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PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE
15th March Broadcast | By the People, For the People

MARCEL PELIKÁN ELECTED 32ND PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MORRAWIA

KRÁLOWEC, F.D. — Marcel W. Pelikán was elected president of the Morrawia on Thursday, defeating his Republican rival Antonín Tur after campaigning on a promise to of stability, empathy and restore civility and to expand the government’s role in guiding the country through the era post-Anavero.

Mr. Pelikán, 37, who will become the 32nd president and the youngest man ever sworn into the office, secured 55.2% of the popular vote in the runoff election. Furthermore, for some even more historic moment, he will set to become the first openly gay president of Morrawia.

The result also provided a history-making moment for President-elect Pelikán’s running mate, Senator Anna Raṡínowá of Pomaria, who became the first woman, on a winning presidential ticket in a role of a Vice President.

After spending eight years as President Tomáṡ Slawinský’s vice president — Mr. Pelikán finally attained a goal that he has dreamed of for over 15, capping a career in national politics that began with a victory in a 2009 House race in South Banawia. He was swept into office this year with the support of a diverse coalition of younger voters, older voters, college-educated voters and women.

Despite initial hopes, the race was not the landslide many Liberals had hoped for: Pelikán lost two important battleground states where he had invested time and resources, most notably Caripathia, amid signs of challenges with a number of Polish-speaking constituencies.

Antonín Tur personally congratulated Pelikán, right after the last votes were counted and wished President-elect "luck and lot of nerves in the office."

"Some people close to me told me to keep fighting and that not everything is lost. But I see it differently. Marcel won by over 10%. To invalidate these results, like I saw some of my colleagues do during the recent House election...frankly, I find it distasteful and childish and it undermines our efforts of bettering our democratic process. I am not like this! I accept the results and I concede the election to someone I new for a very long time, and I trust him to do the best for the people of this country," Tur stated during his campaign conference.

Now, much of Pelikán’s agenda is secured after the results of House elections, where Liberals experienced sweeping victories in many constituencies previously thought to be Republican strongholds. Liberals have thus expanded their numbers in the House, and have a first majority since 2016. The situation in the Senate is different with more division and lot more infighting.

Written by Josephine Detmold