Kalistani Major History

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IZQUIERDA-  The Voice of the Kalistani Left
UPDATE ON DEATH OF PRESIDENT AND FOREIGN MINISTER
New Socialists named to Party Offices
Vrassa City, VrassaProper
August 17, 3925

As reported in Kalistani Beacon, Beacon Report of Death of Bjorksdattir, the death of the President is still under investigation.  Kalistani investigators have called for analysis of telemetry reports to determine whether anything improper occurred which led to the explosion of the Presidential Jet, which killed the President, Foreign Minister and 52 others in early June.  No further details have been forthcoming, but investigators expect that they will have completed their work and will be prepared to make a full statement by early 3926. 

Party names new Leadership in Kaliburg

In what was expected to be an organizing conference held at the SP headquarters, SP head Jonas Bennots-Plum unexpectedly resigned as Party Leader and Speaker of the Opposition.  Bennots cited distraction following the loss of his close friend and fellow Bretheren member President Bjorksdattir.  Spokespeople for the former Party Leader said "Mr. Bennots has found it increasingly difficult to focus on Party business since early June.  He and his family grieve the loss of their close personal friend, the President, and Mr. Bennots has agreed to step down so he can begin to deal with the tragic loss."


New Party Leader and Speaker for the Opposition, Hillary Clark- Reid

To replace Mr. Bennots as Party Leader, the Socialists have selected Hillary Clark-Reid, of Suldanor.  Clark is the District head of the Suldanor branch of ODEN.  Clark is not a member of the Society of the Bretheren in Kalistan.  Clark will retain her position in Suldanor ODEN ahead of the election, and then is expected to resign to take her role in Government beginning in January.


New Foreign Minister of Kalistan, Milena Suarez, on the line during last year's training cycle

To replace the Foreign Minister, Socialists have selected Cpl Milena Suarez, of the RSMoK.  Suarez, a helicopter pilot with the Militia, was selected for Foreign Minister due to her capacity as deputy to the former minister.  Suarez is expected to push for greater integration of the Militias into Kalistan's military, but she is also on the record of being critical of the internationalist posture of her predecessor.  Look for cooler relations with foreign nations in the future.


Socialist Candidate for President and Current Governor of Suldanor, Delia Smith- Phillips

Finally, the Socialists announced that their candidate for President of the Republic in the coming elections is the current governor of Suldanor, Delia Smith-Phillips.  Smith is a member of the Society of the Bretheren, and is seen as a protoge of Bennots-Plum.  Smith, a chemistry professor at Doceus Rex University, was named Governor of Suldanor, earlier this year and was expected to rise in the ranks of the National Party.  Smith in many ways represents a continuity with the Administration of President Bjorksdattir, and has agree to complete her work if elected President.