Kizenia and New Endralon

[Elena1012]

Healthcare reforms enacted; A public-private system.
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September 8th, 5698
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The elections last year saw PAP shift the conversation in favour of healthcare reform, and while they did lose election and voters wanted stability, the CPTK was forced to adopt a position on healthcare reform, to the point where the Pop Administration pledged to enact healthcare reform during his administration. As such, the Health Service Act was quickly drafted and managed to pass the Royal Assembly and Royal Senate fairly quickly, despite criticism from PAP over being too milquetoast. Especially over embracing a public-private health system.

Whatever the case, the NSA has seen the formal establishment of a National Health Insurance System, upon which every citizen is guaranteed to be covered by said insurance. Said insurance can either be state or private, and employers are required to offer insurance or pay into the federal insurance pool. Vaccinations, emergency care, primary care and the like will be guaranteed by the state. In rural areas of any Kingdom, hospitals will be put under public control, whilst urban communities will see the private sector play a more bigger role. To ensure a stable workforce, the federal government will work with the Kingdoms to expand state training of healthcare workers, and provide bonded scholarships. 

The goal is to ensure that no citizen is left behind, but also avoid state control of healthcare. While PAP has criticized it for not going far enough and giving the private sector too much freedom, especially in something as vital as healthcare, the public has been of the mind that any progress is good progress.

[Elena1012]

A Rising Candidate in the Progressive Action Party; A "Tripartite Socialism".
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June 28th, 5699
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As the economy continues to develop, and the CPTK continues governing, the Progressive Action Party has begun conducting autopsy to learn from voters, as obviously, they failed to win the 5698 elections. As such, many candidates from the big tent PAP have been trying to secure a spotlight to, whether it be left liberals, progressives, or social democrats. One such individual however, has been making the rounds in PAP circles, despite an unorthodox moniker. Luminisa Stelymes, a prominent member of the PAP Left, and a firmly fitting in the Social Democratic camp, she is unique in that she brandishes herself not as a social democrat, but as a democratic socialist. Yet, somehow, she's managed to captivate PAP voters and is becoming a household name for Progressive Voters, despite her self proclaimed title as a Democratic Socialist.

Yet, in terms of policy, she does mirror a Left Social Democrat. To cynics, she's taming socialism, and to optimists, she's taking the best aspects of socialism and making them fit the Tripartite Kingdoms. A firm federalist, she's heavily endorsed a federal health system, removing restrictions on organized labour, reorganizing the welfare state via universalist foundations, and shaking the conservative trajectory that the Tripartite Kingdom is following, in comparison to the rest of Keris, which has a more progressive direction. As such, because of her policies, many Progressives have overlooked her Democratic Socialist label, in favour of focusing on her relatively acceptable policies.

While it's a considerable way to 5702, and other candidates can emerge, so far, Luminisa Stelymes has been a rising star. Whether she'll keep that status is unknown, as even if she embraces the most centrist policies, a democratic socialist label is still a hard sell, especially for moderates and swing voters who lean centrist.