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"Kalistan will be respected"
Leader of the Socialist Party of Kalistan takes a hard line on disrespect for Kalistani Institutions
Kaliburg, Ananto
July 8 3344


Leader of the Socialist Party Maria Reina-Rodriguez speaks at Symposium on Kalistani Politics in June

Just over a year following the "Clerical Election" of March 4433, which led to the dramatic downfall of Socialist Party and the rising turbulence that followed as the ancient Party struggles to deal with its unexpected position in the Minority, the former Premier of the Republic, Maria Reina-Rodriguez now takes an uncompromising stance for Kalistani Socialists and for Kalistani Sovereignty.

"Just because the Socialists are not in power," Reina began, "this does not mean that people can now feel free to walk all over Kalistan.  This goes for foreign powers, friend and foe alike, as well as domestic actors.  Kalistan will be respected, and if nobody else wants to look to it, it will be our job to do so."

The former Premier of the Republic delivered this strong statement during a June symposium on the state of Kalistani Politics under Rightist rule.  "Yes, of course we have confidence in the Government.  We have not called for new elections, and we voted against the Government Bill last year, it was because we were not included." But Reina had more strong words for the Government: 

"What some do not realize yet is that Kalistan is a socialist Republic which merely tolerates capitalism.  The more they push Kalistan to the right and towards vampire capitalism, the stronger the response will be when they finally leave office.  And they will, eventually.  They will get tired of bouncing their heads off the Mountain that is Institutionalized Kalistan.  The history of the Socialist Party of Kalistan, and for the most part the history of Modern Kalistan, is the history of revisionist Parties making ephemeral changes, only to either conform to Kalistani reality, or to lose their constituency and fade into oblivion.  This was the lesson the Socialist Party learned in 2591, and it has been the lesson countless Parties have learned since then.  Some have been successful.  We think of our friends and Legislative Partners, the old Revolutionary Freedom Party, and the Labour Party of Kalistan more recently, who learned that there is plenty of room for improvement all the time, but the Institutions of Kalistan triumph over attempts to liquidate them.  Our institutions are what make Kalistan strong.  The Parties which make it into Kalistan's History books are the ones which conform to the Institutional State, rather than ones who attempt to radically alter it."

The former Premier was circumspect about the recent comments from Selucia: 

"The comments from the Selucian Foreign Minister were unfortunate.  It was not the intention of myself or my Party to see Kondou resign.  Nor was it our intention to end Selucia's participation in the conference of the NAM.  Pero Coño!  Where else in the world is attempting to interfere with a Legislature's deliberative process tolerated?  Would Selucia accept a foreign National bursting on the floor of their Senate to interject on one of their bills?  Where else is something like that acceptable?  The fact that Comrade Kondou thought that this action was in anyway acceptable is just so beyond me, and the fact that our Foreign Minister was prepared to do nothing just floored me.  The Selucian Foreign Minister's actions showed a complete disregard for our Legislature, and demonstrated what she really thought of Kalistan.  She says expulsion for violating our national law was not how friendly nations treat one another, but her violation of our national law and disregard for the sanctity and integrity of our legislative process, and her successor's remorseless comments on the affair really show us what Selucia thinks of Kalistani Sovereignty.  I wonder precisely what Selucia thinks they will get out of the NAM.  Do they think Kalistan will become their colony?  Because they sure treat us as something less than their equal by blaming us for the departure of Selucia from the talks.  No tengo palabras.  Es típico, por desgracia of how other nations have long treated our Republic.  I just wish our Government would have the spine to stand up for our Republic."

The Leader of the Opposition vowed to remain in the defiant but loyal Opposition, and agreed that the Party would work with the Government, where the Government proposed Socialist policies.