2nd EDRHL federal election

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The 2nd EDRHL federal election was held to elect the members of the 2nd People's Congress. The outgoing government was a Red-Purple Alliance of the Workers Union of the International Communist Party (WUICP) and the Democratic Socialist Peoples Organization (DSPO) led by General Secretary Jack Huey.

The result was a major defeat for the government. The WUICP suffered severve losses of 13.7 points coming second place. The election was a clear victory to the NSFM which increased its result by 11.9 points. The LDFMC and DSPO remained stable with most voter movement occuring between the WUICP and the NSFM. The NSFM became the largest faction which allowed them to gain the position of president. Pete Browning was elected as the President of the EDRHL.

With a clear mandate against the Government in favor of the fascists, speculation of a new coalition became clear. The most likely option would be an agreement between the NSFM and the LDFMC. Shortly after the result, Austin Murphy stated his interest in a possible minority government with Brody Walker becoming the new General Secretary. Although the two parties did not get along well or agree on every issue they both had interests in overturning the Red-Purple incumbent government. The situation however quickly deteriorated when members of the NSFM's paramilitary wings initiated a riot in the Holy Lands, outside of Thallmanngrad. Fights between the Brownshirts and locals had escalated to a dangerous point. The Brownshirts raided local buildings, smashed windows, and even started fires. After Brody Walker refused to call on his members to stand and even blamed the local DSPO government there were major calls against him becoming General Secretary. Following these remarks Austin Murphy declared that his commitment to form a minority government was no longer possible and expressed his parties disappointment in the events that had occured. Pete Browning as President was forced to call new elections after no government was formed.

Background
In the previous election, the WUICP and the DSPO won a clear mandate, forming the first government of the EDRHL. The EDRHL was integrated into a Communist style economic system with the DSPO making way for moderate but small exceptions on market freedoms. This process was seen as necessary by many but it had brutal effects on some areas of life. The EDRHL was close to being a Communist Dictatorship however many instances the DSPO prevented this from becoming a reality. As the election campaign began Brody Walker was nominated as the NSFM candidate to face General Secretary Huey. The NSFM was seen as the only party that could realistically challenge the WUICP

Political parties and candidates
The table below lists the parliamentary groups of the 4th People's Congress.