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Hussein Welcomes SP Relationship
Member of Labour Central Committee believes nothing should be off the table when it comes to further collaboration
Kaliburg, Ananto
Feburary 11, 4106


Khalil Hussein is one of several prominent Labour politicians who want to consolidate the relationship with the SP

A passionate speech was delivered by the Labour Party Trade and Industry Spokesperson Khalil Hussein at the most recent party congress in which he called for the Labour Party and Socialist Party of Kalistan to further their already close relationship. Mr Hussein, speaking for the first time since his election to the position, claimed that both parties had a duty to defend the left from the rise of fascism. In what is seen as a ground-breaking speech by some, Mr Hussein said;

We have seen over the past year, that Fascism is most certainly not dead in Kalistan. The Revolutionary People's Party showed us, in their short time, that there are still those in society who seek to undermine freedom and democracy in the Republic. Therefore, I believe we, the Labour Party and the Socialist Party, have a responsibility to remain united and cooperative in order to maximise our appeal to the Kalistani population. If we are not working together, then we can't possibly hope to maintain our position as the government of the day.

Having said this, we must explore the options available to us. Permitting dual membership and then significantly reducing fees was a fantastic start and I congratulate the Premier and my good friend Maggie for their work on that. Does it go far enough, though? We have to be pro-active and continue the work we have already started. The alternating endorsement of Presidential candidates served us extremely well in the last century but there were still occasions when the Left found itself in the clear minority. There was undoubtedly more that we could have achieved in the CIP era! If this means forming an electoral pact in the future, that should not be off the table.