2022 Sequoyan presidential election

2022 Sequoyan presidential election

27 February 2022 (first round) 13 March 2022 (second round)
Registered	23,210,495
Turnout	85.53% (first round) 14.86pp 89.57% (second round) 19.55pp
Candidate Atohi Dustu Wohehiv Avonaco Party National Reconstruction Republican Running mate Mantotohpa Otoahhastis Kimi Amadahy Popular vote 10,920,464 9,657,867 Percentage 53.07% 46.93%
President before election Atohi Dustu (provisional) National Reconstruction Elected President Atohi Dustu National Reconstruction

The 2022 Sequoyan presidential election was held in Sequoyah on 27 February 2022. Voters elected the country's president and vice president for a six year term. The election occurred concurrently with Senate, People's Assembly, and gubernatorial elections. The 2022 presidential election was the first to occur under the country's fifth constitution and following the Cooperation and Development Coalition's (CODECO) military invasion during the Sequoyan Civil War.

Several candidates participated in the 2022 presidential election. The frontrunners were Major General Atohi Dustu of the National Reconstruction Party, who was serving as the CODECO-installed provisional president of Sequoyah, and Wohehiv Avonaco of the Republican Party, who was serving as the governor of Cheyenne. Other candidates included Ahuli Ahuyala of the Democratic Party; Atsadi Onacona of the Federalist Party; Amadahy Chasse of the Socialist Party; Mati Jistu of the Liberal Democrats for Progress and Change; Kanati Junaluska of the Sequoyan Independence Party; Salali Tsiya of the National Accountability Party; and Agasga Uku, an independent.

Political background

February and October 2020 elections

On 23 February 2020, incumbent President Cheasequah Waya won re-election with 51.49 percent of the vote, negating the need for a second round in March 2020. The political opposition accused Waya of having committed electoral fraud by inflating his vote total in order to avoid a second round. Although several opposition parties submitted petitions to the Sequoyan Electoral Commission (SAA) to nullify the results of the election, the SAA certified the election results on 15 March 2020.

Presidential candidates

There were nine presidential candidates and nine vice presidential candidates which were registered with the Sequoyan Electoral Commission and were eligible to participate in the 2022 presidential election. The following candidates are separated into the two tickets which advanced to the second round and the seven tickets which did not. The candidates who advanced to the second round are displayed in the order they appeared on the second round ballot, while the candidates who did not advance to the second round are displayed in the order they appeared on the first round ballot.

Advanced to the second round

Party		Candidate		Running mate		Date nominated	Date registered
	National Reconstruction Party		Atohi Dustu Provisional President of Sequoyah (2020–present)		Mantotohpa Otoahhastis Minister of Tribal Affairs (2021–2022)	26 September 2021	4 December 2021
	Republican Party		Wohehiv Avonaco Governor of Cheyenne (2018–2022) Mayor of Suhtai (2012–2016) Assemblyman from CY 1st (2004–2012)		Kimi Amadahy Mayor of Kalgaduv (2016–2020) Assemblywoman from WS 1st (2008–2016)	25 September 2021	4 December 2021

Failed to advance to the second round

Party		Candidate		Running mate		Date nominated	Date registered
	Federalist Party		Atsadi Onacona 10th Vice President of Sequoyah (2014–2020) Senator from Eastern Sequoyah (2005–2014)		Galilani Moytoy Senator from Eastern Sequoyah (2008–2020)
	Democratic Party		Ahuli Ahuyala Senator from Western Sequoyah (2008–2020) Assemblyman from WS 6th (1996–2008)		Gaagii Ohiyesa Senator from Western Sequoyah (2014–2020) Assemblyman from WS 2nd (1988–2014)
	Socialist Party		Amadahy Chasse Assemblyman from WS 9th (2012–2020)		Chenoa Tsala Assemblywoman from IU 5th (2012–2020)
	Liberal Democrats for Progress and Change		Mati Jistu Assemblyman from KS 5th (2016–2020)		Takatoki Awenasa
	Sequoyan Independence Party		Kanati Junaluska		Illanipi Hototo
	National Accountability Party		Salali Tsiya		Wohali Woya
	Independent		Agasga Uku		Kosumi Paytah

Debates

2022 Sequoyan presidential debates
Date	Time (SKI)	Organizers	P   Present     S   Surrogate     N   Non-invitee     A   Absent     I   Invited     –   No debate
			GAU	UU	NIU	UDU	ANU	NUGUAT	SUNU	GGU	Ind.	Ref.
18 December 2022	6:30 p.m.	Kalgaduv Times	P Dustu	P Wohehiv Avonaco	P Onacona	P Ahuyala	P Chasse	A Jistu	P Junaluska	P Tsiya	P Uku
16 January 2022	6:45 p.m.	Itse Gadu Tribune	P Dustu	P Wohehiv Avonaco	P Onacona	P Ahuyala	P Chasse	A Jistu	P Junaluska	P Tsiya	P Uku
13 February 2022	7:00 p.m.	Asequi Expositor	P Dustu	S Amadahy	P Onacona	S Ohiyesa	A Chasse	P Jistu	N	N	N
7 March 2022	7:15 p.m.	Asequi Expositor	P Dustu	P Wohehiv Avonaco	N	N	N	N	N	N	N

Opinion polling

Second round polling

2022 Sequoyan presidential election second round polls
Polling firm	Fieldwork date	Sample size			Unsure	Lead
			Dustu (GAU)	Wohehiv Avonaco (UU)

First round polling

2022 Sequoyan presidential election first round polls
Polling firm	Fieldwork date	Sample size										Unsure	Lead
			Dustu (GAU)	Wohehiv Avonaco (UU)	Onacona (NIU)	Ahuyala (UDU)	Chasse (ANU)	Jistu (NUGUAT)	Junaluska (SUNU)	Tsiya (GGU)	Uku (Ind.)
Asequi Expositor	1 Oct 2023	1,420	27.6	26.7	11.8	10.8	5.2	2.5	2.2	1.4	0.9	10.9	0.9

Results

Candidate		Running mate	Party	First round		Second round
				Votes	%	Votes	%
	Atohi Dustu	Mantotohpa Otoahhastis	National Reconstruction Party	7,420,185	37.82	10,920,464	53.07
	Wohehiv Avonaco	Kimi Amadahy	Republican Party	5,630,184	28.70	9,657,867	46.93
	Ahuli Ahuyala	Gaagii Ohiyesa	Democratic Party	3,521,294	17.95
	Atsadi Onacona	Galilani Moytoy	Federalist Party	1,100,285	5.61
	Amadahy Chasse	Chenoa Tsala	Socialist Party	904,395	4.61
	Mati Jistu	Takatoki Awenasa	Liberal Democrats for Progress and Change	560,836	2.86
	Kanati Junaluska	Illanipi Hototo	Sequoyan Independence Party	285,308	1.45
	Salali Tsiya	Wohali Woya	National Accountability Party	102,186	0.52
	Agasga Uku	Kosumi Paytah	Independent	95,385	0.49
Total				19,620,058	100.00	20,578,331	100.00
Valid votes				19,620,058	98.83	20,578,331	98.99
Invalid votes				232,058	1.17	210,185	1.01
Total votes				19,852,116	100.00	20,788,516	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				23,210,495	85.53	23,210,495	89.57
Source: Sequoyan Electoral Commission

See also

• Elections in Sequoyah