Monarchy referendum ends up on a perfect tie, second referendum expected to be held, 58 dead in a car accident: Do they really want this?
Ramsāhreza, Aldegar. To the suprise of many within Aldegar, the Aldegarian Electoral High Authority has announced through its president Cao Lim that the monarchy referendum held on the 21st of September 5478 has resulted in a perfect tie between the options of keeping the republican system or reintroducing the shahdom under the Shahbanu Xun and her vice-Shahbanu Abagai. This outcome wasn't expected from anyone given the high turnout rate being 95% that was reported during the referendum alongside the extensive campaigning from the Shahbanus that orchastrated a presidential-like campaign given their background as women of the working class which appealed to many among the Aldegarian workers and intellectual class but unfortunately it seems that their closeness to the people didn't allow them to sway the votes by at least 0,1%.
In addition, the votes were perfectly divided with each side receiving exactly 50% of the votes baffling the AEHA and its president, given the unprecedented result that has never happened in the history of Aldegar, Ciao Lim announced that a second referendum will be held with white ballots being accounted for in case another scenario like this happens. In the meantime talks about the formation of a Constitutional Convention for the Reformation of the Shahdom are ongoing in Congress as the House of Restorationists argues that in order to allow for a proper transition we must prepare a new constitution even if the second referendum fails to bring about the restoration of the monarchy.
In other news, 58 people dead in a car accident that happened in the city of Pāytakht-e Aldegār in which 2 cars and a bus drove directly off a cliff while they were chasing the famous pop star and singer Maria the Golden. The incident led to the local authorities and the Pāytakht-e Aldegār city council to first denounce the unjustifiable act of stalking and harassment of the pop singer that caused the death of said stalkers before mourning the deaths. The affair is expected to remain within regional bounds, but given the city's closeness to the federal capital, measures from congress will most definitely be expected.