Przekazania Walruzję wins Large Mandate as Malinowski is Re-Elected President
Przekazania Walruzję! gained about 13% of the seat share as compared with 3465, as better performances in many states saw PW storm to victoryOctober 3467 -
Białograd, Valruzia - Snap elections called by the Prime Minister last month saw Przekazania Walruzję expand their majority in Parliament, and a re-election of the incumbent government. The incumbent Premier, Aleksander Rudawski, called for fresh elections after major changes to the electoral system as well as various other constitutional changes. The incumbent PW government had not been required to face the public until 3471, but Rudawski chose to do so early for a number of reasons, including polling and a redistribution of seats.
The recent constructional changes saw a decrease in the size of the Sejm from 750 to 135 seats, to better reflect historical numbers and decrease the size of government. This decrease in size saw a reduction in the number of MPs from each province to 27, although no major shifts in power occurred as a result of the down-sizing. Side-by-side to the constitutional reform, both of the main political parties in the Republic, Przekazania Walruzję and the Valruzian Patriotic Party, introduced and passed major legislation regarding a variety of fields. Due to these legislative accomplishments, PW had been expected to do well and the government had remained popular. What was unknown, is how the voters would vote at the presidential level - both of the main parties had accomplishments to their name, and it was unknown if the race would be as close as it had been two years prior.
On election night itself, the atmosphere was tense. Right after the polls closed, at 8 PM, exit polls suggested a major victory for the incumbent president Czeslaw Malinowski (PW). This set led to jubilant celebrations in his hometown of Arłuszek in Chulbark, and relief from the major figures in Przekazania Walruzję. Malinowski had won a very narrow race in 3465, winning by only 130,000 votes. This time Malinowski defeated his challenger handily, winning about 66% of the vote in the end.
Initial exit polls suggested a different story in the elections for the Sejm. The first province to report, Małowalruzja, saw a narrow victory for the Valruzian Patriotic Party as a 2% swing from PW to VPP saw the VPP gain 4% in the seat share to capture Małowalruzja from the PW. However, the results from Połysk were quite different - a 38% swing to PW saw the party capture 25 of the province's 27 seats. This result, in conjunction with strong results from Kampania and Chulbark, saw the PW capture 89 of the 135 seats in the Sejm, falling one seat short of a supermajority.
The re-election of the incumbent government seems unlikely to change anything major, the current cabinet is not expected to be reshuffled for at least a few more years. The Prime Minister has signaled his intention to pursue further reforms in a variety of fields, but has not otherwise made any new statements.
