2019 Election Results: Bravo Re-elected, Echo Referendum Passes Narrowly

WINECLAW -- Election results are now being reported across the nation tonight as The Collective of Wineclaw celebrates its sixth year as a democracy.

As of this reporting, Bravo currently leads all districts in the Leading District race with 55% of the vote, followed by Alpha with 30%, Charlie with 11%, and Delta with 4%. The Echo Referendum, which would call upon the Consciousness to begin the process of carving out a new district—a much tighter and controversial vote—stands at 51.2% of citizens stating "Yes". All district representatives are expected to retain their posts by overwhelming margins.

District Leader Bravo lagged behind in early polling last year, but bounced back in recent weeks due to the completion of the Comprehensive Personal Amendment (CPA); a wide-ranging package of populist reforms that now heads to district localities for debate and mark-up. That process is expected to complete in late 2019.

While the Echo Referendum has passed tonight, the process faces an uphill battle, as a supermajority (66%) of citizens is required to amend any internal borders once the District Representatives draft a new national map.

The Director of The Office of Internal Affairs, who has been accused of leading the anti-Echo faction "For Strength", refused to comment on this article. They are currently embroiled in an ethics investigation stemming from this accusation.