Elections Returns Moderate Parliament, December 4750New Prime Minister of Noumonde, Pascal BintangThe Noumondian Conservative Alliance has taken a majority in Noumonde's elections for its National Assembly. The alliance, which predominantly gains support from the heavily populated areas in the more affluent North-West of the country, is made up of mainly Noumondian (OOC: Malay-French) and establishment Mondesian (OOC: Malay) parties. The first-past-the-post system means that, as a consequence of the population density on the coast of the country, the Noumondian parties are significantly over-represented despite making up a minority of the population. Meanwhile the primarily Mondesian-supported Thirteen States Movement will form the Official Opposition. The more radical anti-Canrillaise Eastern Mondesian Front also performed reasonably well, taking 51 seats, including four of the five seats in Tanahgema.
Overall, however, the results of the election indicates a desire for stability, and that through the expected moderate leadership of new Noumondian Prime Minister, Pascal Bintang, most analysts expect the nation to be able to drive towards greater socioeconomic development and establishment of a network of international allies.
Following victory, Bintang released a statement saying that he was "looking forward to working with His Royal Highness for the betterment of Noumonde." Bintang inherits control of the country's finances, with the Constitutional Federative Assembly placing the budget in the hands of the National Assembly. In this first administration in a new Noumonde, the economic policies the PKNd follow will be crucial in determining the path the country will follow going forwards.
The Council of the Thirteen will also be assembled soon. It is appointed by the King on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Constituency Map of the Federal Kingdom of NoumondeElection Results in Full: Noumondian Conservative Alliance/Parikatan Konservatif Noumondian (PKNd) - 261 seats
------- Noumondian Party/Parti Noumondian (PN) - 134 seats
------- Alliance for Cooperation/Perikatan untuk Kerjasama (PK) - 91 seats
------- Nouville Conservative Party/Parti Konservatif Nouville (PKNv) - 17 seats
------- Eastern Noumondian Alliance/Perikatan Timur Noumondian (PTN) - 11 seats
------- Monarchist Movement/Gerakan Monarki (GM) - 8 seats
Thirteen States Movement/Gerakan Tiga Belas Negeri (GTBN) - 163 seats
------- Federalist Alliance/Parikatan Federalis (PF) - 103 seats
------- Mondesian Party for Progress/Parti Mondesian untuk Kemajuan (PMK) - 27 seats
------- Mondesian People's Alliance/Perikatan Rakyat Mondesian (PRM) - 21 seats
------- Masjima Party/Parti Masjima (PM) - 8 seats
------- Tanahgema Party/Parti Tanahgema (PTh) - 4 seats
Eastern Mondesian Front/Depan Mondesian Timur (DMT) - 51 seats
------- Eastern Power/Kuasa Timur (KT) - 26 seats
------- Liar Alliance/Perikatan Liar - 8 seats
------- Tempahir Party/Parti Tempahir (PTp) - 6 seats
------- Sudat Party/Parti Sudat (PS) - 6 seats
------- Malajau Front/Barisan Malajau (BM) - 5 seats
Independents/Bebas - 25 seats