Journal of Akhadic Studies

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Journal of Akhadic Studies

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Akhadist parties win first democratic elections in independent Rojadavistan
By: Anne Michaels
Published: Quartyr 1587


About 5 million Rojadavistani voters were called to vote in the first democratic elections of the new nation.

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The first democratic elections in Rojadavistan -as it is officially known the former Galasian eastern region of Eastmarch- confirm an overwhelming victory for Akhadist parties, which obtained more than 60% of the vote.

Voters were called to decide the composition of the 211 members of the Constituent Assembly, which be in charge to nominate a new national government and to draft a new constitution for the new state, which confirmed on late Alvan his sovereignty by a new declaration of independence, this time accepted by Alsace and with the recognition of the international community.

The Akhadist Social Conservative Party won the largest number of seats (69 of 211) under the Constituent Assembly's complex electoral system.

The Akhadic Front of Rojadavistan, another Akhadist political party, supported and endorsed by the Akhadic Society, was second, with 19.8% of the vote and 42 deputies.

The National Party, another Rojadavi nationalist party of more secular orientation was third, obtaining 12.4% of the vote and 26 deputies, a result worse than expected. The National Party was established by Prime Minister Mazhar Qartel and other former members of the National Revolutionary Movement. After the final result was announced, Qartel confirmed that he will renounce as Prime Minister of the Rojadavi Provisional Government, although it is unclear if he and his party will be part of the next national government.

The hardline Traditionalist Front,  also known as Tevgera Bawerî movement, obtained 24 deputies. The Tevgera Bawerî movement is another Akhadist organization, but with a more radical orientation, aimed to establishing an Akhadic state in Rojadavistan as the Zokuk as main source of legislation.

The Galasian nationalists and Messanic parties, divided in different political parties and coalitions, obtained 40 members in the Constituent Assembly. Meanwhile, a small number of secular and liberal political parties were able to obtain a few deputies, but way behind the rest of political parties.

Under the electoral system, two-thirds of the seats were allocated to party list canddiates, and the remaining third are voted for directly in a runoff system, which caused delay at counting votes. However, the elections were mostly peaceful without major incidents.

The overall results mean that Akhadist parties control nearby two-thirds of the seats in the Constituent Assembly, though it is unclear what this will mean during the constitutional debates, as the three main Akhadist political parties are divided into important ideological (and maybe personal as well) differences.

The Constituent Assembly is due to sit for the first time on Quartyr 9.