February 2016 Storalian election

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The February 2016 Storalian election was the second election in Storalian History, with the first being the December 2015 Election. MBS News did live coverage of the event, which helped to keep the citizens of Storalia updated.

Round One

The first round lasted from 8AM PST, February 15th to roughly 9PM PST, February 19th. It was initially supposed to end on the 18th, but was extended to encourage higher voter turnout. Voter turnout was an estimated 78.5%, roughly two percentage points higher than the previous election.

Parties marked with a Open.png made it into round two. Parties marked with a Closed.png were eliminated, are unable to compete in round two.

Party Percentage Status
(E) 41% Open.png
(D) 18% Open.png
(O) 18% Open.png
(N) 14% Closed.png
(T) 9% Closed.png

Round Two

Round two was the second and final round of the election. It resulted in a marginal OPEC victory. The estimated voter turnout for round two was lower than the first round, at a mere 65.5%. Similar to the first round, round two was extended by two days to increase voter turnout, although this more or less failed. The second rounded ended on February 24th.

Party Percentage Status
(E) 16% Closed.png
(D) 36% Closed.png
(O) 42% Open.png

The next election began on May 20th, 2016. This was 5 days later than the expected date.