BREAKING
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* Over the course of the past week, multiple protests & riots of varying scale have been breaking out, & spreading, before finally being quelled yesterday, in Avalon, Barceltia, Vermeillia, Cortoba, & Seledo. Nationalist majority cities & districts. There has been minor property damage across these districts. 229 reported injuries currently. No fatalities reported. The Riot Policia of these cities, along with detachments of National Security Ministry Special Policia, were successful in restoring peace, law, & order.
* Martial Law had to briefly declared & imposed in 3/5 of those cities to facilitate the restoration of order. Now lifted.
* King Carlos III formally pardons all openly gay Royal Army & Air Force personnel who were the seeds of the original riots in Ceretia & Cadiz. Upon being interviewed, servicemen said only that they had "reached a concrete understanding" with their king.
* King also formally requests new NSDU PM Henrico Pena form a new government in his name.
* Interior Minister Calderon praises the swift action of the palace & authorities.
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Certified National Senado Election Results
New Senado Makeup:
National Social Democratic Union 50
Nationalist Center Right Alliance: 50
TIE
Changes:
NSDU +6
NCRA -6
Navalle District:
Ricardo Paco 56.2%
Juan Francis 43.8%
Zalavega District:
Roberto Sanchez 57%
Antonio Franco 43%
Seledo District:
Tomas Rivera 51.3%
Rolondo Solis 48.7%
* Seledo represents a significant leftward shift from last election. Seledo's Senado Delegation is now split, bipartisan for the first time ever. Much of this new NSDU success is being credited with a highly motivated & engaged youth vote.
* With a spilt senado, newly elected PM Henrico Pena will, constitutionally serve as the tie breaker. This gives the NSDU a senado majority for the first time in over 50 years. Former Senado Majority Speaker, Marco Torres, is now Minority Speaker. Former Minority Speaker Manuel Albarra, who unsuccessfully ran for his party's PM nomination, will now be Majority Speaker.
For full results visit ju.jnn.com
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