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პარლამენტანჷნ ჭჷჰეჳერე დატა კაჳერასსომ კეჳუ 2 დეწემბერ; ჯელდენჷნტ პარჷნტ ოსჷპ წარმაჳჷლ წემ გჷკარდაზგე
Parlamentanyn čyhevere data kaverassom kevu 2 december; Dželdenynt Parynt osyp carmavyl cem Bykardazge
Parliamentary election date set on 2 December; Imperial Party may enter Chamber

(12 SEPTEMBER 246) | KASSYM – Parliamentary elections will be held on Saturday 2 December, Chairwoman of the Chamber of the People Helassyt Bernaste has confirmed today. The campaign will start next week, but polls suggest that the parties that support President Imma Lokmus, the socialdemocrat SKP (currently 30 seats of 71) and the environmentalist OP (15), will be able to keep their majority, although a slight loss is predicted for the SKP while the OP may gain a couple. Should Lokmus wish to become a candidate for a third term as President, she will have little trouble getting re-elected in two years.

More surprises are expected for the smaller parties: the libertarian socialist party DPP (currently 6 seats) is struggling to reach the 5% threshold and may therefore fail to return in the next Chamber. On the other hand, the Imperial Party DžP, which has not managed to get any seats in the last 60 years, is currently polling around 8%. Analysts are calling it a morbid effect of the death in July of former Emperor Uzola, and potentially the rise to prominence of his son, the new Head of the Imperial Family Prince Imyrne, who gained an unexpected popularity in recent weeks.