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{{Infobox legislative election
| election_name      = 2023 Central Exonian Assembly election
| country            = Central Exoña
| flag_year          = 
| previous_election  = [[2021 Central Exonian Assembly election|2021]]
| next_election      = ''[[2025 Central Exonian Assembly election|2025]]''
| election_date      = 24 July 2023
| seats_for_election = All 250 seats in the [[Assembly of Deputies (Central Exoña)|Assembly of Deputies]]
| majority_seats     = 126
| ongoing            = yes
| turnout            = 
| party1             = {{nowrap|[[Liberal Democratic Party (Central Exoña)|Liberal Democratic Party]]}}
| leader1            = {{nowrap|[[Federico Valdéz Valdéz]]}}
| colour1            = #34B4EB
| percentage1        = 
| seats1             = 
| last_election1     = 105
| current_seats1     = 105
| party2             = {{nowrap|[[Catholic Nationalist Union (Central Exoña)|Catholic Nationalist Union]]}}
| leader2            = {{nowrap|[[Nicolás Ureña Dávalos]]}}
| colour2            = #F8C401
| percentage2        = 
| seats2             = 
| last_election2     = 101
| current_seats2     = 101
| party3             = [[Central Exoña Party]]
| leader3            = {{nowrap|[[Norberto Guillén Murillo]]}}
| colour3            = #004690
| percentage3        = 
| seats3             = 
| last_election3     = 24
| current_seats3     = 24
| party4             = {{nowrap|[[Christian Democratic Party (Central Exoña)|Christian Democratic Party]]}}
| leader4            = {{nowrap|[[Nicolás Sanjurjo Molina]]}}
| colour4            = #00A352
| percentage4        = 
| seats4             = 
| last_election4     = 16
| current_seats4     = 16
| party5             = {{nowrap|[[National Democratic Party (Central Exoña)|National Democratic Party]]}}
| leader5            = {{nowrap|[[Felipe Ureña Mori]]}}
| colour5            = #A020F0
| percentage5        = 0.84
| seats5             = 
| last_election5     = 3
| current_seats5     = 3
| party6             = {{nowrap|[[National Salvation Party (Central Exoña)|National Salvation Party]]}}
| leader6            = {{nowrap|[[Fátima Quiñónez Ávila]]}}
| colour6            = #FF69B4
| percentage6        = 0.73
| seats6             = 
| last_election6     = 1
| current_seats6     = 1
| party7             = Independent
| leader7            = –
| colour7            = #DDDDDD
| percentage7        = 
| seats7             = 
| last_election7     = 3
| current_seats7     = 3
| results_sec        = Results
| map                = 
| map_upright        = 
| map_alt            = 
| map_caption        = 
| title              = [[Speaker of the Assembly (Central Exoña)|Speaker of the Assembly]]
| posttitle          = [[Speaker of the Assembly (Central Exoña)|Speaker of the Assembly]] after election
| before_election    = [[Alfonso Dávalos Merino]]
| before_party       = [[Catholic Nationalist Union (Central Exoña)|Catholic Nationalist Union]]
| after_election     = 
| after_party        = 
}}

Assembly elections will be held in [[Central Exoña]] on 24 July 2023. Central Exonians will elect all 250 members of the country's [[Assembly of Deputies (Central Exoña)|Assembly of Deputies]] of the country's 250 lower house district. Each deputy is elected in a first-past-the-post election, and the party or coalition with the most seats will select the country's [[Speaker of the Assembly (Central Exoña)|Speaker of the Assembly]].

Current opinion polling indicates a significant lead for the right-wing [[Catholic Nationalist Union (Central Exoña)|Catholic Nationalist Union]] (UNC) across the country, with the center-left [[Liberal Democratic Party (Central Exoña)|Liberal Democratic Party]] (PDL) polling in second place.

