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Socialist Party of Kalistan nominates Torresdilla as Candidate in next election
ODEN chief and Coca grower to Campaign on Restoration of Kalistani Socialism
Morpheum, Odufaray District
March 5, 4020

In the upcoming election for Presidency, the Socialist Party has named Benito Torresdilla, current Director of Kalistani ODEN and a local coca grower, as its Presidential Candidate.  Delegates to the national convention opted not to repeat the primary election process which selected the Presidential candidate in 4017, given the post election chaos that resulted from the rise of the CCC. 


ODEN Director and Coca grower Benito Torresdilla, discussing Coca production at a recent ODEN meeting in Kaliburg

Party Chair and Premier of Kalistan, Jillian Martin-Carrangus said of Torresdilla,

"Instead, the Party decided to go with a fairly known commodity, and one who the Convention believes will promote the agenda of the Party in the coming term.  We want our President to move Kalistani interests to the forefront of the region, and the best person for the job, according to the delegates, is Torresdilla.  From now until the election, we will be working in every District to mobilize support for Benito, and will engage in a massive GOTV effort around the election.  It is our hope that he succeeds, and he has the confidence of every member of the convention."

Premier Martin discusses her future as Premier, and the prospect that she will be leaving office following the election of Torresdilla

When asked what Martin would do if Torresdilla won the election, the Premier answered that she would probably return to Television. 

"The National Ryot debuted at number 1 in its time slot, and has remained a widely watched Saturday Night program since it first aired two years ago.  We'll definitely keep looking for ways to keep it going, though I may pick up more of the producing duties if I leave office, because I will have more time to do that then.  And of course, if I remain in Office, I will still host the show and do segments too...  I suppose we will have to wait and see, but obviously right now, the needs of the Republic come first, and Frank (Everest, Martin's fairly regular guest host on the show) has been a real sport at picking up the slack over the last season.  So we'll see."

If Torresdilla becomes President, he has promised to make his priority the return to the Socialist social contract which governed Kalistan for the last century, with or without the help of the CCC.