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Kalistani Premier endorses Agenda of President of the Republic
"We need an Active Presidency now more than ever," says Premier
Kaliburg, Ananto
April 21, 4913


Premier of the Republic Jackson calls for cooperation with President

In a response to the President of the Republic's Innaguration speech, Premier of the Republic George Jackson declared his Party's support for the agenda laid out.

"We have the votes to pass this agenda easily, and not hold the President up from pressing matters of state," said The Premier. "It looks like we have endorsed a Comrade of the Worker and the Everyday Man and Woman in Kalistan in President Small, and on this trajectory, there is much that we can do working together. Now it the time for President Small to fully step into his role as the Face of our Republic on the international stage. We need an Active Presidency now more than ever, with the bellicosity of Malivia looming on our horizon. And I believe Comrade President Small to be the correct man for that job."

The Premier signaled prioritization on increasing public transportation links to Rural parts of the Republic, especially Vrassa and Neveras. "We have long had uneven development in our Republic, and I believe the first step can be infrastructure projects that will further tie our frontier districts together with our more developed areas. This will bring jobs and commerce to these areas, and it will also encourage development in new sectors which can't find a lot of room in places like Sulari or around the capital." The Premier also signaled interest in a jobs bill which would target specifically these rural areas. "We find a lot of people out in rural Vrassa or almost all of Neveras either involved in Extraction industry or in services for local people. We would like to change this, offering incentives for private sector companies to offer good, high paying jobs to the people of these areas, and expanding some of our operations into places visited by infrastructure improvement, to put more of these people to work in jobs that will allow them to live higher standards of living, have the opportunity to build wealth, and to also help supply goods for the Republic." The Premier also strongly endorsed the development of Kalistani industry over transnational trade, and is looking at the degree of unionization in the various Joint Stock firms that Kalistani investors have with foreign Businesses. "Given that these firms are all majority share Kalistani, by law, I believe that they all comply with Kalistani labor law already, but this is a matter for investigation, so a definitive answer can be provided. In short, we just don't know at the time, but are perfectly willing and able to find out."

On the foreign policy front, The Premier was similarly in agreement. "We have taken steps already to pull diplomatic personnel out of Maliva and recall all of our citizens from that country. At the time of the recall there were more than 400 Kalistanis living and working in or visiting Malivia. All have been contacted, and all but 14, who are associated with a Brethrenist group in Malivia, have chosen to depart the country. In addition, we endorse the cessation of all trade with Malivia, and will ask our friends across Seleya to do the same. I have also asked the Defense Ministry to step up patrols in and around the Ananto Strait, as a precautionary measure. The ball is in Malivia's court now. We hope they will repudiate such dangerous rhetoric and make an effort to restore what was otherwise, on balance a positive relationship with the Republic."

The Premier finished his comments by expressing faith and confidence in the work that the President is doing to pilot the ship of State. "We are in the capable hands of a reasonable and dedicated President. That in and of itself deserves the support of the Socialist Party, and President of the Republic Small has got it." The Premier then said he will be working on some initiatives with the President's Party to begin enacting this agenda.