== Electoral system ==

Elections will be held in each of the country's 250 lower house districts. Each district will elect one deputy to serve on the [[Assembly of Deputies (Central Exoña)|Assembly of Deputies]] for a two year term from 2023 to 2025. To stand for election, candidates must be 30 years or older, be a Central Exonian citizen by birth, and not have any criminal convictions in the prior 5 years. Mayors are elected by a first-past-the-post system.

A total of 38,568,707 are elegible to vote, an increase of approximately 1.5 million voters from the previous election. Voters must vote in person at designated polling locations inside their lower house district as indicated on their Unique Identity Document (DIU).

== Political parties ==

{{see also|List of political parties in Central Exoña}}

Twelve political parties will participate in the election, an increase of three from 2021. Political parties are allowed to form coalitions amongst themselves.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" rowspan="2" | Party
! rowspan="2" | Ideology
! rowspan="2" | Political position
! colspan="2" | 2021 result
|-
! Vote %
! Seats
|-
| style="background-color:#90EE90" | 
| [[File:Flag of the PAEC.png|70px|Action Party for Central Exoña]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''PAEC'''
| [[Action Party for Central Exoña]]<br />{{small|''Partido de Acción por Exoña Central''}}
| Liberalism
| align="center" | Center-left
| colspan="2" align="center" {{N/A|''New party''}}
|-
| style="background-color:#F8C401" | 
| [[File:Flag of the UNC.png|70px|Catholic Nationalist Union]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''UNC'''
| [[Catholic Nationalist Union (Central Exoña)|Catholic Nationalist Union]]<br />{{small|''Unión Nacionalista Católica''}}
| Social conservatism
| align="center" | Right-wing
| align="center" | 42.39
| {{Composition bar|101|250|#F8C401}}
|-
| style="background-color:#004690" | 
| [[File:Flag of the PEC.png|70px|Central Exoña Party]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''PEC'''
| [[Central Exoña Party]]<br />{{small|''Partido de Exoña Central''}}
| Central Exonian nationalism
| align="center" | Far-right
| align="center" | 8.72
| {{Composition bar|24|250|#004690}}
|-
| style="background-color:#8A0000" | 
| [[File:Flag of the PCCE.png|70px|Central Exonian Communist Party]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''PCCE'''
| [[Central Exonian Communist Party]]<br />{{small|''Partido Comunista Centroexoñero''}}
| Communism
| align="center" | Far-left
| align="center" | 0.04
| {{Composition bar|0|250|#8A0000}}
|-
| style="background-color:#964B00" | 
| [[File:Flag of the PDCE.png|70px|Central Exonian Democratic Party]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''PDCE'''
| [[Central Exonian Democratic Party]]<br />{{small|''Partido Democrática Centroexoñero''}}
| Social democracy
| align="center" | Center-left
| colspan="2" align="center" {{N/A|''New party''}}
|-
| style="background-color:#00A352" | 
| [[File:Flag of the PDC.png|70px|Christian Democratic Party]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''PDC'''
| [[Christian Democratic Party (Central Exoña)|Christian Democratic Party]]<br />{{small|''Partido Democrática Cristiano''}}
| Christian democracy
| align="center" | Center-right
| align="center" | 4.48
| {{Composition bar|16|250|#00A352}}
|-
| style="background-color:#34B4EB" | 
| [[File:Flag of the PDL.png|70px|Liberal Democratic Party]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''PDL'''
| [[Liberal Democratic Party (Central Exoña)|Liberal Democratic Party]]<br />{{small|''Partido Democrática Liberal''}}
| Social democracy
| align="center" | Center-left
| align="center" | 41.33
| {{Composition bar|105|250|#34B4EB}}
|-
| style="background-color:#A020F0" | 
| [[File:Flag of the PDN.png|70px|National Democratic Party]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''PDN'''
| [[National Democratic Party (Central Exoña)|National Democratic Party]]<br />{{small|''Partido Democrática Nacional''}}
| Conservatism
| align="center" | Right-wing
| align="center" | 0.84
| {{Composition bar|3|250|#A020F0}}
|-
| style="background-color:#FF69B4" | 
| [[File:Flag of the PSN.png|70px|National Salvation Party]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''PSN'''
| [[National Salvation Party (Central Exoña)|National Salvation Party]]<br />{{small|''Partido de Salvación Nacional''}}
| Democratic socialism
| align="center" | Left-wing
| align="center" | 0.73
| {{Composition bar|1|250|#FF69B4}}
|-
| style="background-color:#C70D0A" | 
| [[File:Flag of PASONA.png|70px|National Socialist Party]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''PASONA'''
| [[National Socialist Party (Central Exoña)|National Socialist Party]]<br />{{small|''Partido Socialista Nacional''}}
| Socialism
| align="center" | Left-wing
| colspan="2" align="center" {{N/A|''New party''}}
|-
| style="background-color:#CBC3E3" | 
| [[File:Flag of the PUN.png|70px|National Unity Party]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''PUN'''
| [[National Unity Party (Central Exoña)|National Unity Party]]<br />{{small|''Partido de Unidad Nacional''}}
| Liberalism
| align="center" | Centrist
| align="center" | 0.02
| {{Composition bar|0|250|#CBC3E3}}
|-
| style="background-color:#FF5349" | 
| [[File:Flag of the PJS.png|70px|Party for Justice and Socialism]]
| style="text-align:center" | '''PJS'''
| [[Party for Justice and Socialism (Central Exoña)|Party for Justice and Socialism]]<br />{{small|''Partido por Justicia y Socialismo''}}
| Socialism
| align="center" | Left-wing
| align="center" | 0.13
| {{Composition bar|0|250|#FF5349}}
|}

