Kalistani Major History

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Socialist Speaker launches National Campaign
Aims to build a broad based Leftist Assembly Party
Sulari, Suldanor
December 18, 5035


Diego Perry leads a Workers March in Sulari to Protest government's moves toward Liberal economic policy

"We have to unite to put a curb on liberal economic Policy," announce SP leader Diego Perry yesterday at a large worker rally in Sulari. "The Socialist Party is the Traditional defender of Kalistani Institutions, and the Liberal's legislation, which SP opposed, weakens the institutional foundation of the Kalistani Ruble, while opening our economy to foreign investment, without focusing first on Kalistani National Interest. Only a strong legislative presence for the Socialist Party will help us curb the worst excesses of unbridled liberalism."

The Speaker's comments came following a sharp dip in the Kalsie following the passage of Liberal Democrat's "Economic Stimulus Act." "The drop in the Kalsie reflects the removal of support for Kalistani industry and business and the arbitrary opening of Kalistan up to foreign competition," said Professor Paul Thompson, of Kalistan National University in Kaliburg. "Industries and businesses in Kalistan have traditionally enjoyed freedom from cheap foreign money, and this drop reflects an expectation of an influx of competing investment in Kalistan, rather than anything that has actually happened."

The Socialist Leader highlighted the 14% overnight in the Kalsie as evidence that liberal policies are not preferred by Kalistani businesses. "But they are also dangerous for Kalistani Workers: When Kalistani investors hold majority shares in businesses here, the State can enforce strong labor protection and environmental laws. But if we become dependent on foreign investment, those companies can hold the Republic hostage with threats of withdrawal of their investment and loss of Kalistani jobs if we attempt to enforce our national laws over their operations."

"We should make it clear," responded Dr. Thompson, "that foreign companies have not yet taken advantage of the new attitude toward foreign investment. Kalistan has a long history of nationalizing foreign and domestic investment following the predictable and regular return of the SP to power. As a result, foreign investors should be very wary of investing in Kalistan, especially without securing majority Kalistani buy-in, regardless of the law at the moment. The SP often leaves Kalistani majority controlled investment in the private sector alone when it takes power, so any foreign investment which comes into Kalistan should proceed on the understanding that the SP will eventually return to power and will nationalize foreign investment which does not conform to its nationalist policy preferences. As history has demonstrated, it really only is a matter of time."

The rally in Sulari kicks off the SP's campaign for office across the Republic at the end of next year. "We launch in Sulari because this is the home of organized labor," said Perry. "While the SP is HQed in Kaliburg, Sulari has historically led Suldanor in its support for the SP, and for leftist Parties in general. And we once more ask Sulari Workers to turn out in massive numbers for SP candidates for the National Assembly. This is how we will work to protect workers' interests in the Kalistani Economy."

Perry took a defiantly pro-working class position. "I know I was told not to alienate business," Perry explained to a cheering crowd, "But under Socialist Government, the interests and the needs of the working class and the poor will be first, last and pre-eminent in Kalistan's economy. We are here to represent the Working Class and to look to the needs of the poor. The Middle Class and the Wealthy can take care of themselves." With this, the Socialist Leader and more than 25,000 workers associated with more than 18 labor unions based in and around Sulari marched from Gale Park to the HQ of the USOK HQ in downtown Sulari to hold a massive demonstration and political rally.