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Democrats come out on top for the first time in 30 years in a historic upset
25 April 5678



GEMUN: Bianjie's right-of-centre opposition parties look set to win power in Sunday's general election, with 98% of electoral precincts counted, according to the State Electoral Administration. The figures showed a clear victory for the Democratic People's Party, coming first with 41,5% of the vote and 97 seats, with the governing Socialist People's Party coming second overall, with 38,7% of the vote and 90 seats. This marks the second time in SPP's sixty-three-year history that the party comes second, with the previous time being 35 years ago, in the 5643 election. Despite that, experts say that the next Yuan will be an impasse situation, with the fate of the next government lying in the hands of the centrist Horizon party.

Outgoing Premier Ajigen Kode, alongside the new socialist party leader, Jakdan Andara, both gracefully conceded the historic defeat in the race, saying that their attempt to win yet another term in office had failed, as well as accepting voters' giving preference to the "alternative proposed by the opposition", congratulating the latter on their "impressive showing". The leader of the Democratic People's Party, Eidu Monggo, and possibly the next Premier of Bianjie, thanked the voters for the results: "We have a mandate for a change people have been asking for, now we have the task to form the next government for Bianjie and all its people". Monggo added that he expects all parties to work constructively, as well as not to obstruct the government formation process.

Even though the opposition won the election, the aforementioned government formation will be a complicated one, experts pointed out. Despite DPP coming first with 97 seats in the Bianjie's unicameral 229-seat Khanate Yuan, the party still requires support from other parties to take reins of power in the country, and in a major disappointment for the democrats, the pathway to a 115-seat majority lies in cooperation with both the conservative NCU and social liberal Horizon opposition parties. According to Monggo, his party will begin consultations as soon as tomorrow, while giving no clear answer to what configuration the Premier-in-waiting wants the State Council to have. Many within the DPP express their support for the one-party minority government, with both NCU and Horizon giving their confidence and support at the cost of conceding or implementing the policies of said parties. Daex reached out to the NCU leadership for a reaction, but received no answer, while the Horizon leader, Yelu Seyan, said that his party is open to working with each side and will do everything possible to form a "stable and reliable partnership for the people of Bianjie".

National Secretary of the Progressive Communists, Eidu Buni, said that there must be a "deeper investigation" as to what happened, as well as the reevaluation of the cooperation with the socialists. "I think the election showed very clearly that our traditional way of operating has failed, and we must change it accordingly to the new needs and demands of the people", said Buni. Traditionally third force in Bianjie, PCP has won 7,1% of the vote and 16 seats, the party's worst result since 5648, the first national election following the implementation of the fully proportional system.

Another surprise in the election was the rise of extraparliamentary parties, mainly boosted by the new centre-right True Path Party, supposedly aiming to represent the Daenist Bianjians, who received 1,1% of the vote.



毎日急行 (Daily Express) is a major daily newspaper based in the city of Namušun, Khani Province