Kalistani Major History

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Labour Party Congress Meets To Appoint New Central Committee
Tony Curti is overwhelming favourite to follow in his father's footsteps and lead the party following Ana Berg's resignation
Secret Location, Near Mt. Old Dirty Bastard
January 10, 4104

The Labour Party has begun the process of electing a new leader following the resignation of Ana Berg earlier in the week. Ballot papers will be sent to all party members by the end of the week and a verdict is expected on the final day of the month. Early signs suggest this will be a much less wounding contest than in the past, with only one or two candidates expected to stand due to the new requirement that a leadership contender be a member of the Party Congress. Presently, Tony Curti is the immense favourite to be elected to the role, which is formally known as General Secretary of the Labour Party Central Committee, just as his father was nearly fifty years ago.

There are other contenders, though. Maggie Lancaster, Internal Affairs Spokesperson, has confirmed that she will run for the leadership and former Deputy Serhat Aslan is also said to be considering his options. Neither command the same respect or support as Curti, who has evidently inherited his father's ability to empathise with the public. Polling suggests party members generally support a move away from the controversial nature of Ana Berg's rule and supporting reconciliation with the Socialist Party is a must for any candidate. In this respect, Lancaster perhaps has a slight advantage over her competitors because she was a Socialist Member of the Vrassa District Assembly for eight years before defecting to Labour in 4097. She was even reported to have said that she 'supported unifying the two parties on principle, we are fighting for the same cause after all'.

Away from internal matters, the Socialist Party have said they will allow the President to compose the next cabinet, which will likely be a Labour-Socialist coalition to ensure stability and cooperation for the benefit of the Security Council Seat campaign. Tony Curti, as the acting leader of the Labour Party in the National Assembly, spoke fondly of Omar Al-Khali as he concluded his time as Socialist Party Speaker. With the Unionists and Libertarians being followed out of politics by the Conservatives, many will wonder what Kalistani politics will be like without a Rightist party in the Assembly, some might even wonder what the purpose of two parties so similar is...