Baracãoan Election Results

Rico Noriega, head of the Republic of Baracão's Electoral Commission, has, within the last few minutes, instructed polling stations across the Islas de la Libertad and in Baracão's overseas territories to close.

Voting had already been largely finished, with most citizens having voted early in the electoral period. The preliminary results are as follows, with the succesful candidates in italics:

PRESIDENT
Alarico Veto Julia: 12
Devante Covas: 7

MINISTER-GENERAL
Erasmo Jacqueras Carrar: 10
Jesus Pablo Santiago: 9

COUNCIL OF STATE
Juan Fidel Valenica: 27
Don Diego de Almagro: 25
Julio Sanchez de Frente: 22
Thomas la Antonio: 19
Kuralyov: 13
Christo de Loutrado: 8

The shock results show a massive landslide in favour of the Frente Popular, Baracão's current ruling party. Despite the existence of an active and large opposition in the form of the ADN, the Frente Popular has actually increased its power, not only maintaining the offices of President and Minister-General, but winning all three directly-elected seats on the Council of State, in comparison with control over only one of them before the election.

Victory speeches are expected one the Supreme Court has verified the Electoral Commission's counting, with the exception of Erasmo Jacqueras Carrar, who has taken a leave of absence for a period of one week. In this absence, it is expected that Jesus Pablo Santiago, the Nationalist Party's candidate for Minister-General, will assume the position ad interim, at the invitation of Compañero Carrar.

The Electoral Commissioner declined to comment in details on the results, exclaiming "thank god it's over with!"