NAP 2020 Leadership Convention

The NAP 2020 Leadership Convention convened on 16th October 2020 after the pervious party leader, Matthias Barbet, was arrested and charged with numerous high crimes. The two main candidates were Enzo Giraud and Roland Jerome. The convention ended on 20th October after Enzo Giraud was declared the new leader of NAP.

This convention was marred by numerous controversies and scandals.

Convention Rules and Voting

According to the Bylaws of NAP, the convention is split into two major events: nominations and voting. During the nomination period, any member of NAP may be nominated to run for leadership as long as they have over 1/3rd of the party sign a candidacy petition, and as long as half of those signatures are unique and haven't signed any other petition. The nomination phase typically lasts for a day. After one day, all eligible candidates debate for however long the convention votes to hold debates. If a majority of the convention votes to end the debate, the convention then moves into voting.

The Voting period, all members cast their ballot for leader. Write-in candidates are only allowed in the first two rounds of voting. A candidate wins the leadership by gaining 60% of all votes casted. If no candidate reaches this mark in the first round, all candidates with 40% or more move onto second round of voting. If a candidate doesn't win after a second round, a candidate wins by winning 55% instead of 60%, and all members can only choose one candidate. A ballot is spoiled if they vote for more than one, don't vote at all, or write-in a candidate.