Kalistani Major History

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Eight Months of Glory
An Interview with President Narelle Ewart Regarding Her Eight Month Term and the Legislative Coup Against Her

President Ewart Giving Right View Live Reporter Post Election Interview 14/5/4519

President Narelle Ewart was removed from her office today by a legislative coup conducted by the Patriotic league and Liberal Democratic Party after they refused to sit in her government. They cite their reason for this coup to be that "President Ewart failed to form a government, instead she relied off of the government formed by President Caesar Furhat and interim ministers appointed to former LDP positions." The LDP even went as far to claim that there was no government since the legislature had not approved of it, apparently they were unaware of the Presidential Prerogative. After the early elections, the Patriotic League once again came out at the top of the legislature, but this time also holding the Presidency which they had stolen from President Ewart.

President Narelle Ewart had agreed to give us this interview two months after her deposition

Donna Jackson's Interview with Narelle Ewart 17/4519


Jackson: Good afternoon, Ms. Ewart. Thank you for this interview.

Ewart: No, thank you, I'd very much like to speak publicly about what just happened.

Jackson: Before we get into the more dramatic bits, can you first tell us briefly what you have achieved during your short Presidency?

Ewart: Well, first of all, don't listen to the Liberals and Patriots, I did form a government. Both the LDP and PL refused to sit in our government and the LDP ministers went as far as to resign because they weren't catered to their exact demands.We did form form a government, an interim government and my opponents would have you think I'd have the interim government sit until 4521. No. I don't believe they know what interim means. I've also called the National Constitutional Court, originally to argue the legality of interim ministers, but do to the coup, I guess they're just sitting now for the next six years. And lastly, but most importantly, I triggered this legislative coup, which is better than you'd expect. We now know who exactly are our enemies, which parties will act like children when they don't get their way, who knows nothing about Kalistan or how its governed, and who are just snakes with a lust for power. Our coalition even had a net increase in seats after the election. The only bad thing about my Presidency was its end, that's unlike certain other recent Presidents who ran our economy into the ground and neutered our military. But hey, all that doesn't compare to my "failure" to form a government.

Jackson: Why did the Liberal Democrats and Patriots refuse to sit in government?

Ewart: Well, the Patriots refused for a simple and understandable reason: I refused to grant them the Premiership. Their logic was that since they were the largest party in Kalistan, they should get the Premiership. Now that's not bad logic, but it does show ignorance of tradition. In Kalistan, as you know, Presidents appoint their supporters to the seat of Premier before their opponents, which is what we planned on doing. But the Patriots don't know anything about Kalistan. It's like they're foreign agents, Trigunian bots, haha... As for the Liberal Democrats, they demanded that we give them four ministries and an oath to not support any nationalization bills, which that last part was absurd, so they changed their second demand to support their tax cuts. I made them a counter argument: You support the recreation and nationalization of KalMilInCo, and we support your tax cuts. They refused, apparently confused as to how someone would have the gall to make a demand of the mighty LDP, party of Caesar the privatizer. I don't like what the formation of governments has become. These demands show complete disrespect to the Prerogative and the people, and isn't it surprising that this disrespect has spawned from the parties that clearly skipped their schooling.

Jackson: What do you think about the election of president Michael Blake from the Patriotic League?

Ewart: Oh, I'm not worried. As strange as it sounds to say it, the LDP is the voice of reason in the cabinet. I don't believe there's a chance in hell that the PL would be able to pass any damaging laws, unless the LDP has traded away what shreds remains of their love for Kalistan behind closed doors with Patriot representatives. I'm not worried at all, I'm sure the LDP has more dignity than that.

Jackson: What do you think about President Blake's National Defense Reform Act?

Ewart: It won't pass, and if it does, we'll riot. It's an obvious consolidation of power by getting rid of any possible armed opposition to Blake's regime. It won't pass.

Jackson: The National Conservative Party obviously endorsed Georgia Van Wyck in the early election, does that mean you'll no longer be the NCP's Presidential candidate?

Ewart: Yes, the President must be friendly towards the other parties, and I have no respect for a certain few. I'm just going to go home to Neveras. I was originally planning on returning to the National Assembly, but I'm sick of the cutthroat Kaliburg politics. Maybe I'll run for governor, but this is my last year in Kaliburg.

Jackson: Thank you for your time Ms. Ewart, bu we're out of it.

Ewart: It's over? That's too bad, I had a few more criticisms I wanted to give.