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Hosian Science Monitor's Ethel Banks Sits Down for an Interview With the Soon To Be Premier, Anna-Marie Genevard


Deputy Leader of the HSP Anna-Marie Genevard is interviewed on a Sunday Morning Talk Show following the announcement of her appointment to the Premiership of the Republic

Ethel Banks: Breaking news shook the nation when President Ana Barajas announced that Dianne Carrangus was stepping down as Premier of the Republic. Carrangus had been the acting Premier for some 15 years. It has accurately been described as the "end of era." But the nation wasn't done shaking yet. Anyone who didn't have their attention grabbed by Carrangus stepping down would certainly have their attention caught by the announcement that would follow, the President appointed the HSP candidate for the Premiership to the position. That's right, Anna-Marie Genevard was appointed Premier of the Republic. We're joined now by Mrs. Genevard. Anna-Marie, thank you for joining us this evening.

Anna-Marie Genevard: Ethel, it's so good to be with you. Thank you for having me on.

EB: Why don't you take us through this. What was your reaction to this appointment.

AMG: I was obviously shocked. Very pleasantly surprised. It's safe to say that wasn't a call that I was expecting to receive. It is safe to say I was as shocked as you and everyone else was. I certainly wasn't expecting Dianne to step down at this time. The thought of President Barajas appointing our party to this position of the Premier was even further off of my radar.

EB: How do you see this going? How will you be able to work with the majority party and with the president?

AMG: Well, I think we're going to have to find balance. We're going to have to find some common ground and then focus on this issues where we agree and make things happen for this country. And there are plenty of areas where we agree. The Socialist Party of Kalistan has worked with us to pass maximum wage legislation. They're working with us on military preparedness, they're working with us on issues concerning religious liberty. Sot here is plenty of common ground between our two parties. I think we're going to be able to find areas where we can work together and make things happen.

EB: And you don't think that those areas where you disagree are going to be too great to prevent this from working well?

AMG: Look, we're going to have to trust the president on this one. President Barajas knows what she's doing. I think she's a smart and a capable leader. You know it isn't secret that her and I have some disagreements on some issues. It isn't a secret that her party an dour party have some areas of disagreement. We have different views on marriage, on abortion, on gun safety. We disagree on a whole host of issues. That's the nature of politics though. That's the nature of government. I doubt any of us, in either party, all agree on 100% of the issues 100% of the time with members of even our own party. But, as I told you earlier, I think the key to this is going to be focusing on the issues where we agree and finding a way to strike some sort of balance, and all of us doing what we can to move this nation forward. What's important is that all of us are pulling in the same direction on the same rope.

EB: What do you hope to accomplish during your time in this position? It's a big position with a lot of responsibility.

AMG: You're right. It really is. One that I wasn't expecting to get at this time. But, here we are. You know. I'm hoping to be a good leader for our people. Not just for the HSP, but for the entire Republic. I hope to be able to, as I said on the campaign trail this past year, be a voice for the men and women in this country who feel like they've been forgotten, ignored, and left out in the political processes in this country. At the end of the day, I'm really hoping that I"ll be able to do what's best for the most people. To be an effective leader. To be a capable leader. To be able to work with our friends and colleagues in the Socialist Party, to be able to work with President Barajas, to work with the leaders of the SPoK in the national assembly, and to pass legislation that will do the most good for the most people. In this position what is important is the nation. The focus is Kalistan, not the HSP.

EB: And have you spoken yet with  Dianne Carrangus?

AMG: Very briefly. She was very, very gracious. I expect her and I will spin a fair amount of time together leading up to her official retirement and my assuming of the office> There will be a lot for her and I to discuss and following her 15 years of selfless sacrifice and public service I'm confident there is a lot she can show me and tell me and teach me. I'm sure there is a lot I can glean off of her.

EB: Anna-Marie thank you so much for your time this evening. Congratulations on your assuming the Premiership and we all wish you the very best of luck going forward.

AMG: Thank you so much for that, Ethel and thank you for having me on.