ChitinKal Wrote:
Luis Williamson Passes Away
As a Beloved Leader Passes Away, a Power Vacuum is left in the NCP

Williamson's Great Granddaughter Mourns at Williamson's Casket During His Funeral in Kaliburg, 6/3/4503

Luis Williamson, Director and co-founder of the Second National Conservative Party of Kalistan, has passed away on February 20th at the age of 84, following spending a little over a week in a hospital in Kaliburg after suffering a severe heart attack during a meeting at the National Conservative Party's headquarters near the Capital Building. Williamson had been suffering from heart issues for the past few years now, stress is thought to have been the main cause.

In March of 4448, Luis Williamson co-founded the Second National Conservative Party of Kalistan along with weapons manufacturer James Colbert and political commentator Derek Renov after almost fifty years since the dissolution of the First National Conservative Party in September of 4392. Before 4448, Williamson had become famous among right wingers for his anti-socialist and anti-abortion activism and had been the preeminent voice of the conservative community. Williamson would then serve as the Director of the NCP for fifty-five years, for its entirety he had worked with the left, a decision which has won him both much support and much criticism, and, unfortunately, hadn't lived to see his dream of a freer Kalistani market. After years of dedication to his party and fellow Kalistanis, right up until the end, he will surely be missed.

The NCP is yet to elect a replacement for Williamson, so Chairman Jakab Wyman will assume the responsibilities of the Director until a new one can be chosen. Currently there are four major contenders for the position:
Jakab Wyman - Current party chairman and moderate conservative.
Bryce Keen - NCP presidential candidate and moderate conservative. He is projected to win the election.
Marci Agua - Longtime party member and centrist.
Odin Franklyn - New but influential member of the party. He is a far-right radical who leads a small faction within the NCP.

The elections are currently scheduled for the sixteenth of August.

Yolo04 Wrote:Keymon News Network
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Keymon Ministry of Foreign Affairs Announces Seleyan Diplomatic Tour

September 4508-The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced a diplomatic tour of Seleya, excluding Alduria, and Lourenne


Tour Map

The diplomatic tour will begin in Keymon and end in Lourenne.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs releases a press statement regarding this diplomatic tour:

Quote:There is immense possibility of a United Seleyan economic organization. We are hoping that this diplomatic tour may create the correct environment for a unified Seleyan continent under one banner, however for know we are simply looking towards a free trade organization.

When asked why they left our Alduria from the procession, they stated the following:

Quote:The Aldurians have shown they don’t respect the human right of deciding whether they want vaccinated or not and have explicitly called Keymon “stupid”. We will not work with petulant leaders who act like children.

The diplomatic procession will include the President, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Economics, the Minister of Trade, and several business executives.

ChitinKal Wrote:
Reformation of the PCAK
The National Conservative Party Announces Plans to Reform its 200 Year Old Militia

First NCP Founder Flynn F. Colbert (Center) Camping Near the Neveras Range with PCAK Soldiers, 16/8/4304

Bryce Keen, Director of the National Conservative Party, has today announced the party's plan to reform the Provisional Conservative Army of Kalistan, the military wing of the First National Conservative Party which was disbanded after the party's victory in the December 4304 Presidential election (http://classic.particracy.net/viewnews.php?newsid=590876) due to the Kalistan's laws against paramilitaries. NCP spokesman for Defense and Brigadier General Phoenix Jameson has been put in charge of the PCAK's reformation, and has agreed to an interview with Right View reporter, Henry Gallway.

Quote:Henry Gallway's Interview with Spokesman Phoenix Jameson, 3/2/4510


Gallway: Good morning, Mr. Jameson.

Jameson: Good morning.

Gallway: So first, why has the NCP decided to reform its centuries old army? Your party doesn't feel threatened, does it?

Jameson: No no, I wouldn't say we feel threatened. Just this recent bill proposed by the New Way which would outlaw party militias and disband heroic groups like the RSMoK had gotten me to start to think.You see, our party was founded as a militia, the PCAK, not a party. Its original purpose was to protect Conservative Kalistanis during their protests against the National Unity Party and Kalistan Labour Party. Now it wasn't the government the PCAK was afraid of, even though we've seen what the NUP and its despotic regime were capable of, no, the PCAK was formed to protect Conservatives from violent radicals. That's not why we're reforming it, even though I must say we're wary of the Patriotic League and their intentions. We're reforming because we see it as our patriotic duty to Kalistan. Paramilitaries have served a vital role in protecting and assisting Kalistan, just take a look at the history of the Revolutionary Socialist Militia, and currently the only active paramilitary is RSMoK, which leaves the right-wing section of Kalistani manpower untapped. So, I guess the short answer is, PCAK is being reformed to improve, assist, and defend Kalistan.

