Amerikaens Free State: Difference between revisions

In March 1925, Barent Ubincks announced his intention to run as President in the 1926 General Elections. He had garnered more support this time from the public, completely unlike the situation ten years ago when he first released incriminating evidence against the Goudpaerdts in 1914. Two months later, his wife, Gertruydt, died due to the injuries she suffered. This bolstered Barent Ubincks' popularity even more. The elections were held peacefully in February 1926, and was watched by international observers (Tussenland, Mexico, Spain, etc.). When the results were tallied, the official tallying body announced Ubincks as the winner of the elections. His party, the <insertLiberal partyParty name>(Amerikaens: ''Liberalpartÿ'') had won half of the seats on the Algemenhof. However, the official state press released contradictory results, declaring Goudpaerdt winning a third term. The government ordered newspapers within the AFS to publish of Goudpaerdt's Victory, while international presses released news of Ubincks' victory. This left the population of the AFS in a state of confusion. As a result, Goudpaerdt was inaugurated in the capital Tuynswyck, while Ubincks held a separate inauguration in his native Centraelia.