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Elections lead to bloodshed (Open MT)

Rilloras
22-11-2006, 04:40
With the untimely death of High Chancellor Stressan, The ruling body of Rilloras called an election. The High Chancellor had ruled with an iron fist for the last 21 years after a military coup which led to the death of the last Chancellor, High Chancellor Vaskov. The outcome of the election were as follows

Upper Chamber (100 seats)

Rillorian Imperial Party: 94 seats
National Alliance: 3 seats
Freedom Movement: 2 seats
Rillorian Leftist Party: 1 seat


Lower Chamber (500 seats)
Rillorian Imperial Party: 471 seats
National Alliance: 14 seats
Rillorian Leftist Party: 9 seats
Freedom Movement: 5 seats
Communist Bloc: 1 seat

The results of the election was a total landslide for the ruling party, the Rillorian Imperial Party. Immediately in almost every major city, protests to the legitimacy of such an election were held. Many people believe that the government had merely staged an election and rigged the results. In Rilloria, a bout 8,000 protesters clashed with police forces. The Rillorian Imperial Guard were called into service. In the ensuing violence, 87 protesters were killed and more then 150 wounded. The Imperial Guardsmen used live ammunition along with several armored vehicles to disperse the protest. The leaders of the defeated parties met in Transgard, north of Rilloria to discuss the future. Within hours of the meeting beginning, Imperial Special Forces stormed the building and detained all those present as suspected insurgents. Following the news of the arrest of many major anti-imperial political players, insurgent attacks began to rise, culminating in the bombing of a city bus in Rilloria, killing 27 citizens. The Imperial Chancellorship, currently being led by an interim leader; Vice-Chancellor Croix, declared a state of martial law and banned all political organizations except the ruling Rillorian Imperial Party.
Welinia
22-11-2006, 04:44
The government of Welinia fully supports the legal election of the Rillorian Imperial Party, and believes the people of Rillorias have made the right choice.