== Opinion polling ==

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;line-height:14px;"
|-
! colspan="17" | Opinion polls
|-
! rowspan="2" | Polling firm
! rowspan="2" | Fieldwork date
! rowspan="2" | Sample<br />size
! style="width:43px;" | [[File:Flag of the UNC.png|35px|link=Catholic Nationalist Union (Central Exoña)|UNC]]
! style="width:43px;" | [[File:Flag of the PDL.png|35px|link=Liberal Democratic Party (Central Exoña)|PDL]]
! style="width:43px;" | [[File:Flag of the PEC.png|35px|link=Central Exoña Party|PEC]]
! style="width:43px;" | [[File:Flag of the PDC.png|35px|link=Christian Democratic Party (Central Exoña)|PDC]]
! style="width:43px;" | [[File:Flag of the PDN.png|35px|link=National Democratic Party (Central Exoña)|PDN]]
! style="width:43px;" | [[File:Flag of the PSN.png|35px|link=National Salvation Party (Central Exoña)|PSN]]
! style="width:43px;" | [[File:Flag of the PJS.png|35px|link=Party for Justice and Socialism (Central Exoña)|PJS]]
! style="width:43px;" | [[File:Flag of the PCCE.png|35px|link=Central Exonian Communist Party|PCCE]]
! style="width:43px;" | [[File:Flag of the PUN.png|35px|link=National Unity Party (Central Exoña)|PUN]]
! style="width:43px;" | [[File:Flag of PASONA.png|35px|link=National Socialist Party (Central Exoña)|PASONA]]
! style="width:43px;" | [[File:Flag of the PDCE.png|35px|link=Central Exonian Democratic Party|PDCE]]
! style="width:43px;" | [[File:Flag of the PAEC.png|35px|link=Action Party for Central Exoña|PAEC]]
! style="width:43px;" | Unsure
! style="width:30px;" rowspan="2" | Lead
|-
! style="background:#F8C401;" | 
! style="background:#34B4EB;" | 
! style="background:#004690;" | 
! style="background:#00A352;" | 
! style="background:#A020F0;" | 
! style="background:#FF69B4;" | 
! style="background:#FF5349;" | 
! style="background:#8A0000;" | 
! style="background:#CBC3E3;" | 
! style="background:#C70D0A;" | 
! style="background:#964B00;" | 
! style="background:#90EE90;" | 
! style="background:#DDDDDD;" | 
|-
| colspan="17" style="background:#A0A0A0" |

