Socialist Party Primaries, 570AER

The 570AER Socialist Primaries were held shortly before the 571AER elections in order to get a pulse of the fast-growing membership.  
== First Round ==
From the start, the bookies had seen incumbent leader Willy as the most likely winner, possibly taking the victory after the first round of voting. The SNC debate however showed the integrity of the remaining candidates, in particular centre-left candidate Martin Schulz from Delooium. At 21:00 on the 17th of March, the results for the first round were in:
Candidate 	Faction 	% of the vote
Willy Brandt 	Old Guard 	44.1%
Martin Schulz	Royalists 	34.6%
Mark Rutte 	New Socialists	12.7%
Dylann Roof 	Republicans 	8.6%
Incumbent-leader Willy Brandt managed to come out on top with a comfortable margin, yet just off an outright majority to secure the leadership position,
== Second Round ==
The first Socialist National Convention was home to the inauguration ceremony of the primaries' winner. Deputy Secretary General of the Socialist Party, Konrad Adenauer, announced the results before the present members.
Candidate 	Faction 	% of the vote
Willy Brandt 	Old Guard	59.8%
Martin Schulz	Royalists	40.2%
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