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The DSDP Wins the 5738 Federal Election
October 5738 (backdated)

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The Bundestag in a evening picture.

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DUNBURG - After eight years in opposition, the DSDP and the center-left coalition (commonly known as Red Bloc) have won back power in a election set to mark an important milestone of Dundorfian politics. This is because of two reasons: in the center-right, for the first time in centuries, the NDZP arrived second to the KBP, which experienced a surge in support thanks to the popularity of its leader, Interior Minister Bernard Glück, who oversaw the response to the Dunburg Attack. Additionally, the DSDP was led to victory by a non-politician, Egon Moltenhauer, a very first time that a major party wins power thanks to an outsider star. This election marks also the official departure, from Dundorfian politics, of the Pirate Party, which did not contest the election in any state, and has set out plans for official disbandment by December 5739.

Now, President von Schirach will explore his options and will likely appoint Mr. Moltenhauer as the Chancellor-designated, who, despite his business and corporate background, has said he wants 'very much' to preserve an alliance with the hard-left DRF. It's not clear at this stage if the Democratic-Socialists feel the same about Mr. Moltenhauer. In one of the first comments following his victory, the DSDP leader has praised Chancellor Felder, Minister Glück for their 'firm' response to terrorism and vowed to continue to vigilate against this threat, and confirming a potential government led by him would not block the proposed reform of the Federal States.

Our very own political analyst and expert, Dr. Wahl, commented this historic election: 

The reason KBP overtook NDZP in this election wasn't one of policy, rather, the reason is to be found in the personal popularity of party leaders: Bernard Glück and Chancellor Felder became very popular in the aftermath of the attack, but the Chancellor lost some of that popularity as other issues emerged. This is why while all government members remained popular throughout the terrorist attack, today they have lost support. The public opinion moved over to other issues, such as the economy and welfare, which are winning issues for the DSDP and its allies. The KBP, thanks to its leadership, seems to have poached NDZP and TLD voters, but not enough of them to prevent a Red Bloc victory.

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5738 Dundorfian Federal Election:
Turnout: 88.453.028 (79%) (=)

Social-Democratic Party of Dundorf (DSDP) : 20.828.080 | 23,6% and 149 seats (+2,8% and +15)
Conservative Federal Party (KBP): 16.734.937 | 18,9% and 121 seats (+6,1% and +37) 
New Dundorfian Centre Party (NDZP): 14.273.396 | 16,1% and 102 seats (-6,7% and -46)
Dundorfian Red Front (DRF): 13.265.938 | 15% and 94 seats (+1,5% and +6)
Green Party for the Planet (GPP): 12.010.415 | 13,6% and 85 seats (+1,1% and +5)  Red Bloc
Team Liberal-Democrats (TLD): 11.340.262 | 12,8% and 79 seats (-1,9% and -17) 
*The Pirate Party obtained 2,9% of the votes in 5734.

Red Bloc (DSDP-GPP-DRF): 52,2% (328)
Blue Bloc (KBP-NDZP-TLD): 47,8% (302)