Zenkoku Nippō

[Zabuza825]

Election Results Announced!
by Haruto Kirishima

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Results:
██ - Restoration Party - 138 seats
██ - Patriotic Party - 34 seats
██ - Seiyū Party - 28 seats

The government has announced the results of the new Akitian election today, with the Patriotic Party winning a majority of the seats in the National Legislature. With 138 seats, they are the single largest party in government, winning a sweeping victory. Coming in under them is the Patriotic Party. It is the only one of the old political parties to have any sort of representation in the legislature, going from their measly 3 seats to 34 seats. The third and final party to be represented in the legislature is the Seiyū Party, with 28 seats in the National Legislature.

The election was conducted in a free and fair manner. The long-overdue adoption of electronic voting allowed for voting to happen in a speedy manner, eliminating long waiting lines at nearly all polling booths and allowing the elections to go smoothly. Turnout was estimated to be around 63%, the lowest of all Akitian elections in recent years. Exit polls were controversially banned, however this was done in order to prevent the results of exit polls from interfering with and changing the results of the elections. International observers were invited to observe the elections in order to ensure that no fraud occurred at voting places, and the government has stated that it is "fully confident" that there will be no major reports of fraud.