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Matthias Werner Re-Elected President of Dundorf
April 5720

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President Werner in a televised interview last week.

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Dunburg - The first exit poll hinted at it, and then the reporting polling stations confirmed it, one after one: Federal President Matthias Werner (DSDP) has been re-elected in the first round of voting, supported by a center-left coalition, obtaining well over 50% of the total votes. Throughout the campaign, Mr. Werner took advantage of his good ratings among the Dundorfian electorate and built an extensive presence both across the country, with public meetings, and in the media, with interviews and social media videos. Polls suggested Mr. Werner was going to cruise easily to re-election, and that might be an explanation to why turnout figures are so much lower than five years ago, decreasing by almost 9 points.

"When people feel like the result of an election is 'safe' and not very much competitive, they don't bother go to the polls, and this happens among voters who support the leading candidate and voters who support the other candidates alike", explained to us Dr. Eugen Tobias Baumgartner, a Political Science professor at the University of Vogelberg. President Werner obtained 54% of the total votes, beating his other two rivals Friedrich von Schirach (TLD), who obtained roughly 36%, and perennial candidate Dr. Theodore Engel (PPD) who got 10% of the votes.

Mr. Werner and his staff will now prepare for the second term transition, including a meeting with Federal Chancellor Renate Reinhardt, to discuss policy matters, and a formal reception at Karlottenberg Schloss to which every major political figure will be invited, including Mr. Von Schirach and Dr. Engel, who will be guests to President Werner and his husband.

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5720 Presidential Election:

Turnout: 80.071.037 (71.5%, -8.6%)

Hon. Matthias Werner (DSDP + GPP, DRF): 43.262.430 (54%) | re-elected President
Hon. Friedrich von Schirach (TLD + NDZP, KBP): 28.985.689 (36.2%)
Hon. Dr. Theodore Engel (PPD): 7.814.751 (9.8%)