Kalistani Major History

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The Kalistani Free People's Press
Shall We Do That All Again?
Fears of a repeat of the last eleven months emerge as the KFPM launches a bid for fresh elections
Vrassa City, Vrassa
November 20th, 4056

Shock, optimism, surprise, elation and fear were just some of the feelings expressed by members of the Kalistani general public when the Kalistani Free People's Movement announced that they wanted to hold early general elections less than a year after the January 4056 vote which caused so much division within the National Assembly and around the country. With this in mind, what could possibly lead the KFPM to think that another round of votes was a remotely good idea?

It was around three months ago that the President was finally able to establish a new cabinet in a historic deal between the KFPM and the Socialist Party of Kalistan which brought an end to the SP's decades of dominance of the government of Kalistan. Since then, voting has concluded on several bills and the Assembly is currently debating a further three: the New Oden and New Deal for Kalistan, both proposed by the KFPM, and the Free Market Act 4056 (which will ironically be passed no earlier than 4057 now) put forward by the Ananto and Kalistan Independence Party- formally the Ananto National Party. This is significant because it means that no bills would have their voting reset if early elections were held, which could have been part of the reason why the KFPM waited until now to propose them.

The cabinet itself was never going to be a long term fixture of government, it was designed as something of an emergency measure from both parties in order to restore faith in the National Assembly but premature elections would throw the entire dynamic of Kalistani politics into the spotlight once again. In particular, the role of the KFPM has been the subject of much discussion and bemusement over recent months: before January 4056 many saw them as an ally in government to the Socialists but the immediate aftermath brought that into question. There was a short period where they indicated they wouldn't work with the SPoK in coalition but they have since reversed that position. At a party rally in Neveras District, where the KFPM achieved 28% of the popular vote in January, Premier Luca Curti had this to say on where his party fell on the political spectrum:

The KFPM was a movement established to empower people from across Kalistan of all creeds, colours, religions, political beliefs and whatever else. The ultimate goal of our movement was to produce a society that works for the people that it serves in order to provide them with the best possible standard of living they can achieve. Sometimes- in order to achieve this- we will have to work with the right. The likes of the AKIP and the KLP are in agreement with our party on very few issues, but on things like transitioning to a more market based economy, enforcing the rule of law and reducing crime, we know that we need to co-operate with them. Likewise, when dealing with issues of protecting individual liberty, preventing the destruction of our magnificent natural environment and opposing the exploitation of those at the bottom of society by greedy capitalists, we know that we have to work closely with the Socialist Party of Kalistan.

I could go on and hammer the point home but I think it could be summed up succinctly like this: we are a movement that works for the people and as the wants and needs of the people change, so therefore, must we. We aren't Leftists, Communists or Metzists. We aren't Rightists, Conservatives or Fascists. We aren't even Centrists, Liberals or Libertarians. We base our policies in pragmatic terms, on what the people require; not in ideological political dogmatism!

KFPM Deputy Leader Luca Curti, pictured here at a SPoK local government meeting during his time with the party

The view on early elections of the other parties in the NA are currently unclear but perhaps all four major parties in Kalistan will think that they stand to gain from another round of voting...