NationStates Jolt Archive

It is election day today and Pacitalians go to the polls to elect their Prime Minister for another four years.

This topic will be used to input the latest headlines from around the country as well as election returns and the declaration of the winner.

May the best (wo)man win!

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Green text - Procedural Updates (Polls opening/closing, number of voters estimated so far at stations)
Red text - Electoral Updates (Election returns, winner in a district, winner in a region)
Blue text - News Updates (Statements from ECP, candidates, other governments, reporters)
Orange text - Current Count (ie. "As of 7.00 pm, Cand. 1 - 30 EV, Cand. 2 - 17 EV" etc.)
Purple text - Other notices

7.00 AM CST
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Polls have opened in the eastern districts. (Close - 7.00pm CST)

8.00 AM CST
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Polls have opened in the central districts. (Close - 8.00pm CST)

9.00 AM CST
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Polls have opened in the western districts and islands. (Close - 9.00pm CST)

7.16 PM CST
Polls have closed in the eastern districts and central districts; polls close in 45 minutes in the west and islands.

It is estimated that over 700 million of 875 million eligible voters will turn out today.

7.24 PM CST
Preliminary Election Returns

(Southeast Region - polls closed 1 hr 24 min ago)
35% of districts reporting

14,248,588 votes counted

1. Santo Paraggia (PdI) - 44.5% // 6,340,622
2. Ell (Cap) - 40.8% // 5,813,424
3. Partiva (Lib) - 14.0% // 1,994,802
4. Megescu (NRP) - 0.7% // 99,740

7.43 PM CST
Preliminary Election Returns

(Southeast Region - polls closed 1 hr 43 min ago)
50% of districts reporting

20,355,126 votes counted

1. Santo Paraggia (PdI) - 43.2% // 8,797,010
2. Ell (Cap) - 41.4% // 8,426,706
3. Partiva (Lib) - 14.8% // 3,018,979
4. Megescu (NRP) - 0.6% // 112,431

8.00 PM CST
Preliminary Election Returns

(Southeast Region - polls closed 2 hr ago)
87% of districts reporting

35,417,919 votes counted

1. Ell (Cap) - 50.5% // 17,871,984
2. Santo Paraggia (PdI) - 34.1% // 12,068,978
3. Partiva (Lib) - 16.0% // 5,664,201
4. Megescu (NRP) - 0.4% // 138,805

Lemvi Megescu concedes that he will not win the Southeast.

8.07 PM CST
Preliminary Election Returns

(East Region - polls closed 1 hr 7 min ago)
10% of districts reporting

3,547,878 votes counted

1. Ell (Cap) - about 60%
3. Santo Paraggia (PdI) - about 5%
2. Partiva (Lib) - about 30%
4. Megescu (NRP) - about 5%

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8.07 PM CST
Preliminary Election Returns

(Northeast Region - polls closed 1 hr 7 min ago)
10% of districts reporting

1,298,008 votes counted

1. Ell (Cap) - about 50%
3. Santo Paraggia (PdI) - about 5%
2. Partiva (Lib) - about 40%
4. Megescu (NRP) - about 5%

Lemvi Megescu concedes that he will not win the East or the Northeast.
Aracio Partiva concedes he will not win the Southeast.

8.30 PM CST
WINNER

The first substantial news of the election: Prime Minister Timothy Ell wins the southeast region's 13 electoral votes with 52.2% of the popular vote.

As of 8.30PM CST

Ell - 13
Megescu - 0
Partiva - 0
Santo Paraggia - 0

OOC: Sorry for the delay, really busy yesterday. I'll just continue as though there hasn't been a time gap.

IC:

WINNER
It is projected that PM Timothy Ell picks up the East Region's 12 electoral votes with a projected final vote share of 50.9%.

As of 8.55PM CST

Ell - 25
Megescu - 0
Partiva - 0
Santo Paraggia - 0

WINNER
It is projected that Liberal Leader Aracio Partiva picks up the Northeast Region's 16 electoral votes with a projected final vote share of 54.5%.

As of 9.05PM CST

Ell - 25
Partiva - 16
Megescu - 0
Santo Paraggia - 0

WINNER
It is projected that PM Timothy Ell picks up the Central Region's 24 electoral votes with a projected final vote share of 63.8%.

