Election Day

[Prince Hunter of Bavaria]

The National Election takes place in Laurentia today! 

Pre-booth polls put Soryay Chirac in the lead with 27%, followed by Marine Le Pen with 24.7% with Lidia Korczak trailing at 19.7% and finally Melechon at 4%. The remaining candidates make up 1-3%, with a total of 15 candidates declared in this years election. Le Pen and Chirac are expected to make it to the runoffs. Many eye Lidia Korczak of making a comback during exit-polls. 

Only time will tell who Laurentia's leader is. 

[Prince Hunter of Bavaria]

TF1 Poll puts Lidia Korczak in the lead with 32%, followed by Chirac with 27% with Le Pen at 25% and Melechon at 16%. 

 

 

[Prince Hunter of Bavaria]

The media ban was lifted and the Interior Ministry final released the results of the first round of voting. 

Official Results from the Interior Ministry 

Korczak: 37%

Le Pen 31%

Chirac 20%

Melechone: 12%2%

 

The Union Démocratique won 402 seats in the National Assembly, the majority faction led by the Christian Democratic Union with 205 seats, followed by the coalition of smaller parties inside the U.D. The U.D. increased by 62 new seats in the first wave of voting. In Paris, Bordeaux, Monaco, and Toulouse the contested regions will go onto the second wave of voting. Results from the Parliamentary election are still on-going as ballots are being cast. 

 

Soryay Chirac endorsed Lidia Korczak following her defeat hoping Laurentia will stay true to its core. 

 

[Prince Hunter of Bavaria]

The Second Round of voting has begun, a media blackout was declared once again

[Prince Hunter of Bavaria]

Lidia Korczak declared the winner in the 2020! Beating Marine Le Pen in a run-off winning 64% of the vote. President Laurens congradulated her former Prime Minister, followed by Marine Le Pen conciding the election and calling Korczak to congradulate her.