I've done extensive testing on HRE elections in EU as has Chas. I've been able to draw the following conclusions - see here for details on the testing.
For every Catholic country the WEIGHTED sum of relations with each elector is calculated. A bonus is added to the sums for Austria and Spain, and a small random number is added to each countries score and the highest score is elected.
The voters (in order of importance for the IGC) are:
Austria (HAB)
Prussia (PRU)
Baden (BAD)
Bavaria (BAY)
Cleves (KLE)
Bohemia (BOH)
Hanover (HAN)
Greece (HEI)
Hesse (HES)
Cologne (KOL)
Lorraine (LOR)
The Palatinate (PFA)
Saxony (SAC)
Thuringia (THU)
Wurtemburg (WUR)
Brandenburg (BRA)
Holstein (SHL)
To be elected you need to improve your relations with these countries in this order of importance. You can also work on reducing the relations of your rival with these countries. If you are playing one of these countries your relations with yourself matter. On the other hand if you're playing one of these countries you can easily worsen your relations with other candidates by insulting them. Relations with yourself can be improved by taking cash in peace settlements.
For every Catholic country the WEIGHTED sum of relations with each elector is calculated. A bonus is added to the sums for Austria and Spain, and a small random number is added to each countries score and the highest score is elected.
The voters (in order of importance for the IGC) are:
Austria (HAB)
Prussia (PRU)
Baden (BAD)
Bavaria (BAY)
Cleves (KLE)
Bohemia (BOH)
Hanover (HAN)
Greece (HEI)
Hesse (HES)
Cologne (KOL)
Lorraine (LOR)
The Palatinate (PFA)
Saxony (SAC)
Thuringia (THU)
Wurtemburg (WUR)
Brandenburg (BRA)
Holstein (SHL)
To be elected you need to improve your relations with these countries in this order of importance. You can also work on reducing the relations of your rival with these countries. If you are playing one of these countries your relations with yourself matter. On the other hand if you're playing one of these countries you can easily worsen your relations with other candidates by insulting them. Relations with yourself can be improved by taking cash in peace settlements.
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