2015 Roman Consular Election

The 2551st Roman Consular election took place on July 2nd, 2015. On the same day, elections were held to elect Rome's 8 Praetors, 8 Aediles, and 24 Quaestors. The elections were overseen by incumbent consuls Gaius Nepos and Severus Tiberius Napolianus. The election was won by the conservative heiress Atia Alba Ravennia, a member of the extended Albine clan, and by Marcus Ascillier, a liberal journalist and writer. The election was dominated by discussions about the previous year's Fastinii revolts, which saw the deaths of 12 people, including incumbent praetor Opiter Decianus, and billions of pounds in damage.

The nationalist alliance Party Of The Emperor nominated Ravennia after the assassination of the more moderate Titus Scribonius Salonius in January.

The Liberal Alliance was very divided after the revolts. The agrarian Party For The Middle were very harsh on the leaders of the revolts, and they nominated fellow hard-liner Marcus Ascillier. The more conciliatory and progressive Roma 2030! along with the Golden Party nominated Secundus Plinius Genialis. The Liberal Alliance made a joint endorsement of both.

The revolutionary party Red Rome, who had surged in popularity among the lower classes after their endorsement of the riots, nominated Maximus Grumio, a senator and governor who had made statements that some considered dismissive of the harm caused by the riots. He actively endorsed the death of Opiter Decianus, and said "These riots are the voice of the proletariat. Their voice must not go unheard!". The Green Party attempted to endorse a different candidate at the party council, but this efford was thwarted.