After S101's withdrawal it was a foregone conclusion (though polling indicated it was not exactly close even if S101 had remained a candidate) but K-2 has been elected the new leader of Starbot with 82% of the vote. K-2 said that he would end the fractious war with the VC faction by negotiation and also begin removing Starbot from the DDS system.
However he said that leaving the DDS would have to wait until the end of the Argon war but that Starbot would not play any part in further operations. All Starbot assets have been recalled to the home system. The DDS say Molab will take up Starbot's patrol commitments.
DDS Commander Firefly said that he was sad that the Starbotians had left the DDS but that the DDS would honour the democratic will of the people.
