Kalistani Major History

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Please see below for a collection of snippets from various news articles regarding recent affairs in Kalistan.

Hope for Kalistan

March 5063

In a stunning result Hope Charity has become the new President of Kalistan after receiving over 59% of the vote in the First Round of the Kalistan Presidential elections. Although the first time that the Kalistani Party had put forward a Presidential candidate, the new President has a background in politics as a former member of the Liberal Democratic Party. Given sparse opinion polling the result shocked much of the media who had expected the long term dominant Socialist Party to retain its majority in the National Assembly and for President Robert Delgado-Bennots to win a third term.



The new President Hope Charity

The Kalistani Party (KP) has confused some political academics who have struggled to define the party. It is clear that at the National Assembly election the KP swept up the anti-Socialist Party vote, although it is uncertain if this was an endorsement of the KP, or a rejection of the incumbent government. However, KP politicians are more clearly of a pro-small government, pro-capitalism political bent. Prominent supporters include those who wish to reform agriculture and free up Kalistan's fishing industry. Another prominent strain of supporters is those of a religious background who seek greater religious freedom in the country. The Socialist Party have been quick to seize upon the fact that a number of prominent KP figures are relatively recent migrants from Baltusia, including the new President whose parents migrated to Kalistan before she was born.

Inexperienced government takes over

July 5063

The Kalistani Party (KP) have passed a new cabinet. With a narrow majority in the National assembly the KP effectively have full control of legislative power until the next set of elections planned for March 5067. However, critics of the new government have pointed out that this is the most inexperienced government to come to power in Kalistan in generation. A member of the opposition Socialist Party was flabbergasted that the new Foreign Minister Karen Baker did not have a detailed understanding of the 4881 crisis between Kalistan and Baltusia. However, President Charity has been keen to get progress a new government in order to support the implementation of the KP agenda.

Foreign Minister announces shift towards engagement with Kalistans neighbours

August 5063

The Foreign Minister unveiled in a press conference today that Kalistan would look to "develop closer ties with its regional neighbours"

Historically previous Kalistani governments have worked hard to develop strategic relations with distant neighbours, but we wish to work to deepen relations with our near-neighbours in northern Seleyah and across the straits in Keris. By working to solve regional issues we can build a more stable near abroad for Kalistan.

Opposition members were unimpressed with the contents of the speech and raised concerns that such activity risked alienating historic partners. Some members of the opposition question the patriotism of the Kalistani Party and have taken to calling the KP the "Baltusian Party of Kalistan" given the heritage of some key politicians within the KP, including President Charity, whose parents were born in Baltusia.

Brett Gullivan launches Kalistani Football Championship

October 5063

Billionaire industrialist Brett Gullivan has launched a series of franchises for the Kalistani Football Championship. Kalistani Football has remained a largely amateur sport, but Gullivan is hoping a professional league will be a big money earner and generate signficiant TV revenues. The government is currently voting to make Kalistani Football the national sport, although this has drawn intense opposition from the opposition party who claim the sport is nothing but copy of sports from neighbouring countries.



College Kalistan Football is popular at Kalistani Universities

Brett Gullivan aims, but the autumn of 5064, to have established a professional football team in each of Kalistan's major cities and to start the inaugural Championship. This paper is unsure of how popular such a sporting proposal will actually be, but with government support and some business interest this journalist is going to get the beer ready and work out which team to support.

Fartlover Party disbands

December 5063

Quiz masters across Terra will have a new set of questions to ask in pub quiz's following the demise of Kalistan's "joke" party, the interestingly named Fartlovers Party. The party, formed in May 5062, managed to pass the electoral registration processes and spectacularly won 26 seats in elections to the national legislature in March 5063. However following a lack of activity (including failing to take seats in the National assembly), the Electoral Commission has decided to de-register the Fartlovers Party and suspend its elected members. Over to the political scientists for working out where the party' electorate will move to.