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THK Election Night Special, 2024年4月26日
**Hung Parliament!**

Just as expected, no party managed to win an outright majority in the Diet today. However, what surprised many accross the Isles was the worse than anticipated performance of the centre-right. The current Government formed of a coalition between LDP-C and the Sunrise Front lost a total of 22 seats when compared to their performance last year, dropping to a low of 299 seats, 14 shy of the 313 needed for a full majority. While coalition agreements with the NRP have been suggested, even with the cooperation of the far-right party, they would still be 1 seat shy of a majority. Current Premier and LDP-C party leader Takeda Nobuo is yet to release an official statement.

Things are a bit more optimistic on the left side of the spectrum, though. LDP-R leaders have praised their great achievement, snagging 19 new seats as compared to last year, mostly from their right neighbours. However, this still puts them at just 255 seats, not close to an absolute majority, meaning the LDP-R too would need to seek cooperation if they wish to form a Government. If the Conservatives fail to do so, the Reformists have proposed a "Left-Unity Coalition" between them, Social Democratic, the new *New* Democratic Party and the Greens, which would put them at a total of 313 seats, just enough to form a Government. The outcome of this proposal, however, is yet to be seen in the coming weeks.

The Democratic Syndicalist Party, a fringe socialist democrat and republican party and longstanding smallest party within the Diet, having only 1 seat from their loyal voters from Nishikita-Samsun in Gyoson Province, have finally lost their seats to the Social Democrats. This marks the end of Tayichian Republicanism within the Diet, as the DSP has been the only party to openly denounce the monarchy. Despite that, a new liberal party has risen, the New Democratic Party, with an amazing win of 13 seats, mostly from their home city of Idaina.