|- style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| ''Tribuno de La Libertad''
| 7–9 May 2023
| 1,583
| style="background:#F8DE7B;" | '''39.5'''
| '''16.9'''
| 10.2
| 2.2
| 1.8
| 1.4
| 1.1
| –
| –
| 3.1
| –
| –
| 23.8
| style="background:#F8C401;color:#000000;" | 22.6

|- 
| ''La Nación''
| 2 May 2023
| 1,443
| style="background:#F8DE7B;" | '''41.5'''
| '''18.9'''
| 7.4
| 2.7
| 1.5
| 1.1
| –
| –
| –
| 2.1
| –
| –
| 24.8
| style="background:#F8C401;color:#000000;" | 22.6

|- style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| ''La Prensa Nacional''
| 30 Apr 2023
| 1,560
| style="background:#F8DE7B;" | '''41.3'''
| '''20.5'''
| 7.1
| 2.6
| 1.4
| 1.2
| –
| –
| –
| 1.7
| –
| –
| 24.2
| style="background:#F8C401;color:#000000;" | 20.8

|-
| ''Universidad de Santa Ana''
| 26–29 Apr 2023
| 1,482
| style="background:#F8DE7B;" | '''40.4'''
| '''19.7'''
| 7.2
| 2.5
| 1.7
| 1.6
| 0.5
| 0.2
| 0.1
| 1.1
| 0.1
| 0.2
| 24.7
| style="background:#F8C401;color:#000000;" | 20.7

|- style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| ''Encuestas EC''
| 20–22 Apr 2023
| 1,605
| style="background:#F8DE7B;" | '''40.5'''
| '''20.3'''
| 9.4
| 2.3
| 1.2
| 1.7
| 0.4
| 0.3
| 0.2
| 0.8
| 0.2
| 0.1
| 22.6
| style="background:#F8C401;color:#000000;" | 20.2

|-
| ''Tribuno de La Libertad''
| 19 Apr 2023
| 1,212
| style="background:#F8DE7B;" | '''43.2'''
| '''22.1'''
| 8.3
| 4.3
| 1.0
| 0.7
| –
| –
| 0.2
| 0.3
| –
| –
| 19.9
| style="background:#F8C401;color:#000000;" | 21.1

|- style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| ''Tiempos de Santa Ana''
| 15–16 Apr 2023
| 1,250
| style="background:#F8DE7B;" | '''44.7'''
| '''21.3'''
| 6.2
| 2.3
| 1.1
| 0.9
| –
| –
| –
| –
| –
| –
| 24.4
| style="background:#F8C401;color:#000000;" | 23.4

|-
! colspan="17" | Beginning of official campaigning period

|-
| ''La Nación''
| 2–5 Apr 2023
| 1,299
| style="background:#F8DE7B;" | '''41.9'''
| '''20.8'''
| 6.8
| 2.5
| 1.2
| 1.0
| 0.3
| 0.1
| –
| –
| –
| –
| 25.4
| style="background:#F8C401;color:#000000;" | 21.1

|- style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| ''Encuestas EC''
| 2 Mar 2023
| 1,230
| style="background:#F8DE7B;" | '''40.0'''
| '''23.2'''
| 6.9
| 2.3
| 1.1
| 0.8
| 0.3
| 0.2
| 0.1
| 0.3
| 0.2
| 0.1
| 24.5
| style="background:#F8C401;color:#000000;" | 16.8

|-
| ''Tiempos de Santa Ana''
| 1–7 Jan 2023
| 1,850
| style="background:#F8DE7B;" | '''35.3'''
| '''25.2'''
| 12.1
| 2.8
| 1.5
| 1.0
| 0.2
| –
| –
| –
| –
| –
| 21.9
| style="background:#F8C401;color:#000000;" | 10.1

