:root {
  --candidates-height: 260px;
  --candidates-width: 228px;
  --triangle-height-ratio: 0.4;
  --green-transparent: #a2c51670;
}

.candidates {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    align-items: flex-start;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 2rem 3rem;
    padding-top: 1rem;
}

.candidates figure {
    margin: 0;
    position: relative;
    display: inline-block;
    vertical-align: top;
}

.candidates img {
    height: var(--candidates-height);
    display: block;
}

.candidates .triangle {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    height: calc(var(--candidates-height) * var(--triangle-height-ratio));
    width: calc(tan(32.6deg) * var(--candidates-height) * var(--triangle-height-ratio));
    background: var(--green);
    clip-path: polygon(0 0, 100% 0, 0 100%);
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    justify-content: flex-start;
}

.candidates .replacement {
    background: transparent;
}

.candidates .triangle span {
    color: white;
    font-size: 120%;
    font-weight: bold;
    padding: 0.75rem;
}

.candidates .banner {
    position: absolute;
    top: calc(var(--candidates-height) - 2rem);
    left: 0;
    width: var(--candidates-width);
    height: 2rem;
    line-height: 2rem;
    color: white;
    background-color: var(--green-transparent);
    text-align: center;
}

.candidates figcaption {
   width: var(--candidates-width);
}

.candidates figcaption p {
    margin: 0;
}

.candidates figcaption p:first-child {
    margin-top: 0.5em;
    font-weight: bold;
    line-height: 1;
}

.candidates figcaption p:not(:first-child) {
    margin-top: 0.3em;
    font-size: 90%;
    line-height: 1.1;
}

/* Some eyecandy for desktops */

@media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {

    .candidates img,
    .candidates .triangle,
    .candidates .banner {
        transition: 0.3s ease;
    }

    .candidates img:hover {
        transform: scale(1.02);
        filter: brightness(1.05);
    }

    :root {
        --triangle-translate: calc(-1 * var(--candidates-width) * 0.02);
    }

    .candidates img:hover ~ .triangle {
        transform: translate(var(--triangle-translate), var(--triangle-translate));
    }

    .candidates img:hover ~ .banner {
        transform: translate(0, calc(var(--candidates-width) * 0.005));
    }

    .candidates img:hover ~ .replacement {
        background: var(--green-transparent);
    }

}