Kalistani Major History

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IZQUIERDA-  The Voice of the Kalistani Left
Socialist Party wins Presidency and Plurality in AssemblyODEN will be placed on temporary Hiatus while FPM Dominates Agenda
Kaliburg, Ananto District
February 4, 4056


President of the Republic Bennots is greeted with hostility upon entering Office; May form opposition Government

A legislative coup of sorts has occurred in Kalistan over the last election.  While Socialist Party officers and members of the Assembly are cheering their victory, the incoming President has been essentially kneecapped by Parties hostile to leftism in Kalistan.  The so called "Free People's Movement", though eeking out a 4th place out of 4 showing in the recent elections, has nonetheless moved forward a bill which signals a temporary setback for Kalistan's economy. Their efforts to abolish the Organization of Drug Exporting Nations, supported by their associates in the Ananto Independence Party will mean alteration of the freedoms enjoyed by millions of Kalistanis-  For their aim is not only to abolish the Cartel, but also to dramatically limit the freedom to use drugs in Kalistan.  And it would appear that they definitely have the votes to do so, assuming the new Kalistan Libertarian Party gets on board with their abolition efforts as well.  The only hope for consumers in Kalistan proper and the drug exporters in Kalistan comes in the possibility that the Libertarians will continue to support efforts to prevent government intervention into the private lives of ordinary citizens.  Time will tell, but at least for the present moment, it appears that in Kalistan, ODEN's days are numbered.


Socialist Party Leader Fredricka Carrangus-Howard has only harsh words toward the Opposition

The Leader of the Socialist Party of Kalistan, Fredricka Carrangus Howard, has declared that whatever happens, Kalistan's industries and citizens will be protected from unwanted interference by the "Free" People's Movement's rightist policies.

"We have already spoken to our growers and exporters, and have ensured them that we will support them in their continued operation.  If Kalistani History is any indication, this interlude is likely to be very short, and it will only be a matter of time before the SP turns in legislative numbers to reverse whatever damage the People's Movement has in mind, or until the movement declares victory and then dissolves.  We will continue to operate as if the law remains in existence, whatever happens to it in the Assembly."

The efforts for revenge on Leftism and the Government of Kalistan do not stop at ODEN, of course.  The FPM-AIP axis also threatens to makechanges to the Constitution to strip the Presidency of all his Power. Said Carrangus Howard,

"It is, of course, in the interest of the Rightists in this country to remove all protections of the People from their rightwing policies.  The President of the Republic doesn't have much power as it is.  And the People's Movement wants to abolish the office all together to put all power into the hands of an unelected Prime Minister. At the end of the day-  this is what it amounts to.  Kalistan's Prime Minister is elected by 4 Parties right now.  We have 750 Deputies in the National Assembly.  A slim majority of them have to vote for the Prime Minister.  So, essentially 376 people cast their votes for Prime Minister, who will then have the power both of Head of State and Head of Government. not the majority of the Hundred MILLION people living in Kalistan."

And now, we also read-  the Independence Party wants to privatize Kalistan's industries so they can be sold off to foreign owners.  Their stated goal is to "increase prosperity" but the result will be fewer Kalistani Owners and lower Kalistani prosperity, while increasing offshoring of profits and wealth to foreign capitalists.  This is the move many foreign conglomerates have been waiting for.  And it would appear that the Independence Party is about to hand them their deepest darkest wishes, to the detriment of Kalistan's economy and population.

The Socialist Party, however urged calm.

"Anyone who has bothered to learn anything about Kalistani History beyond what they have read on Wikipedia, would know that periodically, we go through these changes, where new Parties rise, like zombies from the grave, win a few elections by running on the same failed and discredited policies, change some very fundamental things in Kalistan, one time our commitment to a nuclear free world, another time our participation in ODEN, and another time our commitment to civil liberties in Kalistan and our abhorrence of a police state.  They stick around for a little while, and when they have disrupted Kalistan sufficiently they fade into the breeze and leave the Socialists behind to clean up the mess.  So-  " Carrangus said with a shrug, "we should have seen this coming.  It usually helps the SP re-make the case for socialism in Kalistan every other generation.  So, this might not be as bad for the Party as it may seem, and in the long run, it will not change the trajectory of Kalistan one bit."