June 2039 Chernoslav Soviet Special Election

The ```June 2039 Chernoslav Special Election``` took place on June 28, 2039, across Chernoslavia. The election came after the assassination of Mikhail Yeremen the prior month, which was widely suspected to be perpetrated by the BVB. Zorina Ekaterina, the head of the BVB as well as Work Administration and Ethnic Affairs became the leader of the Communist Party the week prior. She ran against Nikolai Kuznetsov of Homeland, who ran against Yeremen in the February elections and lost narrowly. Once again, the Chernoslav Taxpayers Party backed Homeland in order to better combat the Communist Party. The election was a victory for Ekaterina and the Communist Party in a landslide victory.

The election was regarded by foreign officials as neither free nor fair, and several discrepancies were noticed during the counting of the vote, such as deceased individuals casting votes for the Communist Party. Despite this however, the Chernoslav Supreme Court verified the election and declared Ekaterina the winner in a move that was widely denounced by both foreign officials and by Kuznetsov in his concession speech.

Background
The February elections, which occurred just under 5 months prior was a narrow victory for the Communist Party. Although the CCP won nearly 3/5ths of the vote, due to the seat-based system that was in use at the time Homeland nearly won the Soviet. In fact, if Homeland had won only 3 more seats, it would've been a victory on their end. Mikhail Yeremen ran as the Communist candidate and won, becoming President of the Soviet. However, only 4 months into his term he was assassinated by what the Chernoslav Government called a "Right-wing Slavonian extremist" in an attack that was denounced by international organizations as a political power grab, as Ekaterina was next in line for the party leadership if Yeremen was deceased.

Ekaterina was previously leader of the BVB, an organization known for espionage and assassinations. As well as Work Administration and Ethnic Affairs, with Work Administration running "workers' camps", which have also been alleged to be concentration camps. However, these allegations are unproven although satellite imagery does show a style reminiscent of a concentration camp. Visitors and UN workers are not allowed within 20km of camp property.

Results
Ekaterina won the popular vote with a landslide of 85%, Homeland won 13%, with "other" winning the remaining 2%. However, it is estimated by UN officials that between 20% and 30% are fraudulent ballots. The CCP won by an even larger percentage of votes, with 47 votes compared to Homeland's 4. Nikolai Kuznetsov ceded the election the following morning as last time, stating at the end "We will keep fighting for a free Chernoslavia with free enterprise, free people, and most importantly; free and fair elections.".