Union of Earth States Presidential election, 24 BBY

The Union of Earth States President election of 24 BBY was an election for the post of Union President, the candidates for the election was the incumbent president Kieran Lamb, who had been elected in the previous election in 28 BBY, Richard Williams, the Senator of Nortalia who led the Federalist Faction, Jane Zarkan, Senator and Queen of the Zarkan Kingdom and Zarkan Empire, who led the Traditionalist Faction, and Andrew Hatton, Senator of Erastan and one of Jane Zarkan's fellow members of the Traditionalist Faction.

Richard Williams won over the slim majority of the Union Senate with his calls for increased federalism and centralization of power to the Union Senate, angering the original 59 members of the senate who favoured the traditional view of limited Union involvement in the affairs of the member states.

After the victory of Richard Williams the Traditionalist Faction would do everything in their power to stop Williams' pro-Federalist and centralist policies, in 21 BBY the members of the Traditionalist Faction would be accused of conspiring to Assassination of Alexander Androski a promiment pro-Williams senator and be expelled from the Senate, after proving their innocence the Union Senate would neither apologise or grant them their positions back, they would therefore secede their nations and found the Confederate States of Earth.