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LIVE BLOG: Valruzians to vote in historic elections

January 5626

Good morning and welcome! Today, Valruzians will head to the polls to elect its first representatives in more than three decades. Please stay with us during this broadcast of this historic event, in which more than 90 million Valruzian citizens will be able to make us of their newly granted right to vote to determine who will be in charge of drafting the new Valruzian Constitution following the arrest of Szczepan Morawski and the downfall of his dictatorship. Let's see together how this elections develop!

Representatives from Kundrati, South Dovani, Kalistan, Egelion and Beluzia, among others, are part of the contingent of international observers that will be placed around Valruzia to monitor the well-functioning of the elections and the free and fair vote of the citizens. In addition, the Military Junta has deployed the military and the police all around the country to ensure that there are no disturbances happening during this historic day. This elections are a late Christmas present for many Valruzian citizens, and we take this time to congratulate all of you and wish a Happy New 5626 to all!

7:58: Welcome all! In a few minutes the electoral colleges will be opened for all Valruzian citizens to cast their votes. Out of the more than 90 million Valruzians eligible to vote, early polls suggest that up to 70 million could come to vote, clearly showing the desire of the Valruzian society of taking a role in the change that is reshaping Valruzia.

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8:01: Polls are open! The early birds are already making a queue to cast their ballots. Most of them are elderly people and early-time workers.

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8:19: polls these past weeks show a clear lead for five parties, with one more in the verge of gaining representation. Remember that Morawski sympathisers are barred from running.

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10:12: We've got the testimony of Patryk Gierek, a 38-year-old physician:

This is the first time since I have memories that I've seen my parents truly excited. I personally don't know yet which party will I vote for, but they have made their mind up pretty early. I think they've been waiting for this day since a long time. They were able to vote in the last Valruzian elections before Morawski seized power, but I think they've never felt this rush to cast a vote, and that makes me also happy.

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11:47: In some minutes we will know the first participation data, but from what our reporters see in the streets, we expect to see a huge turnout. All accross the country, insiders report huge numbers flooding the polling stations, especially in Nowogard and Brzansk, the two main epicenters of the 5623-5624 Valruzian elections that managed to overthrow the Morawski regime.

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12:02: Official report: Participation at 12:00 is of 49.6%. This means more than 44 million Valruzians have casted their vote already in just 4 hours, with 8 more hours still to vote. 

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13:28: Marcel Szumski had already announced that he would abstain from voting in the elections, but we have seen him touring around some Valruzian cities cheking how everything is working. Some voices are already saying that, if included in the Constitution, he would be a frontrunner for the position of Head of State of Valruzia when the time comes.

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15:14: So far, no major incidents have been reported. In Szary Kamien, the Kampanian capital city, one polling station had to momentarily close because a fight broke up between two voters. It was later reported by the police that the incident was due to a secret relationship one of them had with the wife of the other one, and nothing related to politics. Fun things on election day, I guess.

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16:03: Official report: Participation at 16:00 is of 71.1%. This means more than 64 million Valruzians have casted their vote, with still four more hours to go until polls close. If this numbers continue, we may be seeing indeed a historic participation data.

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16:46: It's still pretty early to know the results, but many bars and restaurants are placing screens and TVs for their customers to follow the election results. We remember our readers that we will make a live coverage of the election results both here in the blog and in live TV in our channel. Please make sure to watch us!

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18:33: It's been sunny and not-to-cold all day long, which for sure has helped many voters to go and cast their ballots, but some clouds start to appear on the horizon. Could that be a sign?

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19:45: Fifteen minutes. That's all the time you have left to put on your shoes, get your coat and head to the polling station if you haven't done so yet! Don't complain later if you don't like what our new Constitution looks like. Don't say I didn't warn you.

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20:00: POLL CLOSED. In a few minutes we will know the exact participation data, but I'm sure you are as excited as I am to know what are fellow citizens have chosen. 

