Kalistani Major History

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The People's Press
Presidential Primary Latest
First candidates announced and pollsters get to work
Kaliburg, Ananto
May 1st, 4130


Current frontrunner for the nomination and Governer of Ananto, Lia Schneider

In the past fortnight, a total of four candidates have announced they will contest the upcoming primary for the Labour Party's Presidential nominee, in which members of the Social Democratic Party, Kalistan National Liberation Front, Populist Environmental Party, Peoples Party and Revolutionary Liberation Front will be permitted to vote.

First to achieve the required support of ten Assembly Deputies was Ananto Governer and former schoolteacher Lia Schneider, a close friend of party leader Jean-Baptiste Fabian. Schneider has been a fierce critic of the current regime throughout her time in the party, though she has also been similarly scathing of some of Labour's allies. She was closely followed by Science and Technology Spokesperson Ajit Sharma, who unsuccessfully ran for the position of General Secretary on an environmentalist platform in 4127, and Cecilia Hooth, the only Labour Deputy to vote against the party on the 'People Power Bill'. Finally, over the weekend, Finance Spokesperson and cousin of former leader Sophia Conti, Mauro Curti entered the race, vowing to unite the left once and for all.

Since then, pollsters have been hard at work trying to predict who will come out on top in this most unusual election. Although, more candidates are expected to announce their candidacy soon, reportedly including Deputy Leader Franklin Foster, a selection of data is contained below.

'If the election were held tomorrow, who would you vote for in the Labour Presidential Primary?'- All eligible voters
Lia Schneider- 34%
Ajit Sharma- 15%
Mauro Curti- 11%
Cecilia Hooth- 8%
Don't know- 32%

'If the election were held tomorrow, who would you vote for in the Labour Presidential Primary?'- Labour Party members
Lia Schneider- 44%
Mauro Curti- 17%
Ajit Sharma- 11%
Cecilia Hooth- 10%
Don't know- 18%

'Who would make the best President of the Republic?'- Social Democratic Party members
Mauro Curti- 26%
Lia Schneider- 21%
Ajit Sharma- 17%
Cecilia Hooth- 16%
Don't know- 20%

'Who would do the most to protect the environment as President of the Republic?'- Populist Environmental Party members
Ajit Sharma- 82%
Mauro Curti- 7%
Cecilia Hooth- 3%
Lia Schneider- 2%
Don't know- 6%