|- style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| ''La Prensa Nacional''
| 12 Oct 2022
| 1,333
| style="background:#F8DE7B;" | '''37.5'''
| '''27.8'''
| 14.2
| 2.4
| 2.1
| 1.4
| 0.2
| –
| 0.1
| –
| –
| –
| 14.3
| style="background:#F8C401;color:#000000;" | 9.7

|-
| ''El Centroexoñero''
| 1 Aug 2022
| 1,501
| '''40.2'''
| style="background:#C9EDFF;" | '''40.8'''
| 8.5
| 3.6
| 0.6
| 0.7
| 0.1
| 0.1
| 0.1
| –
| –
| –
| 5.3
| style="background:#34B4EB;color:#FFFFFF;" | 0.6

|-
| colspan="17" style="background:#A0A0A0" |

|- style="background:#EFEFEF;"
| [[2021 Central Exonian Assembly election|2021 election]]
| 24 Jul 2021
| N/A
| style="background:#F8DE7B;" | '''42.39'''
| '''41.33'''
| 8.72
| 4.48
| 0.84
| 0.73
| 0.13
| 0.04
| 0.02
| –
| –
| –
| –
| style="background:#F8C401;color:#000000;" | 31.77
|-
| colspan="17" style="background:#A0A0A0" |
|}

== Results ==

{{Election results
| caption    = 2023 Central Exonian Assembly election
| image      = 

| party1     = [[Catholic Nationalist Union (Central Exoña)|Catholic Nationalist Union]]
| color1     = #F8C401
| votes1     = 
| sw1        = 
| seats1     = 
| sc1        = 

| party2     = [[Liberal Democratic Party (Central Exoña)|Liberal Democratic Party]]
| color2     = #34B4EB
| votes2     = 
| sw2        = 
| seats2     = 
| sc2        = 

| party3     = [[Central Exoña Party]]
| color3     = #004690
| votes3     = 
| sw3        = 
| seats3     = 
| sc3        = 

| party4     = [[Christian Democratic Party (Central Exoña)|Christian Democratic Party]]
| color4     = #00A352
| votes4     = 
| sw4        = 
| seats4     = 
| sc4        = 

| party5     = [[National Democratic Party (Central Exoña)|National Democratic Party]]
| color5     = #A020F0
| votes5     = 
| sw5        = 
| seats5     = 
| sc5        = 

| party6     = [[National Salvation Party (Central Exoña)|National Salvation Party]]
| color6     = #FF69B4
| votes6     = 
| sw6        = 
| seats6     = 
| sc6        = 

| party7     = [[Party for Justice and Socialism (Central Exoña)|Party for Justice and Socialism]]
| color7     = #FF5349
| votes7     = 
| sw7        = 
| seats7     = 
| sc7        = 

| party8     = [[Central Exonian Communist Party]]
| color8     = #8A0000
| votes8     = 
| sw8        = 
| seats8     = 
| sc8        = 

| party9     = [[National Unity Party (Central Exoña)|National Unity Party]]
| color9     = #CBC3E3
| votes9     = 
| sw9        = 
| seats9     = 
| sc9        = 

| party10    = [[National Socialist Party (Central Exoña)|National Socialist Party]]
| color10    = #C70D0A
| votes10    = 
| sw10       = 
| seats10    = 
| sc10       = 

| party11    = [[Central Exonian Democratic Party]]
| color11    = #964B00
| votes11    = 
| sw11       = 
| seats11    = 
| sc11       = 

| party12    = [[Action Party for Central Exoña]]
| color12    = #90EE90
| votes12    = 
| sw12       = 
| seats12    = 
| sc12       = 

| total_sc   = 

| invalid    = 
| blank      = 

| electorate = 38230558

| source     = [[National Election Committee (Central Exoña)|National Election Committee]]
}}

== See also ==

* [[Elections in Central Exoña]]

{{Elections in Central Exoña}}

[[Category:Central Exoña]]
[[Category:Elections in Central Exoña|Assembly, 2023]]