Dundorf

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Despite Little Change in Votes, Election Brings Change to Dundorf
October 5662 (backdated)

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New DSDP Leader Lennard Schneider with the historical former Leader and Chancellor Jorg Berger.

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Dunburg - An election result that most people thought to be the most boring and unconsequential of all times turned out to be a surprise and a change in customs for our Federal Republic. The Social-Democratic Party, with its new leader elected in September, Lennard Schneider, came in again at second place, which customarily means that the Federal Chancellor will be chosen among the ranks of the first party, the Hosian-Democratic NDZP.

However, according to this morning's newest reports and rumors, the DSDP Leadership has privately agreed to cooperate with the DRF, an hard-left party, in order to form what political analysts call a "Grosse-Links-Koalition", which comprehends all parties left of center: DSDP, Greens, DSU and DRF. The biggest obstacles to achieve this coalition were historically two: the DSDP leadership being held by a moderate (it was then Mr. Jorg Berger, who retired) and the cold relationship between DRF and DSU. The first in no longer a problem since Mr. Schneider, a progressive, won the DSDP's leadership; the second obstacle was resolved last spring, when the relationship was 'rehabilitated' by the two parties' leader after a lenghty joint congress in which they were able to work out . This means that the obtacles are virtually removed and, in theory, the Grosse-Links-Koalition enjoys the support of all its internal components.

Chancellor Erica Kleinfelder confided yesterday that she's 'hopeful' Mr. Schneider decides to continue to support the current government, a Grand Coalition between NDZP, DSDP and the TLD, but has also acknowledged that a majority of the members in the Bundestag belong to the leftist bloc and they have every right to elect whoever they want as Federal Chancellor, and also understands that cooperating with a young progressive like Mr. Schneider is totally different than a old moderate like former Chancellor Jorg Berger. According to rumors, the Presidency will still nominate, as is custom, Ms. Kleinfelder as the Chancellor-designated; but if by next week she still isn't able to form a new Government, President Teitelbaum will nominate Lennard Schneider as Chancellor. If elected by Bundestag, Mr. Schneider would become Dundorf's youngest ever Federal Chancellor at age 30, and the first Social-Democrat to become Chancellor in the modern era to not be called "Jorg Berger".

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Election Results (+/- 5658):
- NDZP: 21,9% and 145 seats (-1% and -6)
- DSDP: 20,9% and 136 (-0,4% and -4)
- TLD: 12,9% and 83 (-0,2% and -1)
- GPP: 12,5% and 81 (+0,5% and +4)
- KBP: 11,8% and 67 (+0,4% and +3)
- DSU: 10% and 64 (+0,3% and +2)
- DRF: 10% and 54 (+0,4% and +2)

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This post was delayed because of some technical issues on my part and was backdated by two years for this reason.