Incumbent KU Prime Minister Tillmann Jurgens oversaw a period of massive heavy industrial growth, aligning with Kresimiria’s peak state-owned steel output. The 1979 election was fought primarily on macroeconomic stability.
Maximilien Roth, a Kruhlstutt businessman born in Creuzholz, founded a new party called The Liberals. The party represented working-class businesspeople and the middle-class who felt left behind by the SWL’s reforms, but did not align with the Kruhlstutter Union’s right-wing social policies.
Tillmann Jurgens successfully retained power by forming a coalition with the newly minted Liberals and the Admiration List. During this term, the KU completely ignored reports of political purges occurring in Sinj, prioritizing a peaceful, highly profitable border where raw coal and steel flowed freely across the Voka River. The Admiration List demanded a highly aggressive remilitarization of the Lake Vokavovic gunboat patrols in exchange for their support, leading to a series of tense, highly publicized naval standoffs with Kresimirian authorities during Jurgens’s second term.
| Party | Leader | Vote Share | Swing | Seats | Seat Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sovereign Workers' League (SWL) | Elias Aigner | 39.0% | -1.1% | 150 | +5 |
| Kruhlstutter Union (KU) | Tillmann Jurgens * | 36.8% | -7.4% | 145 | -15 |
| The Admiration List | Lord Admiral Teichmuller | 6.8% | -1.7% | 20 | -5 |
| Riverine Front | Luka Mornar | 7.3% | +0.1% | 20 | - |
| The Liberals | Maximilien Roth | 10.1% | New | 15 | New |
Total Seats: 350 | KU-Lib-AL Coalition Majority: 10 (180 Seats) | PM Tillmann Jurgens