Svobodna Dnevnik

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El Correo Internacional

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Keszaria: Ruling party wins Upper House elections
By: Mauricio Kovács-Tomillo
Published: Dein 28, 1583


President Géza Békésy voted early in the morning, in a poll station nearby the central district of Köszövár.

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Keszarian Democratic Movement, the political party founded by President Géza Békésy four years ago, was the most voted political party in the Senate elections. It received 32.8% -a slight decreased compared to last year Lower House elections- and 48 senators of 100, a comfortable enough majority but barely below the absolute majority. The Keszarian Democratic Movement, which won its thid nationwide elections in a row, but still nine senators more than four years ago. The election had a small turnout, barely above the 52%.

Despite the stable political situation and growing economy, it was the far-left and far-right oppossition which became the main electoral rivals of the ruling Keszarian Democratic Movement.  The second most voted political party was once again the radical-right National People's Party, which obtained 22.4% and 25 senators. While it was its best result in the Senate ever, it was still far for the 29% that it obtained in the 1578 legislative elections.

The surprising third most voted party was the Communist Party of Keszaria, which obtained 19.9% and 15 senators. It has been result for the communists since the fall of the communist regime in the late 1550s. The leader of the Communist Party, Ákos Négyesy, is actually the nephew of Ferenc Négyesy, first head of state of the communist government established between 1531 and 1559.

The liberal opposition obtained a poor result, barely above the 10% with only 4 senators. Nándor Vajda, General Secretary of the Civic Democratic Union, which obtained only 4% of the vote, announced his resignation only one hour after the official results were announced.

These elections will be only the preparations of the sixth presidential elections of the Keszarian Republic, which will be hold in only four months. Béla Kertész, former Minister of Education and current Speaker of the National Assembly, is the main favourite to be elected as candidate of the Keszarian Democratic Movement.