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Zeitung Projection: The Center-Right Coalition Will Win a Narrow Majority in Bundestag
October 5670 (backdated)

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The Dundorfian Bundestag as seen from a boat crossing the Ode River.

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Dunburg - The Nordenhausen Allgemeine Zeitung projects that for the first time after decades, a center-right coalition will control a narrow majority of all seats in Bundestag, reversing decades of center-left and progressive control. Part of the reason why the center-right coalition will be able to claim victory, is the very good performance that the NDZP (Hosian-Democrats) had in yesterday's election: crossing 25% of the votes and gaining 21 seats in the Bundestag. Other partners in the coalition (TLD, liberals) and KBP (localist conservatives) did not increase or decrease much their votes, keeping roughly the same weight they had four years ago. Another factor that contributed to the Progressive Coalition's defeat was the collapse in support for the far-left end of the coalition: the DRF, who according to projection is set to lose about 18 seats and is projected to fall by 2.5 or 3 points. No other left-wing party managed to capture these DRF outgoing voters, who chose to not to vote this cycle, according to a early analysis of the vote by Dr. Helena De Witt, the Zeitung's political expert:

the turnout in left wing areas and neighborhoods of our country's major cities fell by 5-6%, so we can assume that the more leftist members of the Progressive coalition, who usually support DRF, didn't bother to show up after eight years of government. On the other hand, NDZP managed to win back moderates and grow its coalition with especially with middle-aged and highly educated voters in the cities, which resulted in its increase in votes.

Karlottenberg Schloss stated that President Freiland-Weber has called both NDZP leader, Wolfgang Prawius, and DSDP leader, Chancellor Lennard Schneider: according to palace's sources, the President congratulated Mr. Prawius for his party 'impressive victory' and thanked Chancellor Schneider's service for the past eight years, signaling that in the coming weeks she will officially appoint Wolfgang Prawius as Dundorf's newest Chancellor-designated. It's not clear if Mr. Prawius wants to go with the center-right coalition right away, since it only has a narrow majority, or try a Grosse-Koalition. KBP sources told our newspaper that the party is ready to enter for the first time the Federal Cabinet, and has issued a congratulatory message to Mr. Prawius, while TLD leadership said that the left's 'extreme rule' for the past eight years was what caused this result. The big loser of the night, DRF, couldn't be reached for comment, and instead the party put out a statement: 

This election's results are clearly not what this party worked so hard to reach. In the coming months, DRF will reflect on its mission and how to adjust it in order to win back the support of Dundorf's working class. We thank Chancellor Schneider and the DSDP for the opportunity to govern that was given to us.

Finally, in a late night press conference, Chancellor Schneider commented on the election results, congratulating Mr. Prawius and inviting him to the Federal Chancellery once he is officially designated Chancellor by the President. He defended his party and his coalition's record, thanking every party and every minister, concluding his address with these words: "in democracy, sometimes we win, sometimes we lose. What matters for the DSDP is getting immediately back on our feet and start rebuiliding our coalition. It's clear that this job is not for me, and this is why I'll be resigning as party leader next spring, allowing for a Party Congress to choose my replacement."

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Election results (+/- 5666):
- NDZP: 25,6% and 167 seats (+2,8% and +21)
- DSDP: 22,2% and 143 (+1,2% and +2)
- TLD: 12,6% and 83 (-0,2% and +1)
- GPP: 11,8% and 76 (= and -2)
- KBP: 11,5% and 69 (+0,1% and +1)
- DSU: 8,9% and 56 (-1% and -3)
- DRF: 7,4% and 36 (-2,9% and -18)
 
Possible coalitions (316 to win):
- Center-right or "Bürgerliche Allianz" (NDZP-TLD-KBP): 319/630
- Grosse-Koalition (NDZP-DSDP-TLD): 393/630