Stockholm (KTN) — In the fourth annual Referendum Day, the Valkyrian people have voted to pass revisions to the national constitution and laws that make sweeping changes to the structure and auxiliary functions of Parliament. On Sunday, voters decided on three referendums that affected the national legislature and voted on another plebiscite unrelated to parliamentary reform.

The three polls on parliamentary reform were the first three listed on the ballot. The stated purpose of Referendum 1 was to abolish the Citizens Assembly, the upper house of Parliament that gives the deciding vote on whether National Assembly bills will meet the president's desk for signing. On Sunday, 54% of the Valkyrian people voted to pass Referendum 1, making abolition all but an eventuality on 1 August.

However, Referendum 2 asked voters whether the Citizens Assembly shall return in August in the form of an advisory body that would submit legislative proposals to the National Assembly for consideration. This referendum enables the Citizens Assembly to continue to exist but serve a different function than initially intended when it formed in 2017. With the votes counted, 57% of Valkyrians voted in favour of Referendum 2.

In the third listed referendum, the question was whether to create additional advisory bodies to the National Assembly. The purpose of Referendum 3 was to establish a Youth Parliament representing children who are not old enough to vote, a Union Parliament composed of elected members of trade unions, and a Women's Parliament representing a historically underrepresented group. The referendum passed on Sunday with the support of 63% of the Valkyrian people.

Unrelated to parliamentary reform, Referendum 4 dealt with the national currency of Valkyria, which has played a role in the agenda of the New Conservative Coalition. The Government's intent of the plebiscite was to rename the Pacific credit as the Valkyrian vekt. The move represented a step away from the internationalism of the Harrison chancellery and in the direction of the current Government's nationalist agenda. On Sunday, the referendum passed with 52% of the vote.

In Sunday's vote, the New Conservative Coalition won half of the referendums based on their positions, winning on Referendums 1 and 4, while the Alliance of Social Democrats won on Referendums 2 and 3. Because of the mixed results of Referendum Day, both Chancellor Stella Kaufman and Opposition Leader Avianna Aldridge declared victory in their speeches on Sunday.

In an exit poll of those who voted on Referendum Day, 51% expressed their support for the current Government while 47% opposed. In terms of approval of individual political figures, 54% approved of Kaufman, and 51% approved of Aldridge. Between party leaders in the National Assembly, 59% expressed their approval of Centrist Democratic leader Bradley Murphy, which was the highest, but only 34% approved of Socialist leader Steve Bennett, representing the lowest.

While Sunday was the fourth annual Referendum Day, it was the first to be held during Kaufman's chancellery and seen as the first referendum on her Government's performance since beginning on 12 August 2019.