Kalistani Major History

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Institutional Revolutionary Party demands change
"LIberalism and Pluralism has gone too far", says new Party Leadership
Kaliburg, Ananto
April 7, 5146


Nadine Bennots, heir to one of Kalistan's longest political dynasties, forms Institutional Party

The heir to one of the oldest political families in Kalistan, Nadine Bennots, has called for an organizing conference of various Institutionalist factions across the Republic, to organize the Institutionalist Revolutionary Party and mount an early slate of names to the National Assembly.

"The Socialist Party has failed, and we've recently had our constitution horrendously altered by yet another ephemeral Party, who never held a seat in the Legislature," said Bennots. "My forefathers and mothers fought to defend the institutions of this country, and now, I pick up that fight and carry it on with the goal of restoring our historic institutions."

Eschewing socialist politics, which Bennots said invites rightists from "out of the woodwork" to vie for power in the Republic, Bennots has taken a more conservative approach to politics. "We are of course not socially conservative. The traditional position of Kalistan is very socially permissive. But the goal here is to restore traditional institutions in this Republic."

When asked what that means, Bennots said, "Well, one of the main points of agreement here is that an open political system in Kalistan permits far too much oscillation in our policies. The pluralism that Kalistan has had to put up with, where every viewpoint is treated as being 'equal' no matter how repulsive it is is part of the problem. Perhaps it is time for a stronger form of leadership, and fewer opportunities for mischief makers to come into this nation and alter basic and traditional structures of government and society." The nascent Party leader even hinted at possibly restoring various titles associated with the old imperial house of Ananto.

"I haven't given much thought about that," said Bennots. "Obviously it will be something that party leadership will want to talk about, but we will do so internally."

As the only active Party in Kalistan, the Institutionalists may get their wish to move an agenda in the Legislature as soon as new elections are organized.