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Elections! Third time the charm? Liberals win big
Losses on the left and right
March 5683
 

 

Randworth – Voting, the greatest democratic right we all have in Mordusia. A patriotic duty of the people to tell His Majesty’s Government which direction the Commonwealth has to go. Hopefully we vote every 5 years. Sadly, the last two governments have not found a stable government leading to two falls of the government and thus two snap elections. Yesterday we Mordusians went again to the polls, to vote for our future, for the third time in a short while. The results were shocking.

 
What happened?
Before we get into it, we will take you through what happened the last years for those who haven’t been keeping up with the various events.
 
After the 5655 elections it seemed that the Coalition and the Nationals had a harder time winning over a full majority of the seats and often had little differences in seat numbers. Either of them always won the plurality but not always the majority. This had been going on before that but has become more common after 5655. This led to either a minority government or a coalition government. The Coalition and Nationals preferred to work alone and looked to the smaller parties such as Forward Mordusia, Wildlife and even Parti Voisainaise for support. This reliance on others and unease in the main parties who were not used to this caused instability in the governments.
 
Drama on the right (5670-5675)
The main parties seem to keep this under control until the elections of 5675. Despite the worrying tensions in the world and specifically the situation in the region, the main focus was the slowing economy and the lack of action of the government led by the Nationals, who still had a minority government. The Nationals were plagued by ministers who left after repeatedly not getting support for their proposals and laws in the chamber and refusing to compromise with the Reform-Labor Coalition.
 
Failure on the left (5675-5678)
The election went well for Reform, they won 8 seats and the Nationals lost 10, 1 to Parti Voisainaise and 1 to Forward Mordusia. The Reform-Labor Coalition formed a confidence and supply agreement with Forward Mordusia after three months of negotiations. Forward Mordusia actually wanted to enter government but the Labor part of the Coaltion didn’t want to rule with the liberals, they wanted to work with Wildlife and the Ikpi rights which was not to the liking of the social liberal Reform side of the coalition. The bickering between the two blocks within the Coalition made the government unstable and resignations of party members was rampant, to the dismay of Forward Mordusia.
 
Tories and liberals bickering over policy (5678-5681)
This led to the elections of 5678 which saw a further decline of the two main parties, but with the Nationals coming on top as the largest party. Again, they worked with Forward Mordusia, who had gained 11 seats this election, this time entering into government with them to keep them appeased. However, the National ministers openly bickered with the liberals over a lot of policies leading to an early collapse of government in 5681.
 
The surprise of 5683
With the collapse of the last government the chaos went full circle as we have all seen in the last debates, media and leaks. First came out that the Reform-Labor Coalition had an internal struggle for the leadership of the coalition which caused a view of disunity. The Nationals blamed all other parties for the failures of the last governments, this overshadowed their focus on their usual topics of defense, imperial relations and the economy. The surprising candidate was the leader of Forward Mordusia, who had shown himself optimistic and level-headed despite the crisis. His campaign focused on the option and possibility of a different course for the nation under him and that compromises and team work are part of politics.
 
The results
The results were clear; the big victor was Denny Woodford of Forward Mordusia and Nataly Gibson of the Wildlife Party. Both parties won big with Forward Mordusia gaining 86 seats, ending with 119 seats in total. Wildlife went from 6 to 30, gaining 24 seats. The election was an absolute disaster for the Nationals and the Coalition. They both lost more than in any election prior, ending with 98 for the Nationals, 40 for Reform and 54 for Labor. This also sparked an end of the Reform-Labor Coalition. This gives Forward Mordusia a good mandate for start forming a government and seeking a majority. Mr. Woodford had already been given the task of His Majesty the King through the Governor-General to form a government in His Majesty’s name and seek a majority for said government.