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DSDP Wins Federal Election
October 5643

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DSDP Supporters in Dunburg last night.

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Dunburg - Yesterday's night exit polls said that Chancellor Berger's DSDP would win the first place in the Federal Election, by getting ahead by a single point of the centre-right NDZP, while confirming that a second time of the incument coalition, named "Red-Red-Green", composed by DSDP, DRF and the Greens, would have won again a majority of seats in the Bundestag. Today, we don't need exit polls: the count is almost over and we can confirm that the DSDP indeed won the election with 28,3% of the votes, while the NDZP stopped at 26,8%, and that the incumbent government would have the numbers to continue, even if we must note that the internal balance inside the coalition changed, with the Greens becoming the new Junior Partner and the Red Front falling in fifth position overall.
Chancellor Berger yesterday night said that he was very happy with the result and that he would ask outgoing President Alvensleben, whose second (and final) term expires next February, to re-nominate the current coalition for a second term, clarifying immediately his intent for continuity and commitment to the left-wing side of Bundestag. But the leader of the Liberals wasn't happy: his party had a disappointing result (third at 16,7%, down from 19%) but he would still like to enter the next Federal Cabinet, primarily by labeling the presence of DRF in Government as "radical" and "wrong" and secondly by reminding that his party is still third despite the loss of votes. Despite these efforts, it seems pretty clear that the DSDP is ready to commit to a second term of the same government, and President Alvensleben, in the final months of his tenure, has hinted he won't interfere much with this government formation period and instead prepare for retirement.

Below the full results:

1. DSDP: 28,3% and 180 seats
   
2. NDZP: 26,8% and 171 seats
   
3. TLD: 16,7% and 104 seats
   
4. GPP: 13,2% and 81 seats
   
5. DRF: 12,7% and 78 seats
   
6. JSU: 2,3% and 16 seats (remember JSU contests the election only in Julstoch, where it got 35,5%)