Kalistani Major History

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The People's Press
Arise the Labour Party of Kalistan
Curti continues his radical reimagination of the KFPM
by Romoaldo De Vincenzi
Vrassa City, Vrassa
February 3rd, 4058

In preparation for the National Assembly elections in twelve months time, the Leader of the Kalistani Free Peoples Movement has proclaimed he will reshape the party. Since its foundation in 4052 as the Free People's Movement the party has remained somewhat the same, with the only slight change being the addition of the prefix ‘Kalistani’ to distinguish it on the world stage. That changed today though when Luca Curti announced the formation of the Labour Party of Kalistan.


Luca Curti's leadership has been extremely controversial so far with many accusing him of a shift to the left

This has caused enormous controversy in the National Executive Committee, with many declaring it a betrayal of the party’s traditional independence from the left-right dichotomy. In spite of this, it is a hugely popular decision with the rank and file members of the party; we spoke to one man who said: “maybe we will finally rid the party of the capitalist traitors who managed to seize power not long ago”.

The decision can be seen as the final stage in Luca Curti’s plans to revolutionise the party and forge closer ties with the Socialist Party. The process began with a leadership coup against James Harrison, a proponent of a market economy and a representative of the right of the party, which was closely followed by severing ties with the Ananto and Kalistan Independence Party. Then came the removal of Article 12 of the Party’s constitution which prohibited the NEC or NPC establishing a paramilitary, this allowed Curti to establish the Kalistani Free People’s Army. Already a new group has been established entitled ‘the Real Kalistani Free People’s Movement’, although it has a membership of less than 1,000 compared to the 1,000,000 of the new Labour Party.

The overhaul of the party comes just in time for campaigning to begin for the National Assembly elections in January 4059 and Curti will hope that it will boost support and allow him to increase his share of the vote in the first election under his leadership. As well as a new name, the party will have a new logo, the official party colour will change and the Kalistani Free People’s Press and Kalistani Free People’s Army will become the People’s Press and the People’s Army.