Gallway: After the PCAK is fully trained and armed, will you be the one at the head of the militia?

Jameson: Most likely, no. Since I'm currently a Brigadier General in the national army, it is more fitting that I remain candidate for the Minister of Defense. I believe Director Keen has decided on Iulian Árpád, but he may choose Douglas Montgomery. They're both veterans of the national army and would make fine leaders.

Gallway: How many people do you plan on recruiting?

Jameson: 1,000 men in each mainland district and 1,500 in Ananto, but we may expand in the future.

Gallway: Where do you plan to purchase your weapons?

Jameson: Small arms and their ammunition will be purchased from Guns 'R Us, while everything else we'll buy from KALMILINCO's surplus.

Gallway: When do you expect to get the militia fully trained and armed?

Jameson: Hopefully by 4513, but no later than 4515.

Gallway: And my final, and rather unimportant, question: Do you plan to keep the name Provisional Conservative Army of Kalistan?

Jameson: Well, it's not really provisional anymore, so yeah I guess we will.

Gallway: Thank you for you time Mr. Jameson.

Jameson: No problem, have a nice day.

TheCaliph Wrote:Voice of the Free
July 4510

An interview with the President of the Republic

İnterviewer:Thanks for accepting this interview Mr.President, Our readers have been wanting to see an interview with you for quite sometime
President:*laughs* Well,I wouldnt want to dissapoint our supporters
İnterviewer:Now first of all,I would like to ask of the current predicament of the state,as you know the New Way disbanded-
President:Yes, well We worked really hard to establish a stable coalition and to see it just fall in a couple of months,I honestly did not expect such a thing but Solutions never run out in a Democracy, I have already introduced another coalition proposal to the Assembly in which i am confident will get the support of the NCP and SPoK and ofcourse our own MP’s
İnterviewer:The issue of privatisation has always come up as controversial in the Parliament and now with the main opposition of those processes in government,will the path of the economy differ from the past LDP/NCP governments ?
President:We are always supporters of the free and fair market, That wont change ! Ofcourse we will try to seek a path that will include the Socialists and the UKWF in hopes that we dont pass legislations with brute force but through negotiations.
İnterviewer:Speaking of brute force, We are seeing reforms in other parties in the issue of Militias and Paramilitaries, You have infamously tried to remove the militias completely however that never managed to reach any consensus,Will the LDP have any Militia work in the future ?
President:We have been training our Militia since the beginning of our party and after the Militia issue didnt reach any consensus we have intensified the process and actually as you know we had a militia group parade in Vrassa after Our victory in the Elections


The LDP paramilitary group
“Blue Berets”
Parading in Vrassa
4509


İnterviewer:Well i thank you for the interview, im sure you have alot of work and we decided to keep it short for now, Thank you for having us
President:Anytime

Quote:S(usan) L(awford):  Director Green, thank you for being interviewed.

D(raymond) G(reen):  No probably, baby. 

SL:  We are here to talk about GanJam.  You have called for the organization of a new Jam.  Why now?

DG:  Its been too long.  Know what I'm saying?  The last jam was 32 years ago.  People want their music back.  The Jam has always been a big draw and now we have a whole generation of Kalistanis who have never been to the Jam.  I never been to a Jam.  So, its about time we go.  See where I'm coming from?

SL:  You've said you want to focus on hiphop.  This is a departure from a more traditional lineup at the jam, which has featured mainly rock and reggae lineups. 

DG:  True.  True.  But see, the kids these days are booming hip hop.  I LOVE it, and as Director, part of my job is to organize it.  So we're gonna do something different.  We'll still have the guitars, but I envision something more like rock bands backing up MCs.  Wouldn't that be something, mane.  Live hip hop always has a full band.  Why not put them on together?

SL:  Will you keep features of the traditional Jam, like L Night?