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20:09: Acting Minister for Internal Issues, Captain General Gustav Pradinski, has just appeared and will now announce the final participation data: 

NATIONAL TURNOUT: 77,516,371 votes cast; 84.6% of the total eligible population.
Chynberg turnout: 74%
Gryfit turnout: 77%
Kampania turnout: 86%
Ruzian turnout: 83%
Valusian turnout: 91%
Nowogard turnout: 89%.

Remember that Nowogard, the capital city, has one exclusive seat allocated.

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20:10: A turnout of almost 85%. That's certainly impressive. Almost 78 million citizens have decided to have a say in their close future and actively move from the Morawski dictatorship. But taking which path? We will soon see. Exit polls will be released in an hour.

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21:02: First exit polls released! Most of them agree on something: We will see a hung parliament where many parties must come into agreement in order to approve our new Constitution. We will probably see a Sejm composed of between 5 and 8 parties, depending on which exit poll you believe. Here is our exit poll:
Sovereign Valruzia (SW): 170-182 seats
National Renewal (ON): 122: 128 seats
Dignity and Progress (GiP): 91-99 seats
Communist Party of Valruzia (KPW): 88-93 seats
National Salvation (NZ): 81-85 seats
Liberal Alliance (LS): 19-27 seats
Remember that count is ongoing since polls closed, but results won't start to be released until 22:00.

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22:04: FIRST OFFICIAL RESULTS RELEASED: 19.5% counted: SW: 31.2%; ON: 22.4%; NZ: 15.8%; KPW: 13.1%; GiP: 12.5%; LS: 4.4%; Others: 0.6%. 

Remember that first results arriving come from more rural areas; cities take more time to count, since until a polling station is not fully counted its data is not added.

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22:42: 74.7% counted: SW: 34%; ON: 19.9%; KPW: 15.2%; GiP: 13.1%; NZ: 12.8%; LS: 4%; Others: 1%. Although there is still a quarter of the votes to go, don't expect the results to radically change. Two things are for sure: Sovereign Valruzia has won by a wide margin and the progressist parties (SW, KPW, GiP) have won a majority, albeit each of them has its very own differences with each other.

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23:31: 99.99% of the votes counted. We can now announce official and basically final results:
-Sovereign Valruzia: 34.75% and 186 seats.
-National Renewal: 19.47% and 132 seats.
-Communist Party of Valruzia: 15.9% and 100 seats.
-Dignity and Progress: 13.57% and 83 seats.
-National Salvation: 12.01% and 71 seats.
-Liberal Alliance: 3.8% and 26 seats.
-Others: 0.5% and 3 seats.

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23:42: We have the maps with the results by Voivodeships and constituencies, as follows: 

As we can see, whilst Sovereign Valruzia and National Renewal have won two Voivodeships each, the most surprising result comes from Kampania, where the Communist Party of Valruzia has emerged as the largest political force, winning not only in the capital but also in some rural areas.

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23:48: We are live in the headquarters of the KPW, where its leader Karolina Pietrzyk has appeared before the media:

"We welcome and celebrate this great results for our party! After decades of military dictatorship, the people has said enough! Enough! Now it's our time to develop a new utopia in Valruzia. Thank you to everyone that has trusted us, and special thanks to the people of Kampania that has decided that we are worth of their confidence. We have obtained more than 34% of the total popular vote in Kampania, and we will work hard to continue to be worthy of this huge support"

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23:51: The leader of the winning party, Sovereign Valruzia's Krystian Małecki, has declared this election as "truly historic" and has affirmed his intention of making the will of the voters heard, intending to leave "Soverign Valruzia's ideology" in Valruzian Constitution.

"While we know this election are merely constituent and our purpose is to draft our new Constitution to regain our rights and liberties, lost during the Morawski dictatorship, we will also work hard to make our fellow citizens see why it is worth to vote for us, so for the next elections we may be able to lead the future Valruzian government."

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00:05: With these final results, our broadcast comes to an end. Now, these constituent Sejm must convene to draft our new Valruzian Constitution, coming into agreements with each other. Now it's their time. Now it's your time. Congratulations, Valruzia.