The phrase "direct aftermath" refers to the immediate consequences or effects of an event that have just occurred. It means what happens right after something major happens. Full definition
As with Ipsos MORI, the other pollster that had shown a double point Conservative lead in the direct aftermath of the pre-budget report, this ICM polls shows Labour increasing, the Conservatives dropping back and the lead narrowing back into single figures. (ukpollingreport.co.uk)
Even the riots of summer 2011 only prompted a short - lived spike in concern and public opinion in the direct aftermath of the riots provided another sign that underlying public attitudes had changed. (totalpolitics.com)
We published 28 articles in the direct aftermath of «vote day». (opendemocracy.net)