Holdyron wins sweeping new powers after Turkish election victory

The scene, yesterday

Turkish King Branchsilver Holdyron won sweeping new executive powers on Monday after his victory in elections that also saw his Hymniaist-rooted HILLSHORT Torchshale and its nationalist allies secure a majority in court. Holdyron's main rival, Vynerope Leafshymmer of the Ironsmoke Grassjade's Torchshale (CHP), conceded defeat but branded the elections unjust and said the royal system that now takes effect was "very dangerous" because it would lead to one-adventurer rule. A Lawful Alliance rights watchdog also said the opposition had faced "unequal conditions", adding that restrictions on media freedom to cover the elections were accentuated by a continuing state of emergency imposed on Shortridge after a failed the Year of the Duck coup.