Avinaa is electing a new president and parliament today with a relatively tight election result expected. In the lower house of Parliament, the House of Representatives, 250 first-past-the-post and 200 proportional seats are up for grabs. The final poll before for the House popular vote the election showed the NDP under former PM Laura Nyborg taking 38.5% to the Conservative's 26.5% with the Social Democrats at 18.3%, the Greens on 12%, and the CSU on 3.9%. While results on the party preference vote are expected relatively early it could take longer for a clear picture to emerge from the FPTP seats.
For the presidential election Nyborg was on 37% followed by Conservative nominee Ariel Sigmund taking 31%. Mary Ward was taking 29%, significantly better than where she started in this race the CSU's Adam Harris at 3% (the Greens did not run a candidate).
The NDP are ahead in the race for a parliamentary majority while the Conservatives continue to grow their support in the race for president. The Social Democrats are attempting to hold onto whatever seats they can as they are set to lose most of their caucus despite Mary Ward increasing her support for the presidency. The CSU, which came second in the last election, could lose all of their seats. The Greens are holding double-digit support across the country and could enter government in a coalition for the first time in Avinaa's history.
FIRST RESULTS:
First results for the party preference are as follows:
New Democratic Party- 43.5%
National Conservatives- 30.9%
Social Democrats- 17%
Greens- 6.7%
Christian Social Union- 1.5%
More to follow.