Graanor Tribune: Wilhelm Whips ECP, Steals Fifth Term

Simon Wilhelm being sworn in by Cleetus Biden, a distant relative of former Progressive Labour leader Joe Biden, for his fifth term as State Chancellor. 
After much waiting, and weeks of the ECP biting its nails to see how many seats it would lose, State Chancellor Simon Wihelm (HRP) has unsurprisingly stolen the race from his Conservative rivals. Even so, the gains for the Home Rule Party were mediocre, with only four new seats added to Wilhelm's already impressive legislative war chest, leaving the Home Rule Party with 36% of the House of Representatives under his control. The Conservative Party equally lost four seats. Even so, the Conservative, pro-Federal bloc's blow was softened by surprising headway made by the Emperor's Party, which rose to 19 seats, or 8% of the legislative vote. Wilhelm's major victory was instead made by the expansion of more radical, anti-Federal parties. The Reunification Front, led by it's newly elected leader, Santiago Abascal, has made headway in rising to 29 seats in Parliament. This is further aided by the re-entry of the Independence Party onto the scene, which, after years of absence, recovered a measley 5 votes. The Liberal Party has now also reached the 29 seat mark. Aside from the ECP and the ELP, little significant opposition poses a real threat to the Home Rule Party's authority in the State. The Fascists, Communists, and Socialists all had a disastrous run, eliminating them as even noticeable factors within the House of Representatives. 
So how do the HRP, EIP, and RF fit together in all of this? Though all three advocate for different solutions to the "Entloland Question", all are united in a common effort to minimize the presence of the Federal Government in internal affairs. With various autonomy-advocating parties controlling roughly half of the House, plus a growing dissonance among ECP MPs on the issue of Unionism now presents Wilhelm with the opportunity to pass agendas that he could never dream of just a short time ago. Already, State Chancellor Wilhelm has announced his intentions to "pass further legislative measures to utterly cripple and eliminate any and all cultural threats of Falleenization, and the suppression of Entian culture," measures which are now almost certain to pass. Ducal Official de Borbon has remained relatively silent on the issue, though he has stated his public congratulations to Chancellor Wilhelm for "His continued faithful service to the Grand Duchy and the Empire." While some are in great fear for what the future holds for Entloland, most citizens of this State are clearly giddy with excitement for the future.
Juan "Jeb" Bush-Gallo is a veteran political commentator and contributor with the Graanor Tribune, and has over 25 years of experience in political journalism.
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