent President of Cantonia.
 * Mitch Handers - Governor of Otago. Former Vice President of Cantonia. Former Minister of Economic Development, Former Member of Parliament.
 * Kyle Aers - Governor of Tasmania. Former Member of Parliament for Tasmania.

NDP Voting First Round
The first round of the NDP primary was conducted on December 30th, 2287. In a surprise result, Adam Dallas beat out Mitch Handers, taking 2nd place and surviving against Kyle Aers, who won first place in the three way race.

NDP Runoff
Kyle Aers won the nomination in a close fight with incumbent Adam Dallas, making Dallas the first President ever to lose re-nomination.