June 2020 Supreme Soviet Elections (GaiaMC)

Elections to the Supreme Soviet of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics were held on June 6, 2020. In these elections, the Communist Party, led by Pip, held onto their large majority, albeit with a slightly reduced majority. The Monarch Bolshevik and Socialist Parties both gained seats from the Communist Party, an effect of the end to one-party rule in the Soviet Union.

After Lenin/Science2020 resigned as General Secretary, the leaders of the Ukrainian, Latvian, and Estonian SSRs (Soviet Socialist Republics), along with Pehps, Mayor of Omsk and leader of the Monarch Bolshevik Party, drafted the June Constitution and called for new elections to the Supreme Soviet. Pip, serving as Mayor of Riga and Commissar of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, became acting Commissar of the Soviet Union after Lenin's Resignation, along with leader of the Communist Party. Pip campaigned on his relatively high approval ratings, his foreign policy accomplishments such as the Soviet withdraw from the Great Gaia War, and his economic policies. Pehps and the Monarch Bolshevik Party campaigned on even more reforms than established in the June Constitution, specifically the establishment of a Constitutional Monarchy. Meanwhile, the Socialists campaigned on more loosened restrictions from the Soviet Government, along with a proper annexation of Poland. The central issues of the election included foreign policy, such as the rise of Solaris Eternal, the status of the newly aligned state of Poland along with existing colonies of Quebec, Prince Edward Island, and Alaska, and domestic issues such large scale projects including the Soviet Railway and business reform, along with bureaucratic issues such as further Government reforms and the status of the drafted June Constitution.

The Communist Party retained a large majority, thanks in part due to strong returns in may urban, multi-member districts. The Communist Party regained some seats lost when Supreme Soviet members switched parties, defeating the incumbents seated there. The Monarch Bolshevik Party gained open seats and defeated incumbents in parts of rural Russia, and notably, Eastern Ukraine, along with picking up seats in Finland and Kazakhstan. The Communist Party also gained newly formed seats in the new territories in what was Transamur and Crimea. The Socialist Party also overperformed what most polling showed, picking up a majority of seats in Estonia, along with seats in Lithuania, Byelorussia, Kazakhstan, and Russia. Local elections also saw Right, leader of the Socialist Party win re-election as mayor of Tallinn and Commissar of Estonia, becoming the first non-Communist Commissar of a SSR.

Pip proclaimed victory on behalf of the Communist Party about 6 hours after the polls closed. As a result of the election results, Pip followed through with his party's campaign promises. The Warsaw Pact alliance was formally signed on June 9th, and the June Constitution was formally signed and became effective on June 16th, along with the Solaris Exposed document being published by the Soviet Government shortly after the election, ultimately leading to the downfall of Solaris Eternal, one of the Soviet Union's closest rivals at that time. Political experts agree that Pip's handling of foreign policy is the primary reason why the Communists were able to retain power, as Pip's approval rating was consistently higher than the Communist Party as a whole.

Initially the Communist Party formed a majority government without the Monarch Bolshevik or Socialist Parties, but after the Holy War of Turkey broke out, a National Government was formed by all 3 parties. This coalition ender after the United States collapsed under the hands of the Eastern Alliance. As the server shut down in late July of 2020, this was the last election to be held for the Soviet Union, and the only one where multiple parties were permitted.