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Mordvanian Republican Party obstain 'disappointing victory' in National Elections
By: Polina Lamparska
Published: Septem 20, 1582


Bogdan Privsek, 61, is the longest serving head of government since the proclamation of the Republic of Mordvania.

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Bogdan Privsek is expected to form a new government in the coming days, as Dragomir Pengek, Vice-President of the Republican Council and leader of the Republican Liberal Party, has confirmed that they will remain in Privsek-led government. Negotiations between the Mordvanian Republican Party and the center-left Republican Democratic Party are advanced, although it is seems unlikely that the center-left republican party will join Privsek's government, it will at least support Privsek. Still, Privsek is required to need either the support or abstention of the Coalition of Constitutional Forces, but that the multi-ethnic coalition is not likely to offer a big obstacle to Privsek's government, as they are expected to have a bigger influence in the new parliament.

Bogdan Privsek, who has been President of the Republican Council (head of government) since 1579, and who was previously from 1568 to 1574, will lead an even weaker minority government, as the Mordvanian Republican Party obtained a result much worse than expected, with 27% of the vote and 172 seats (79 seats less than in 1579). A too confident electoral campaign and a decline in legislative activity durint the last year as consequence of the discussions toward constitutional reform (which was passed three months ago, and which may influence a lower turnout) are believed to be the main cause of the disappointing result for the Mordvanian Republican Party, which was either way the most voted political party.

There were discussions for an unprecedented (at least since 1567) Mordvanian Republican Party-Republican Social Radical Party unity government, which would have allowed a comfortable government, but deep differences between both political parties made the alliance impossible. The radical-republican party obtained their worst result, barely keeping the fourth position by a few thousands votes. Vitomir Jama, leader of the party since 1580, has announced that he will resign as party leader in the next political conference of the Republican Social Radical Party, expected to be called as soon as Privsek is confirmed as President of the Republican Council by the Assembly of Representatives.

The far-left United Progressive Socialist Party was the second most political party, with 21% and 138 representatives, despite polls had predicted a worse result for the last two years. The result will allow the far-left party to continue as leader of the opposition, although the leadership of Zvezdana Serebryak -previous Minister of Foreign Affairs and President of the Republican Council in 1573-1576 and 1576-1579, respectively, and leader of the United Progressive Socialist Party since 1572- is likely to be questioned after two electoral defeats in a row. She has previously declared that no further decesion will be made before the new party congress, which is expected to be announced in the coming months. The United Progressive Socialist Party was probably harmed by the campaign of the Communist Party, which was allowed to be registered again in a contested and controversial decision, and which carried out a similar electoral platform while highly aggressive toward Zvezdana Serebryak's political party. Despite this, the Communists barely obtained 1% of the vote.

It was a better result for the Republican Liberal Party, which is expected to increase its share of ministries and influence in the new governemnt, after obtaining more than 10% of the vote and 66 representatives  (an increase of more than 100%). The Republican Democratic Party was the great winners of the electoral day, as they surprisingly entered in the parliament for first time. The Republican Democratic Party, although founded in 1575 and being relatively popular in some provinces as Seznica and Visnja, always failed to obtain more than 2% of the vote in national elections. With a younger leadership and a campaign more focused in social media, the Republican Democratic Party -with centrist but left-republican platform- obtained 6% of the vote.

The last party to enter in the parliament was the separatist Bunesgan People's Party, which barely acheived the 3% threshold by a few thousands votes. Meanwhile, the other ethnic-Bunesgan political party, the center-left Bunesgan Republican Party, failed to enter in the parliament, as failed again as wel the Mordvanian far-right and ultra-nationalists, divided in several small political parties.

Bogdan Privsek will lead the most powerful Republican Council (national government) since the proclamation of the Republic of Mordvania in 1567, as the Council of Defense will transfer many of its competences and powers to the national government as consequence of the constitutional reform, although the Republican Council will be checked by a more powerful lower house at the same time. During the next term, it will also be elected the first President of the Republic of Mordvania, who will replace the Chairman of the Supreme Council (headed by Bozidar Strnad since 1567) as head of state of the Mordvanian state.

There have been many rumours about if Bogdan Privsek's  government will be shorter, as he may run for the 1584 presidential elections. He, however, has denied such claims, declaring that if "I am President of the Republican Council in 1584...I can not see a reason why I shouldn't continue until the next elections [in Septem 1585]".