.elections-hero {
  padding: 160px 40px 80px;
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  position: relative;
}
.elections-hero::before {
  content: 'CANDIDATES';
  position: absolute;
  top: 100px;
  right: 40px;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 100px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: rgba(154, 138, 58, 0.04);
  letter-spacing: 8px;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.elections-hero h1 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: clamp(42px, 6vw, 76px);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--text-primary);
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.elections-hero h1 em { display: block; color: var(--gold-bright); font-style: normal; }
.elections-intro {
  font-size: 17px;
  color: var(--text-secondary);
  max-width: 600px;
  line-height: 1.75;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.elections-divider { width: 80px; height: 2px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold), var(--gold-dim)); margin-bottom: 60px; }

.candidates-section {
  padding: 0 40px 120px;
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.candidates-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(320px, 1fr));
  gap: 32px;
}

.candidate-cell {
  background-color: transparent;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  perspective: 1200px;
  -webkit-perspective: 1200px;
  opacity: 0;
  animation: slideUpFade 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.25, 1, 0.5, 1) forwards;
}

@keyframes slideUpFade {
  0% { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(40px) scale(0.95); }
  100% { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0) scale(1); }
}

.candidate-cell:nth-child(1) { animation-delay: 0.1s; }
.candidate-cell:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: 0.2s; }
.candidate-cell:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: 0.3s; }
.candidate-cell:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: 0.4s; }
.candidate-cell:nth-child(5) { animation-delay: 0.5s; }
.candidate-cell:nth-child(6) { animation-delay: 0.6s; }
.candidate-cell:nth-child(7) { animation-delay: 0.7s; }
.candidate-cell:nth-child(8) { animation-delay: 0.8s; }
.candidate-cell:nth-child(9) { animation-delay: 0.9s; }
.candidate-cell:nth-child(n+10) { animation-delay: 1.0s; }

.candidate-card {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 380px;
  cursor: pointer;
  display: grid;
  transition: transform 0.6s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
  transform-style: preserve-3d;
}

.candidate-cell:hover .candidate-card {
  transform: scale(1.05) translateY(-5px);
}

.candidate-front, .candidate-back {
  grid-area: 1 / 1;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
  backface-visibility: hidden;
  border-radius: 12px;
  transition: transform 0.6s ease-in-out;
}

.candidate-front {
  background: transparent;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  transform: rotateY(0deg);
}

@media (hover: hover) {
  .candidate-cell:hover .candidate-front {
    transform: rotateY(180deg);
  }
}
.candidate-cell.flipped .candidate-front {
  transform: rotateY(180deg);
}

.candidate-photo-container {
  width: 220px;
  height: 280px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  border: 2px solid var(--border);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: all 0.4s;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  animation: borderGlow 4s ease-in-out infinite;
}

.candidate-cell:nth-child(3n+1) .candidate-photo-container { animation-duration: 4.5s; animation-delay: 0.2s; }
.candidate-cell:nth-child(3n+2) .candidate-photo-container { animation-duration: 3.8s; animation-delay: 1.1s; }
.candidate-cell:nth-child(3n) .candidate-photo-container { animation-duration: 4.2s; animation-delay: 0.7s; }

.candidate-cell:hover .candidate-photo-container {
  border-color: var(--gold-bright);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 40px rgba(0,0,0,0.6), 0 0 35px rgba(196, 168, 50, 0.5);
  animation-play-state: paused;
}

@keyframes borderGlow {
  0% {
    border-color: var(--border);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
  }
  50% {
    border-color: var(--gold-dim);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.4), inset 0 0 20px rgba(196, 168, 50, 0.15);
  }
  100% {
    border-color: var(--border);
    box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.4);
  }
}

.candidate-photo-large {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: grayscale(20%);
}

.candidate-name-front {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 28px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--gold-bright);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  line-height: 1.1;
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.candidate-back {
  background-color: var(--bg-card);
  border: 1px solid var(--gold-dim);
  padding: 36px 32px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 60px rgba(0,0,0,0.6), 0 0 30px var(--gold-glow);
  transform: rotateY(-180deg);
}

@media (hover: hover) {
  .candidate-cell:hover .candidate-back {
    transform: rotateY(0deg);
  }
}
.candidate-cell.flipped .candidate-back {
  transform: rotateY(0deg);
}

.candidate-back::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  height: 3px;
  background: var(--gold-bright);
}

.candidate-header-back {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.party-logo-small {
  width: 40px;
  height: 40px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  object-fit: cover;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold-dim);
  transition: transform 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.175, 0.885, 0.32, 1.275), box-shadow 0.3s;
  position: relative;
}

.party-logo-small:hover {
  transform: scale(2);
  z-index: 10;
  box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.6);
}

.candidate-name {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 24px;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  color: var(--text-primary);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.candidate-affiliation {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  padding: 4px 10px;
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  align-self: flex-start;
}

.candidate-desc {
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--text-secondary);
  line-height: 1.75;
  flex-grow: 1;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .elections-hero { padding: 120px 20px 60px; }
  .candidates-section { padding: 0 20px 80px; }
}