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President Freiland-Weber Re-Elected in Landslide
August 5674

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Official Presidential portrait of President Anna Freiland-Weber, who was entrusted with a second five-year term today.

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Dunburg - There were no surprises in today's Presidential election, which was just completed a few moments ago with the expected re-election of Federal President Anna Freiland-Weber. The current tenant of Karlottenberg Schloss was supported by a wide bipartisan coalition made up by the DSDP (Social-Democrats), DSU (Social Union), Pres. Freiland-Weber's own party, the Greens, the NDZP (Hosian-Democrats) and TLD (Liberals). Other candidates were  Karl-Heinrich Muller, who tried again as the DRF (Dundorfian Red Front) candidate, and Heinz Lohrer, representing the KBP and making history as the youngest ever candidate to the Presidency, aged 35 years and 10 days. 

With such a wide coalition supporting her, it was certain for the President to reach the qualified majority of two thirds in Bundestag necessary to win in the first round of voting, therefore making this electoral process very quick: this means that our country will have a Head of State heading into the October Federal election, something that is seen by national and international observers, experts and even ordinary citizens as a symbol of stability. The President has followed the electoral proceedings in Bundestag and has already returned to Karlottenberg from where she will hold a press conference this evening.

Meanwhile, the Government had a mixed reaction to the outcome of the election: NDZP and TLD have congratulated Freiland-Weber's re-election, while KBP issued a separate congratulatory statement which was judged by experts as "cold". It is unlikely that Dundorf's first center-right cabinet in decades will fall over this issue, considering that the Federal Election is only two months away, but this issue can resurface in the future and affect negotiations for a second-term cabinet. The opposition parties, including the DRF despite it not having endorsed the President, issued a joint statement praising Freiland-Weber's work for the past five years and congratulating her for the new term; this was especially a big victory for the Green Party which once again managed to unite a strong coalition around her candidate and ensuring the party's relevance for five more years.

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Results of the Presidential Election (420 needed to win (first and second ballot), 316 needed to win (from third ballot onwards):
President Anna Freiland-Weber, Green (endorsed by NDZP, DSDP, DSU and TLD): 520
Herr Heinz Lohrer, KBP : 69
Herr Karl-Heinrich Muller, DRF: 36
Blank: 5