As of 9.10PM CST

Ell - 49
Partiva - 16
Megescu - 0
Santo Paraggia - 0

Roberta Santo Paraggia concedes the election.

Eredron wishes to send a tentative statement of congratulations to the Prime Minister Ell.

WINNER
It is projected that NRP Leader Lemvi Megescu takes the Northwest Region's 14 EVs with 55.0% of the vote share. It is the third straight election he has won the region.

As of 9.13PM CST

Ell - 49
Partiva - 16
Megescu - 14
Santo Paraggia - 0

Eredron wishes to send a tentative statement of congratulations to the Prime Minister Ell.

Thank you. As you say, these results are tentative and it's definitely not over yet. However, I have won enough of the electoral votes to prevent all but myself from getting the required 61.

Prime Minister Ell can win the election with a minority of the regions if he only wins the West Region (16 electoral votes). That will give him 63 with 4 of 9 regions won, and re-elect him to a third term. If he doesn't win that, he needs a combination of two of the other three regions to go over 61.

As of 9.15PM CST

Ell - 49
Partiva - 16
Megescu - 14
Santo Paraggia - 0

Regions left: West (16 EVs), SW (8 EVs), Capital (6 EVs), Islands (11 EVs).

12.21 AM CST

WINNER

All votes were counted in the Southwest Region because it was such a close race. However, the two moderate candidates captured 99% of the vote in the region and the two extremists conceded the region early in the count.

In the end, Aracio Partiva (Lib) wins the 8 electoral votes of the Southwest region with 50.1% of the vote. Prime Minister Ell (Cap) was second with 49.3% of the vote. All precincts reported and almost 40 million votes were counted.

As of 12.21 AM CST

Ell - 49
Partiva - 24
Megescu - 14
Santo Paraggia - C

Regions left: Capital (6 EVs), Islands (11 EVs), West (16 EVs)

12.28 AM CST

WINNER

Aracio Partiva (Lib) wins the 11 electoral votes of the Island region with 55.8% of the vote.

As of 12.28 AM CST

Ell - 49
Partiva - 35
Megescu - 14
Santo Paraggia - C

Regions left: Capital (6 EVs), West (16 EVs)

12.34 AM CST

WINNER

The Capital Region was a no-brainer, it has gone with the incumbent Prime Minister (excluding open spots) every time since it's inception.

PM Timothy Ell (Cap) wins the 6 electoral votes with an astounding 85.1% of the vote share. Aracio Partiva was a very distant second with 9.3%. 34 million votes were counted.

As of 12.34 AM CST

Ell - 55 (6 needed to be PM)
Partiva - 35 (cannot be PM, but can keep Ell from getting past 61)
Megescu - 14/C
Santo Paraggia - C

Lemvi Megescu concedes the election.

Regions left: West (16 EVs)

Why not do away with elections? We don't have any here since they are too complex.

We believe in fair democracy. However, we obviously respect the judgment of you, our ally.

12.48 AM CST

WINNER

The Prime Minister has been re-elected.

PM Timothy Ell (Cap) wins the 16 electoral votes of the last region to finish tabulation, the West Region, with a 56.7% of the vote share. Aracio Partiva was second with 40.8%. 179 million votes were counted.

As of 12.48 AM CST

Ell - 71 RE-ELECTED
Partiva - 35/C
Megescu - 14/C
Santo Paraggia - C

Aracio Partiva concedes the election.

Regions left: None

OOC: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaagh! A Nationstate based on US vote counting....
IC:

"His Eminency, President Bacchus congradulates Prime Minister Timothy Ell on his return to office"

Secretary to the Office of the President
Dr Sarah Hartiage

OOC: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaagh! A Nationstate based on US vote counting....
IC:

"His Eminency, President Bacchus congradulates Prime Minister Timothy Ell on his return to office"

Secretary to the Office of the President
Dr Sarah Hartiage

OOC: It's a mixture of the Canadian system (election of MPPs through vote share) and the American system (election of senators through vote share, and election of government/state head by electoral college).

IC: Thank you for your kind comments and support of our re-elected leader.