The left-wing party wins in three of the five regions, including Merkan, and quadruples its number of votes
Brody Kerrisk, new Governor of Merkan
Against what all polls predicted, the last Kirlawan elections have been close until the last moment.
On Election Night, the Bright Spring headquarters was a bustle of nerves. The first results to be made public, those of the presidential elections, threw the first jug of cold water on the electoral expectations of the party: the until then Uachtarán Caelan Allen lost the presidency against Joseph Millroy, the People's Party candidate, by a difference of just over 1 million votes out of the total 40 million cast. Just a few minutes after the results were known, Mr. Allen conceded his defeat and congratulated the new Uachtarán of Kirlawa, hoping that he would continue to be a figure of consensus and unity for the people. In addition, he announced his withdrawal from the front line of politics to become a simple councilor in his hometown.
After those results, the party headquarters in Merkan feared the worst. However, the first results to be made public, those of the Dirlana region, returned the hope of the sorpasso to the party: the candidate Victoria O'quinn, who already ruled the region in the period 4783-4787, regained the government of the region by a difference of 66-53. The following results, from the Nutchmark region, came as no surprise: the People's Party retained the regional government for quite a difference. But what really brought joy to the party were the results at Merkan: the current winner of this year's Kirlawan Aquatic Games and former water polo player for the Kirlawa national team, Brody Kerrisk, recovered the government of the region considered the most progressive of the country after obtaining more than 60% of the votes. In addition to Dirlana and Merkan, Bright Spring also obtained the government of Dirguzia, thus exceeding 3 to 2 the number of regional governments compared to the People's Party, in addition to also recovering the government of the capital.
However, nationally, the People's Party remains the most voted party, with 304 seats compared to 291 won by Bright Spring.
After learning the results, the party chose to be Brody Kerrisk himself, a rising figure within the party, who spoke for them in front of the media.
"It is obvious that it is not the result that we would have wanted, but it is also evident that we have doubled our results from the last elections, going from 20% to more than 45%, and from 5 million votes to almost 20 million, which shows that we are recovering the confidence of citizens that we can change things for the better. It is true that, unfortunately, we have to be one more legislature in the opposition, but with these results, we are going to be a firm opposition to the conservative policies that the People's Party government can promote, always from the sense of State to which we owe ourselves. In addition, we must remember that, despite not having been able to achieve the national government, we have won in 3 of the five regions of the country, which means that we gain considerable power when it comes to politics, and we will enforce those votes. Personally, as the new governor of Merkan, I can only say that I am very grateful to the citizens and that I will do everything that may be in my hands so as not to disappoint them. To the People's Party, I can only congratulate them on the result but warn them that we are going to go for all. "
The new governor of Merkan, who a few months ago proclaimed himself the winner of the Kirlawan Aquatic Games and who had previously represented Kirlawa with the national water polo team, belongs to the most radical branch of the party, aligned with the communist sector, and although he has denied it on numerous occasions, he is considered a candidate with many possibilities of replacing Caolán Hughes, current secretary general of the party who has managed to save his leadership thanks to this great electoral rise, but who many do not see as a future candidate for facing the following elections.