There is still a long time before the Consul election in November (electioneering will not start in earnest until the end of August when all of the candidates are known) but in the first poll it seems El Diablo the Imperial Order candidate has a fight on his hands. Independent Zanus has a slight lead on 32% while El Diablo is on 31%. Although he is not yet an announced candidate the Liberal ZBH polled 23%.
El Diablo can expect a poll boost when his party machine gets to work however as Zanus has little in the way of political organisation. However the ex-head of the army does have a lot of support in the military. Analysts think it will be a close contest all the way.
