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Hall stands triumphant in Orange as Calloway finishes in disappointing 3rd place; vows to continue "the fight against the establishment"
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Fort William - After her disappointing result in Northriding, where the Prime Minister found herself standing at second place against Mr. Calloway, former Minister-President of Erneshire critical of her methods of governance and her record as Prime Minister. After this surprise defeat, Mrs. Hall seems to have taken Mr. Calloway's challenge more seriously, after previously dismissing it as being "...irrelevant...", as one of her aides once told the press in his subject. Due to this, Mrs. Hall was seen more campaigning in Orange, where the next provincial leadership would be held after the January Northriding caucus. But she wasn't the sole candidate spotted working to increase its share of the Labour vote in Orange, Mr. Calloway was spotted in the Principality, at one of the new towns, Harrington where he was spotted discussing with voters and holding a town hall meeting with voters and listening to their concerns about the future. 

PM Hall was in Fort William discussing with high-ranking Labour-aligned political leaders in the Principality, such as Minister-President Finckley, who openly supported her since the Northriding primary, who also campaigned on her behalf in the Principality, discussing with Labour voters about their concern during a large meeting event in Fort William where both the Prime Minister and the Minister-President were present, discussing with voters of their issues with Mrs. Hall's leadership and questions about the future, this event was remarked to be "quite peaceful" according to journalist Emily Humphrey, who wrote in the Times that "apart from the usual heckling that every politician has to face during their meetings, Prime Minister Hall and Minister-President Finckley's meeting was surprisingly peaceful and, seems to have swept through the room with faithful Hall supporters"

Other candidates, such as Tom Hopes were spotted campaigning in Orange, but not in Fort William, mostly touring the Principality to meet with potential voters and to spread his message to another crowd that the Williamite crowds. Mr. Hopes stated to us that campaigning in the Orange countryside was "...a refreshing moment, meeting with real, hard-working people is brash of fresh air in our politics, listening to their concerns should be our utmost priority as politicians, but it seems that the current government isn't doing that at all..", other candidates such as Dennis Brookman, Lydia Simpson and Theodore Macaw were also spotted campaigning in the region, with Mr. Macaw even meeting with the Prime Minister during a campaign stop, the two exchanged brief words before continuing on with their respective campaigns.

At 8.00 PM (UTC-8: Fort William Time), the first results came in to the press after a day of voting on February 25th, and when they came, it was a clear and hopeful victory for Mrs. Hall and the continuation of her leadership candidacy. The exit poll stated that the Prime Minister had sweeped through the Orange delegation, winning 41.3 % of the vote in Orange, and as such winning 246 delegates, bringing her total number of delegates to 362 (246 from Orange, 116 from Northriding), in a surprising twist, Mr. Calloway hasn't even finished at second place as expected by most, instead taking this spot was the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Brookman, who came fifth at the Northriding election and is here coming second with 24.8 % of the vote and 148 delegates, bringing his total numbers of delegates from a small 35 delegation to a large 183 delegation.

Mr. Brookman reacted to his upsetting victory in Orange with a great satisfaction, stating that "...Orange chose the road of the moderation and concilliation from the forces of division and fear that some of my opponents have used during their respective campaigns..", meanwhile, Mrs. Hall's main opponent, former Minister-President Calloway found himself at 3rd place, winning 17.5 % of the vote and 104 delegates at the National Convention, brining his total number of delegates to 241, still at second place but with Hall now having a 121-delegate lead over him. Mr. Calloway still showed a fighting and hopeful spirit during his meeting with his supporters in reaction of the results, he stated that "...while the 'New Left' was today defeated in Orange, it is nonetheless a message to never surrender in the face of adversity and continue fighting against the current establishment for a better future, for us, for Luthori and our children...", other candidates received less than 10 %, with Mr. Hopes winning a disappointing 8.6 %, winning only 51 delegates, bringing his total number of delegates to 101, remaining 4th in the race, Mrs. Simpson won only 5.2 % securing 30 delegates, winning at large 75 seats, and finally, again dead last, Mr. Macaw, former acting leader of the National Labour Party, winning only 2.6 % of the vote and securing 15 delegates, bringing his total number of delegates to 48.

After this disappointing result, Mr. Macaw announced that he was withdrawing from the ballot elections in both Shipleyriding, Middenriding and Erneshire, and withdrawing from the race to the Labour leadership, this disappointing performance, combined with the previous lacklustre performance in Northriding seems to have convinced the former Labour leader that he wasn't welcomed in the leadership anymore. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister alongside the Minister-President of Orange were expressing their "genuine" satisfaction with the outcome of the vote, where the Prime Minister was put in a comfortable position ahead of the maritime provinces' vote next month and the Erneshire primary in April. Mr. Macaw expressed support for the Prime Minister's candidacy stating that "even though we have differences in policies and agenda, I feel like that what the nation needs today is a steady hand, and that's why I'm expressing support for the Prime Minister...", the Macaw delegation count is expected to assemble tomorrow to vote for another candidate.

@TheWeeklyTelegraph