DG:  Well, I'm not sure there's a lot of kids who drop L much at all.  ODEN sales of that chemical have been down in the last few decades, while the Conservatives have been running things.  I guess people need to keep their head clear to keep it from getting chopped off.  (laughs)  I jessst...  But not really  That's more for the older people.  So the L Night and the Legacy Showcase might get rolled into one, since the fryers and the people who like old music are pretty much the same group of people.

SL:  Who would you like to see headlining the Jam?

DG:  I'm already in talks with the Vrassan group North 40 to headline at least one of the nights.  Closers?  I think The State would be an awesome closer.  She's bad ass:  one of the best Kalistani MC's in the game today.  I saw The State in Sulari last year when she was touring down there.  I got to go back stage:  Being ODEN director has its perks I suppose.  She had some pretty good herb.  She may be a bit too political for our current political environment, but then again, maybe that's just what our country needs.

SL:  Will other features of the GanJam be present?  The foreign music venue, the art installations, etc?

DG:  Absolutely.  It really wouldn't be a cultural festival without the art.  We are already receiving applications from several artists who would like to put in installations, though a lot of the stuff I have personally seen is a lot less, should I say, weird, than the stuff I've heard about from previous jams.

SL:  We've heard rumors of the festival going to 18+, to keep out kids.  Is there any truth to that?

DG:  Not on my watch.  Teenagers are some of the best consumers of music, and let's face it, they are the trendsetters in Kalistani culture.  And the ODEN tent is adults only anyway, so if their parents don't want them using drugs, all they have to do is keep them at home.  But ODEN ain't gonna bar them from the show.

SL:  When will tickets go on sale?

DG:  Well, we got our venue all lined up.  The High Bong Forum, site of the first proto-GanJam back in 3922, and site of many a Jam since will host the festival this year.  We'll put tickets on sale for the first two nights, as usual, in February, once we get the dates nailed down.  As you know, weather up there can be kinda tricky, but we're shooting for early September, so we'll have a good long while to sell out.  And the Third night, as usual, will be free.

SL:  Something to look forward to. 

DG:  You know it.

SL:  Thank you, Director Green.

DG:  Anytime, Gorgeous.

TheCaliph Wrote:Voice of the Free
February 4515


The Smell of Elections in the Air

As Elections once again approach Kalistan,Political Parties have started their campaigns and published their promises to the electorate,the last 3 years have passed with minimal action and reform in the part of the Government Coalition which includes the LDP,SPoK and NCP. Pundits put reason to the Ideological differences between the sides as the reason for the inaction and there have already been voices among the voters and the insiders of the LDP that the former coalition should of LDP/NCP should be established to continue the steady path to reform. Although some argue that the coalition is not to blame but the politicians and ministers which have become rusted after more then a decade in power. Amidst all of this debate and speculation,We managed to get a few words from the President himself on the matter and on the Election cycle as a whole.

Quote:The Liberal Democratic Party always aims for the best,and the best is obviously a one-party government of the LDP,so our goal is the recieve 126/250 MP’s in Parliament,now obviously goals and realities are quite seperate issues unfortunately,and such a result is highly unlikely,especially in these times where the mandate did not function as we had hoped ad there is a blatant rise in Populistic rhetoric.I am as you know once again putting my candidacy for President but to be honest with you,and this is an exclusive im giving to the Voice of the Free which is not known,I was planning to end my political career after this mandate,because ive been in office for 15 Years now!,however the Party really lobbyed me *laughs* and they wanted me to go one more time so i guess this election is my last hoorah ! And if the voters see it fit my last mandate as President!. Now when it comes to the coalition issue,ı believe that coalitions are a part of a healthy democracy and i dont see them as damaging to progress,now ofcourse there must be an equal understanding and functionality between the parties but sometime you must reach across the aisle to get the government that you want and thats always a good thing,especially in the polarised world we live in today. Our promise for the next mandate is a simple one:TAX ! If we are blessed with the necessary amount of MP’s to push it through,We shall finally remove the 1% tax “back-breaker” from the 1<Bracket and also we will completely scrap or atleast drastically reduce the Corporation tax to provide incentive for new work-places and expansion of business which will obviously mean more jobs and more growth !

President of the Republic
      Ceaser Furhat