2016 Britonian presidential election

The 2016 Britonian presidential election was held on 5 and 19 June 2022. As no candidate won a majority in the first round, a runoff was held, in which Isolda Ankov defeated Ruan Deskera and was elected as President of Britonia. Not standing for re-election was President Denez Rukin, who stood down after the election, having served two terms from 2000-2016.

In the first round, Ankov took the lead with 29.4% of votes, followed by Deskera with 24.7%, and Dr Jori Perano (endorsed by PAN) with 17.2%. Koro Maḥek (endorsed by AKG) won 14.8% of the vote, and Demea Kostentin, backed by LyE, took 12.6%. Turnout was 74.87% in the first round.

In the second round, Ankov beat Deskera with 55.73% of the vote to his 44.27%. Turnout was 72.98%, the lowest figure recorded for a presidential election in which the incumbent didn't stand. Deskera conceded defeat soon after exit projections became available, and President Rukin invited President-elect Ankov to the Presidential Palace immediately to hand over power, while the official presidential handover ceremony occurred on Friday 30th June 2016.