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Kafuri Majatran News Agency
Society of the King wins majority in general election.
September, 5620

Results of the September, 5620 Consultative Assembly election.

Kafuri's went to the polls to elect a new Consultative Assembly in the September, 5620 elections. In accordance with law, elections are to be held every 7 years and the last election, held in December, 5613 saw the moving of the timeline up to September from December. The Society of the King, the largest political party, has remained at the top of the polls in the run up to the election according to the al-Kasraj University's College of Political Science which, since the late 1950s has conducted in-depth polling to determine Kafuri's political trends and remains one of the most prominent institutions in research for Kafuri politics. In the election, several other parties were competing for seats, including the Majatran Socialist Ba'ath Party, the Kafuri Communist Party, Organization of Ahmadi Scholars, Constitutional Democratic Movement and several prominent independent candidates, including two members of the al-Ahaz family who have floated developing a political party. His Majesty, King Jalal, has welcomed the development of political parties over the past several years since the inception of the Majalite Kingdom, as did his predecessor, King Bassam II.

According to the Ministry of the Interior, which manages and formalizes the results, announced that the Society of the King won 289 seats, making it the largest party in the Consultative Assembly and securing 52.5% of the vote. The Majatran Socialist Ba'ath Party emerged as the second largest party, with 118 seats for a total of 21.5% of the total vote. Close allies and supporters of the Ba'athist, the Kafuri Communist Party, won 52 seats with 9.5% of the vote. The Organization of Ahmadi Scholars, which has been closely linked to the banned Ahmadi Liberation Party, secured 41 seats (7.5%) of the vote. The pro-monarchy Constitutional Democratic Movement secured 34 seats (6.2%) of the vote. 16 independents, including Zuhair al-Ahazi and his brother, Salaah al-Ahazi were elected. Independents won a total of 2.9% of the vote with "Others" winning no seats.

It is likely that the aging Prime Minister, Qutb al-Sabet who has served in his position since 5600, will step down in favor of a newer, younger candidate. Sources close to His Majesty, King Jalal, expect that the Society of the King and the Constitutional Democratic Movement will form a coalition with the Ba'athist continuing to provide support. Secretary-General of the Organization of Ahmadi Scholars, Abdul Khaliq el-Hamdan, has condemned the elections as "unfair", "undemocratic" and "...against Akim's will." despite being elected as a deputy to the Consultative Assembly.