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The People's Press
Rushmoore Faces Motion of No Confidence
Labour Party attempts to hold fresh election just a year after the President was elected
by Vincent Baldi
Kaliburg, Ananto
February 4th, 4075

Twelves months after the Left lost power for the first time in two centuries in Kalistan, the President of the Republic, Conservative Owen Rushmoore, is facing a motion of no confidence. The vote was proposed by the Labour Party and the outcome is still currently unclear. The CIP are obviously planning to oppose, as are the Kalistan Passion Party whilst the Labour Party will, predictably vote yes. The Socialist Party have stated that they are split on the issue so the decision may lie with the Democratic Freedom Alliance and the Monarchist Party.

In spite of the motion, the sitting government is technically still a Labour-Socialist one with Luca Curti as its Premier as a result of Rushmoore being unable to form a coalition cabinet of any kind. His first cabinet fell shy of the of a majority of the National Assembly, his second didn't earn the approval of the MPoK or the DFA nor did his third and his fourth- which was representative of the entire legislature- failed to attract KPP support. When asked for a comment by the People's Press, Luca Curti provided us with this statement on the issue;

It is an extremely difficult situation to operate in, needless to say. It is far from ideal for the government to be completely unaware of how long they will be required to do their jobs for but we're working hard behind the scenes to ensure that everything continues to run seamlessly. From a Labour Party point of view, we've submitted several pieces of legislation to try and secure votes for the next election, whenever that might take place. In terms of our involvement in a cabinet, we have made clear to the Conservatives that we would only work with them if it was in a 'unity' capacity. By this we mean, in co-operation with all other parties.

Meanwhile, as alluded to by Curti, the party has proposed its 'Plan for Labour Based Economy' due to the continuing process of developing an official party manifesto and platform. Whilst the process is ongoing, no details can be officially confirmed about the positions which it will outline however trusted sources tell us that the section in relation to the administration of Kalistan calls for extended terms and the removal of 'Presidential Prerogative'. This would represent a significant deviation from not only the current legislation but previous positions of the party. It should be noted that these remain rumours at this stage, though.

Finally, nominations have begun in preparation for the first election to the National Executive Committee. All positions with the exception of the Chair, the leader of the party, are available for election but it is unlikely that all will face a challenge. Even though he cannot be removed as leader in this way, Luca Curti could lose his position as Head of Internal Affairs; other candidates likely to face opposition including Deputy Chair and failed Presidential candidate Jayanta Singh and Head of Infrastructure and Transport Wenonah Accosi with the former position being targetted by Marianna Simonides, a prominent critic of Luca Curti. Simonides' support has declined in recent months, however, so it is difficult to tell if she will be successful.