Zapadnaya Respublika Elections (3)

[Imperator Azenquor]

ZCNA News - Third Elections begin

 

"After the lifting of the State of Emergency, Zapadnayan citizens have once again been asked to go to the polls to elect a new government. While the elections have been significantly delayed, reducing the time available for campaigning substantially, it was decided that the elections should proceed without further delay. The Zapadnaya Electoral Council has confirmed that all necessary preparations have been made for the holding of the Presidential and Parliamentary polls. These elections will be the third since the restoration of democracy in Zapadnaya.

 

President Paskal Dragomirov is seeking a new term as President of the Republic and has pledged to lead the charge for the strengthening of the Zapadnayan military and the strengthening of Zapadnaya's diplomatic relationships in the region. In Parliament, Prime Minister Iskra Grigorova is hoping to lead the Justice and Development Party (JDP) to a third Parliamentary majority. The Prime Minister has focused her campaign on achieving sustainable and durable economic growth and expanding exports.

 

With the collapse of the European Community, the European Future Party (EFP) has sought to re frame it's campaign around strengthening ties in Europe in order to boost trade and promote stability. The party has also sought to promote the signing of free trade agreements as key to strengthening trade relationships on the European continent. The party, while not admitting that its support for joining EuroComm may have been mistaken, has acknowledged the 'failure of the stability mechanisms' of the organization."

Edited November 7, 2014 by Imperator Azenquor

[Imperator Azenquor]

[b][u]ZCNA – Polls to close in the next two hours, unofficial turnout results released[/b][/u]

 

[i]“After an unusually short period between campaigning and voting, the people of Zapadnaya have made their decision and have turned out to the polls in their numbers to elect the next government of the Republic. Voters will have until the polls close two hours from now to cast their votes for the President, Senate and National Assembly members who will form the third government since the restoration of democracy.

 

The collapse of a number of countries in Europe during this election has injected some amount of uncertainty in the future foreign policy direction of Zapadnaya. The collapse of Yugoslavia will be significantly damaging to the country and the economy. Trade issues involving the use of the Danube are also expected to result from this. The next government will have its hands full charting a new course to address these issues.

 

While no official turnout results will be released until after the polls have closed, our unofficial turnout results indicate that turnout in the Western and Central regions was approximately 50.1% while turnout in the Eastern region so far is approximately 96.3%. Turnout figures are expected to increase as last minute voters head to the polls.”[/i]

[Imperator Azenquor]

[b][u]ZCNA Breaking News: Election results in, Closest Presidential race in history[/b][/u]

 

[i]“The first official election results have just come in from the Electoral Council. According to the results, with 100% of the Presidential votes counted, incumbent President Paskal Dragomirov has narrowly won re-election against a vigorous challenge by former President Elena Dobreva. According to the results, President Dragomirov won 4,694,953 votes or 49.25% of valid votes cast, while former President Dobreva won 4,685,420 votes or 49.15% of valid votes cast. This means that President Dragomirov’s lead was a mere 9,533 votes or 0.10% of votes cast in this election.

 

According to the report from the Electoral Commission, while former President Dobreva obtained significant support in the Central and Western regions, President Dragomirov managed to boost his support in the Eastern region allowing him to overcome significant odds. In the Central and Western regions former President Dobreva won 62.5% of the vote to President Dragomirov’s 37.5%. But in the Eastern region, President Dragomirov managed to obtain 61% of the vote compared to former President Dobreva’s 35.8%. The Socialist Party candidate Zlatko Dimitrov won no votes in the Central and Western regions, but managed to obtain 152,526 votes (or 1.6%) in the Eastern region.

 

Due to the narrow margin of President Dragomirov’s victory, the Zapadnaya Electoral Council (ZEC) has ordered a hand recount of 50% of all votes cast in the Presidential election. The ZEC has confirmed that the recount is already underway and has stressed that the results of the election will only change in the event that the result of the manual count differs from the automatic count.

 

-Senate Composition (SP-Red, RPP-Blue, EFP-Orange, JDP-Dark Green, Military-Light Green)

 

In the Senate elections, the governing Justice & Development Party (JDP) was only able to retain 34 of the 58 seats it held in the outgoing Senate. The European Future Party (EFP) managed to win 34 seats up from 8 seats in the outgoing Senate. The Republican People’s Party (RPP) and the Socialist Party (SP) managed to win 11 seats each. This inconclusive result suggests that the next Senate will likely be gridlocked due to no feasible coalition being able to attain a working majority. Additionally, the 10 military Senators have once again indicated that they will not utilize their numbers to grant any party in the Senate a majority, but shall continue to discharge their duties as non-partisan Senators.

 

-Parliament Composition (SP-Red, RPP-Blue EFP-Orange, JDP-Green)

 

In the Parliament, the Justice & Development Party (JDP) also saw its fortunes plummet as it won only 25% of the vote and 194 seats in the 500 member Parliament (down from 342). The Opposition European Future Party (EFP) won 37.5% of the vote and 198 seats (up from 146) in the next Parliament. The Socialist Party (SP) and the Republican People’s Party (RPP) won 51 and 57 seats respectively. As a result there will be a hung Parliament with the European Future Party (EFP) being the largest political party and 52 seats short of an outright majority.

 

According to the ZEC, the official turnout for this election was 89.80% of eligible voters. The total number of voters who were eligible to vote in this election was 10,615,700.”[/i]

[Evangeline Anovilis]

Private

 

"The Greater Romanian nation wishes to congratulate President Dragomirov to reelection and hopes that good relations between our countries might continue. We would like to also invite the Zapadnayan to meet with us in the Cotroceni Palace in Bucharest, in order to exchange opinions and discuss future relations in the Balkans, after the eventful past year."

-Mihaela Constante, Conducătora and Regent of Greater Romania

[Imperator Azenquor]

[b]Private Message[/b]

 

Your Excellency,

 

Thank you for your congratulations. I share your hope that the improvements in the bilateral ties between our two countries will continue into my current Presidential term and beyond. The recent developments in the region and on the European continent demonstrate the importance of regional cooperation in the maintenance of stability.

 

I humbly accept your invitation to Bucharest and look forward to discussing the regional situation, as well as the future of Zapadnayan-Romanian ties.

 

Paskal Dragomirov, President of Zapadnaya

 

[b]OOC:[/b] Sorry about the delay in responding. Posted meeting thread [url="http://forums.cybernations.net/index.php?/topic/125043-romania-zapadnaya-diplomatic-summit/"]here[/url]