Get election name

Returns the name of the specified election in the specified language.

Usage

election_name(
  ballot_date = pal::pkg_config_val("ballot_date"),
  lvl = lvls(ballot_date, canton, ballot_type = "election"),
  canton = cantons(ballot_date),
  prcd = prcds(ballot_date, lvl, canton),
  election_nr = 1L,
  lang = pal::pkg_config_val("lang"),
  type = c("short", "long", "body", "body_alt")
)

Arguments

ballot_date

FOKUS-covered ballot date. One of

• "2018-09-23"

• "2018-11-25"

• "2019-10-20"

• "2020-09-27"

• "2020-10-18"

• "2021-11-28"

• "2023-06-18"

• "2024-10-20"

lvl

Political level. One of "cantonal" or "federal".

canton

FOKUS-covered canton name. One of

• "aargau"

prcd

Election procedure. One of "proportional" or "majoritarian".

election_nr

Election number. A positive integerish scalar.

lang

Language. One of "de".

type

Name type. One of "short", "long", "body" or "body_alt".

Value

A character scalar.

See also

Other election predicate functions: combos_elections(), election_candidates(), election_names_combined(), election_parties(), election_tickets(), n_election_candidates(), n_election_seats(), past_election_date(), requires_candidate_registration()

Examples

fokus::election_name(ballot_date = "2019-10-20",
                     lvl = "cantonal",
                     canton = "aargau",
                     prcd = "majoritarian",
                     election_nr = 1,
                     type = "body")
#> [1] "Regierungsrat"