Kalistani Major History

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Socialist Party of Kalistan to Reform
Youthful leader Walter Donovan proposes restoration of the Republic
Kaliburg, Ananto
February 17, 5286


Walter Donovan, Socialist Party Organizer and Party Chair to lead calls for restoration of the Republic

Arguing that Kalistan has enjoyed more vibrancy under a republican form of government, the new Party Speaker and defacto leader of the Majority of the National Assembly Walter Donovan has placed on his agenda for the coming year a bill to abolish the Monarchy.

"The Dynasty is 137 years old," said Donovan, "And while most Kalistanis maintain a personal attachment to the Emperor and Empress, we are a country seem to need a shot in the arm to wake us from staid complacency. As long as the monarchy remains in place, the world spins without Kalistan's input. Many of us would like to retake our place among the vibrant nations of the world, and this cannot happen as long as we are supporting a family who is immune to Democratic impulse."

The Socialist Party has reformed in the vacuum of the Institutionalist Party going defunct. The Institutionalists have fielded caretaker governments for decades, and the National Assembly has only ever been called into session either to deal with some emergency or to gavel themselves right out of session again. Most of the day to day affairs of the Government have been carried out by a small executive committee, and most power has devolved to the Duchies and to localities.

"The New Constitution would replace the Emperor with an Elected President, and the Prime Minister with a Premier," said Donovan. "We would also reinstate Governors for the Duchies, and would likely abolish the Grand Duchy system as being redundant. It would allow us to knit our nation back together, and forge our destiny as one people once more." Donovan said his Party was inconclusive about maintaining the Imperial Flag, but was emphatic about the future of the Emperor and the Royal Family: "We will allow the Emperor to keep his titles, but they will be vacated upon his and the Empress' death and will not be passed on to the current Grand Duke. I imagine that his Majesty will receive a pension for his service to the Republic for the rest of his life, but he would be welcomed once more to walk among the people of Kalistan as an equal."

The changes are inevitable, given the Socialist Party's complete monopoly of the National Assembly, however, public opposition in defense of the institutions is expected to be stiff, especially among former Institutionalist Party members.