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Levanzin begins PLR's radical shift to the left on economic issue

Qart Qildar, Cildania - Radical Labour Party leader and current Minister of Finance Mattew Levanzin today set out a strong shift to the left for his party with regards to Cildania’s economy. The PLR leader has proposed nationalisation of key industries including energy and banks, as well as greater worker involvement in the running of companies.

The proposed changes have been billed as the “5350 Industrial Road Map” by Mr. Levanzin with the key aim being to expand Cildania’s industrial capacity through heavy government investment. Energy would be fully provided by a state-owned company with the nation's major banks also being nationalised alongside other large industrial companies.

The proposals represent a hard shift to the left for the Radical Labour Party, and have been argued by some to be the most left-wing proposals the party has made since its legalisation. The proposals represent both Mr. Levanzin's own personal views on the way the economy should be run as well as aiming to win over left-wing voters who feel the party and its policies do not sufficiently represent them, which is seen as a key reason for its failure in the last elections.

Internal polling produced for the PLR seems to suggest that an overwhelming majority of the party's own membership would also support many of the proposals put forward by their leader.

Whilst there was some opposition amongst the party’s more moderate deputies, they have been told by the leadership that they must either fully support their new vision or risk de-selection from the PLR's lists ahead of the next election. Some have also been referred to behind closed doors as “red flaggers”, a play on the name of the right-wing One Flag party, by some Levanzin supporters who also feel they need to be purged from the party.

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Originally posted by RadicalGeo on 20 Jul 2023.