Darkstone Code

Chapter 1486: Chapter 1484: The Dust Settles

Early in the morning, people lined up to walk to the voting window and present their documents.

Due to the direct interference of voters in the presidential direct election system in Lemar, various election malpractices, such as duplicate voting, need to be avoided.

They distributed something akin to a voting card to every adult in Lemar.

This item is about the size of three regular business cards, containing basic voter information, along with a table.

Each cell in the table represents the process of exercising a vote in the election. If the voter has voted, a hole is punched in the cell, indicating that the voter has exercised their voting rights and obligations in this election.

If not, the ballot they submit will be sealed together with the punched-out hole.

Because these voter cards are specially made, using currency-like printing and anti-counterfeiting techniques, with extremely complex designs, almost every voter’s card design is unique, making it impossible for two identical ones to exist. This means that the cut-out hole is also unique to the corresponding voter’s card.

After the direct election ends, the various parties will basically check these ballots to ensure their defeat was not for "man-made reasons."

So early in the morning, people would bring their voter cards to the polling station to vote.

This time, there was an especially high number of participants in the voting, because the Federation had provided humanitarian aid materials, but the rights to use this batch of supplies had not been delegated to the current ruling party of the Lemar Government, which is the Aid People’s Party.

The World Development Committee Humanitarian Relief Organization is a neutral charitable organization under the World Development Committee, tasked with distributing this humanitarian aid this time.

Considering some of the ongoing matters, after a simple consultation, the Humanitarian Relief Organization set up a platform to distribute supplies beside the voting window.

Before voting, each voter could receive material aid by presenting their voter card that had not been cut or punched.

This included medicine and medical supplies valued at ten dollars, like gauze and the like.

A compressed food pack valued at ten dollars, which contained food to sustain an adult’s nutritional needs for a week.

It’s worth noting that this merely meets nutritional needs, not implying that it would make an adult feel full for the whole week.

There were also some personal hygiene products, including soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and insecticide, as well as some clothing.

Overall, these items were worth about thirty dollars, which might not seem very expensive, but for the people of Lemar at the time, they were extremely precious!

This also garnered considerable goodwill from the Lemar people. Peng Jieao’s diplomatic ambassador realized that in this matter, they couldn’t compete with the Federation.

The Peng Jieao people were very arrogant and haughty. They conquered one challenger after another, even if they were overpowered by the Gafuras in the last world war, they refused to see it as a defeat.

Because the Gafuras didn’t dare to land, they only dared to attack Peng Jieao’s merchant ships in coastal areas and bomb coastal cities.

If it weren’t for considering some trade issues, the Peng Jieao might not have ended the war at all.

To them, it was merely a temporary setback. If they had been able to contact Gafura’s homeland, even a single legion landing, it would suffice to annihilate all of Gafura!

This confidence, gained from continuous historical victories, eventually transformed into arrogance. Within the Empire, many did not believe the Lemar Islands would become a key geographical location affecting the war.

They believed that what could truly influence the direction of the war still lay on the Southern Continent Plate.

There, it could serve as a springboard; whether to bypass the strait to attack the Federation or to move to Gafura from a more western port, it was extremely convenient.

Moreover, these places were not too far distant, as seen in the Eperlier Strait, the closest point between the two continental plates, which could be crossed in just two days.

This also meant they could transport a large number of soldiers for a southern Federation landing in a shorter period, with less risk!

Compared to that, an island archipelago located in the Central East Ocean wasn’t truly significant in Peng Jieao Empire’s strategic plans for the next war.

Their goal in taking the Lemar Islands was solely defensive. With this area, they wouldn’t need to worry about a direct attack from the Federation on their coastal cities, eliminating the need to deploy a large number of coastal defenses.

If they truly secured this archipelago, they wouldn’t rashly advance westward; the vast ocean still evoked fear among the Peng Jieao people internally.

They had no advantage on warships, and they did not want to engage in naval warfare!

No matter what, they were already many steps behind the Federation, and Peng Jieao’s diplomatic ambassador had lost hope in this election outcome.

On May 9th, the week-long voting process was completely finished, and all the ballots were sent to the central island for counting.

Radio stations, TV stations, every piece of media was following the developments.

People waited silently by their televisions and radios.

Perhaps only after experiencing darkness do people long for the light.

The entire counting process lasted four days; by May 13, the results were finally in, with the Autonomous Party chairman becoming the new Grand President of the Lemar Republic by a narrow lead of less than three percent.

In small countries, there aren’t that many rules; the chairman’s role within the party has nothing to do with his responsibilities as President.

The Aid People’s Party demanded a ballot check; of course, this is standard practice in every election, as the losers always hope their defeat isn’t due to their own inadequacies.

After two days of checking, they found no issues, ultimately conceding in resignation.

Immediately, the results of Lemar’s election were sent via radio telegraph to the nearby joint fleet.

Then the news quickly spread worldwide.

The Peng Jieao Empire expressed regret over this election result and withdrew all diplomatic envoys.

Meanwhile, the Federation President acknowledged Lemar’s achievements in freedom and other aspects, and expressed willingness to actively promote the establishment of diplomatic relations with Lemar, extending another invitation to the Lemar Republic to join the World Development Committee, contributing a part to maintaining world peace.

The newly elected Grand President of the Lemar Republic enthusiastically accepted the Federation Government’s invitation and expressed great honor in doing so!

Everything is moving in a positive direction...

By the end of May, the Federation delegation arrived at the Lemar Islands with a large amount of materials, orders, and some soldiers...

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