[Emperor Mudd]

Announcement from the Election Commission of the Tahoe Republic

The Tahoe Republic recently completed elections for membership of the Oireachtas (Parliament). Eighty-one out of 162 seats were contested, as TO's serve two year terms. The Election Commission regards this election as legally valid, with the highest of ethical standards being met by both candidates and the actual election process itself.

-Signed, Desmond O'Malley, Commissioner of Elections

Situation before election
National Party: 88
An Páirtí Sóisialach (Socialist Party): 65
Independents: 9

Situation following election
National Party: 91
An Páirtí Sóisialach (Socialist Party): 58
An Páirtí Daonlathach (Democratic Party): 11
Independents: 2

Analysis
The conservative, nationalist National Party continues to dominate the Oireachtas. The Socialist Party lost major support, and has continued its trend downwards in all Federal Elections since 2002. The Democratic Party, a centrist party, gains 11 seats and moves from a sectional party based in the Drogheda (San Francisco) region. Independent TO's go from 9 to 2 seats, mostly due to the retirement of the popular politicians who did not seek re-election.

National Party +3
Socialist Party -7
Democratic Party +11
Independents -7

[Botha]

The governing National Party of Transvaal applauds and congratulates the re-election of the National Party in the Tahoe Republic.