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[Wu Han]

The Kaizhou Inquirer - May 4330
The Kaizhou Inquirer is northern Indrala's leading periodical, reporting on politics, culture and economics

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Dr. Yi Junkai Elected Grand Chancellor Despite Worst Performance in Party's History
While Dr. Yi achieved 62.26% on the second ballot, his party lost 133 seats, and now holds the lowest seat count in its history


Grand Chancellor-elect Dr. Yi Junkai (second from left) participates in a Guidao prayer

TIAN'AN, Han — Election night was a bittersweet affair for Dr. Yi Junkai, who despite being elected Grand Chancellor, will now face an even bigger challenge; leading a coalition government as the smallest party in that coalition.

Following the departure of the vastly popular Kwan Zhiyong, Dr. Yi's successor, the Lotus Party achieved its worst result ever, losing over 64% of their representatives in the National Conference and reducing their plurality of votes by nearly 10 million. The Lotus Party was also outflanked on the left by the newly-formed Socialist Party in their home province of Jiaozhi, placing 5th there.

Nonetheless, a full endorsement from the Phoenix Party pushed Dr. Yi ahead of his Jien-Democratic opponent Zhan Zhi by 128,622 votes on the first ballot. Endorsements from the Jien-Democratic Party, Phoenix Party, and Socialist Party propelled the one-term Min Provincial Conference Representative and pediatric oncologist over the finish line with 32,713,341 votes on the second ballot.

The night was bleak for the entire Lotus-Jienist-Phoenix Coalition, all three parties of which lost significant numbers of seats and now hold a minority of seats in the National Conference. Dr. Yi will have to work across the aisle to ensure stability for the next five years, or Indralans may be back at the ballot box sooner than expected.

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Originally posted by Wu Han on 10 January 2018.