2023 Constantinopolitan general election (Queen of Cities)

The 2023 Constantinopolitan general election is set for May 26–28 to elect all 200 members of the Constantinopolitan Parliament after the end of the term of the previous 24th Parliament. Over the course of the previous legislature the radicalization of the Renewal Party in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic led to the flight of many conservative MPs to the New Right that gained 45 new representatives in Parliament, all of whom were previously located on the left of the Renewal Party's leadership.

Background
The previous four years were dominated by the successive emergencies of COVID-19 and the cost of living crisis after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. From 2020 to 2022 the country introduced numerous health and travel restrictions that ultimately stalled the spread of the virus. As of January 2023 the country had registered 16,824 deaths due to COVID, which placed it as the nation with the fourth-least amounts of death relative to population. Overall, polling showed that around 80% of citizens were either "very satisfied" or "somewhat satisfied" with the government's handling of the pandemic

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 caused another crisis as inflation, which had begun to rise in 2021, soared over the course of 2022. As the country had relied on Russian oil, natural gas, and grain it was affected particularly heavily with prices rising by 26% on a year-to-year basis. To counteract these measures, the government enacted a cap on energy prices for individuals and businesses and levied a windfall tax. In addition, the government raised the minimum wage and expanded welfare programs to include more low-income families. While these measures generally somewhat helped the population, they also provoked the country's largest budget deficit since the late 2000s, leading to criticisms of fiscal irresponsibility.

The abundance of crises prevented the government from implementing its agenda as their electoral promises of criminal and reduction of the workweek were abandoned with the government's main action being the construction of social housing and the introduction of rent controls. Meanwhile the Renewal Party, which had won the most seats in the previous election imploded following its adoption of anti-lockdown and anti-vaccine rhetoric. As a response, the moderate wing of the party, including the majority of its members of Parliament, left for the new center-right New Right party. As a result of defections the New Right became the second-largest party in Parliament by early 2023.

Political parties
To attain registration for the election a party must obtain the endorsement of 21 borough officials (2% of the entire body of borough councilors) in the period from March 24 until the deadline of April 21, 2023. There are six parties that currently have seats or are expected to obtain seats.