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The People's Press
THINGS CAN CHANGE
Labour Party begins campaiging with a postive message for the new century
Kaliburg, Ananto
July 30th, 4100


A Labour Party poster makes reference to their strong record on education in recent years

Ana Berg, General Secretary of the Labour Party, has today launched the Labour Party's campaign for the Kalistani National Assembly election next January. It was marked by a positive message about Kalistan's future, creating a sense of hope around the country. In her first major event of the campaign her party's plan for Kalistan and the impressive record of her government.

In Kalistan, it is now clear that there is only one party who will stand up for working people. If you want the best education for your children, where pupils succeed based on their ability not on their family background; if you want a healthcare system that is there for you whenever you need it; if you want a government that ensures its citizens are kept safe from the threat of terrorism; if you want a society which works for all, if you want all these things then you have to vote Labour!

Don't just listen to me say the words, look at my record! Labour passed the Combatting Terrorism Act, which has put the New Army of Kalistan on the brink of complete annihilation. We are about to see the Education, Education, Education Act passed with support even from the CIP. How can you argue with our track record? We have consistently shown that we will do everything in our power to stand up for the average citizen in Kalistan. Meanwhile, the Libertarian Democrats and Conservative Independence Party refuse to act. They pretend that everything is going swimmingly for the people of Kalistan. That's just not true. The people want change and they want the party of change: that is the Labour Party!

As seems to have become a regular feature of Labour Party events, the speech was met with rapturous applause by the assembled crowd, a feeling which Ana Berg will hope the electorate shares. This election has been characterised as incredibly hard to call with the polls showing all kinds of different kinds of outcomes, some putting the LD ahead, some the Labour Party and one poll even gives the Kalistan Unionist Party a four-point lead. As a result, many are speculating that it will be the Presidential nominations which define the race and so far Labour have kept quiet about whether or not they will run. All five major parties have been keeping their cards close to their chests so far, with no announcements yet made about who will run.

The speech notably lacked any kind of mention of the Socialist Party/ Kalistani Party of the Right. The working relationship on the Left has reportedly fallen apart in recent months and years due to a series of fraught public communications. Primarily, this was a consequence of the seemingly careless reaction of the RSMoK Colonel Milton Franklin to the death of member of the People's Army, tragically blown up whilst fighting terrorism. Labour's most successful leader Luca Curti has been quoted as saying that the KPR/SPoK have 'left the Labour alone as the credible, electable left-wing party in Kalistan'. Whether they will maintain their historic pact in January is anybody's guess.

As Kalistan enters a new century, it faces a choice about what kind of society it wants to create. One can only hope that the voters chose a better society, one run by the Labour Party...