02-06-2026, 01:16 PM
HaN urges voters to "stay home" in presidential election
January 5370
With word that the Ba'athist party has formally endorsed Antonios Lakaridis (Phalanx) in next month's run-off presidential election, pressure has mounted on the Huriyat al-Najd to issue an endorsement in the second round.
HaN has now officially declined to endorse, urging its supporters to "stay home" in protest against "two bad options" in Mr. Lakaridis and his opponent Alexandros Metrotis (Kalopian Spring). HaN's own candidate, party chair Abdul Maalik el-Khalili was eliminated in the first round, finishing fourth and under performing the party nationwide.
The party noted that the endorsement of the Ba'athists (who represent a more radical Majatranism than HaN espouses) is merely one straw among several that broke the camel's back. Party leadership condemned as well the lack of support from either Phalanx or Kalopian Spring for HaN's keystone devolution platform and recent legislation that threatens to outlaw local dissent altogether. HaN press releases noted that while Phalanx and Kalopian Spring insiders seek to make the presidential election look as though there is true dissension between the parties, the legislative record speaks otherwise, and both parties represent dangerous Kalopian nationalism that threatens Kalopia's minorities.
January 5370
With word that the Ba'athist party has formally endorsed Antonios Lakaridis (Phalanx) in next month's run-off presidential election, pressure has mounted on the Huriyat al-Najd to issue an endorsement in the second round.
HaN has now officially declined to endorse, urging its supporters to "stay home" in protest against "two bad options" in Mr. Lakaridis and his opponent Alexandros Metrotis (Kalopian Spring). HaN's own candidate, party chair Abdul Maalik el-Khalili was eliminated in the first round, finishing fourth and under performing the party nationwide.
The party noted that the endorsement of the Ba'athists (who represent a more radical Majatranism than HaN espouses) is merely one straw among several that broke the camel's back. Party leadership condemned as well the lack of support from either Phalanx or Kalopian Spring for HaN's keystone devolution platform and recent legislation that threatens to outlaw local dissent altogether. HaN press releases noted that while Phalanx and Kalopian Spring insiders seek to make the presidential election look as though there is true dissension between the parties, the legislative record speaks otherwise, and both parties represent dangerous Kalopian nationalism that threatens Kalopia's minorities.