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The 2021 Great Morstaybishlia general election was held on Thursday, 1 April 2021, two years after the previous general election in 2019. It was triggered following the Labour Party losing their working majority after members of the party voted against an amendment to the Anti-Terrorism Act 2020 following the 2021 Joralesian attacks on 8 March 2021. The Labour Party, which had led as a single-party majority government from 2019, was defending its overall majority of 6 seats after Prime MinisterFranklin Barvata removed the Whip from 6 Valerian Labour MPs. The official opposition was led by Benjamin Wardola. The governing Labour Party remained the largest single party in the House of Representatives but lost its small overall majority, instead relying on an 11-seat working majority after a net loss of 47. The Conservative Party won 600 seats, their lowest since the 1998 general election. The Marislian Independence Party (MARIP) made a net gain of 83 seats and won 3.5% of the MBE (translating to 39.45% of the popular vote in Marislia), resulting in 89 out of 155 seats won in Marislia. (Full article...)
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The Volkian Hockey League is the top professional ice hockey league in Volkia. It comprises of 24 member clubs who compete annually for the Polivanov Cup, which is awarded to the league's playoff champion at the end of each season. The VHL is considered to be the premier professional lupine ice hockey league in the world, and is one of the major professional sports leagues in Volkia. The Volkian Hockey League was founded in 1955 after the suspension of operations of its predecessor, the Volkian Hockey Association. The VHL began play with eight teams from the VHA. By 2006 the VHL had expanded to 18 teams, becoming larger than its predecessor was by one team. In 2013, the first non-Volkian team from Tano entered the league. After seeing success with the addition of a foreign team, three additional Tanoese teams joined the VHL in 2015, along with an additional Volkian team, bringing the total number of teams to 23. In 2017 South Hills replaced Tano in the league after the ascension of Tano into the UCCS following the 2014 Dverian War. The VHL added its 24th team in 2018 and is currently in talks with multiple cities for possible expansion. (Full article...)