fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ˈiːtʃ ᵻlˈɛkʃən, ðeɪ wʊd ɡˈæðɚɹ æt ðɪs skwˈɛɹ ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə fˈaɪnd ˈaʊt wʌt ðɪ ᵻlˈɛkʃən ɹɪzˈʌlts wɜː: ɪn kˈeɪs ʌv vˈɪktɚɹi əvə pˈɑːɹɾi ˈʌðɚ ðɐn ðə wˈʌn ðæt hˈaɪɚd ðˌɛm, ðeɪ wʊd lɐmˈɛnt ðɛɹ ɪmpˈɛndɪŋ ʌnɛmplˈɔɪmənt.
Following each election, they would gather at this square in order to find out what the election results were: in case of victory of a party other than the one that hired them, they would lament their impending unemployment.