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Schuhbeck leads DRP to close victory in polarized 5682 elections
December 5682 (backdated)



All eyes on the television was the mantra for the election night in November 5682. Nobody was really sure what to expect in the high-tension year, between global conflicts breaking out and even the Triad’s on security in peril, many were asking the same existential question from two hundred years ago; Are we safe, can we trust our own hegemony?



In a practical sense, the election represents asking this question to those claiming to have the answer to it. Incumbent President Annemarieke Schuhbeck who faced intense criticism due to her negotiations with Xsampa, the terror attacks near Haifbourg and her frozen domestic projects. Other voices share their fears of increased iron-fisted rule in Bannerhafen, despite her centrist-liberal appearance and first years in office, Schuhbeck has proven an ice-cold (geo)political strategist. Her use of PMC’s and the Federal Military to militarize the Majatran Third of the Triad now dubbed “the Holy Land.” Her odd developing obsession with yeudi affairs has now come into question too, some – very weird – parts of the political scene have questioned her background as an unnamed source claimed that she “suddenly appeared, at a certain date, any info on her is nowhere to be found.” Most shake these speculations off, rightfully so. In any case, the opposition meaning that both the Left and the Right, GRP and VVP together in an unprecedented moment in political history have agreed on putting forth an independent candidate: Zellmut Kohl, he was supposed to lead the Triad back to its form, expediate the disarmament of Haifbourg and then release it to self-government; In the end he lost against Schuhbeck in an arguably not even close race. Annemarieke Schuhbeck managed to win a second term with 57% of the vote. Political experts explain this success due to the lacking profile of Kohl, who is only known in constitutional-law circles, and only gathers popularity among technocrats. Playing on the emotions that may be caused by imperial nationalism has worked for the incumbent and now re-elected President.



Unfortunately for her party, she could not reproduce those results in the Senate. The legislative body of the Triad remains competitively fought over with the DRP (29%) and VVP (28%) divided by one percentage point. The GRP experienced a crash and burn moment, finishing in third with 20% of the votes. “The fourth parties” the NU (formerly TKP) made small gains with 13% and the YBP lost some votes to the DRP with 10%. This constellations raises doubts, the mandate in the Senate will not suffice to safe Schuhbeck from the inevitable motion of no confidence. Meaning that the President will be significantly weakened if she cannot find a partner willing to follow her cause of expansionist and hawkish foreign policy. While the NU has already announced its intention to continue the current administration with the DRP, the suspected third party in the mix, the Yeudi Citizen Party, has maintained a certain mysterious position until recently; they’ve agreed to supply confidence for political appointments in the governance of Haifbourg.