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Socialist Party of Kalistan looks to broaden base
Demise of Fascists and Centre Democrats opens door for Unified Government
Kaliburg, Ananto District
March 28, 4106


Premier Carrangus pleased to announce Reorganization of SP Caucus Structure, names two new ambassadors

The Leader of the Socialist Party of Kalistan announced major changes in the Caucus structure of the Party to further accommodate new dual members of the LP and the SP.  As the ties between the LP and the SP grow closer and more members sign up for dual membership under the new dues structure scheme passed last year, the NEC of the SP has decided to formally recognize the Labour Caucus within the broader Party.  Premier Carrangus announced the changes in a news conference at SP Headquarters earlier this week.

"We specifically welcome the comments of Comrade Lancaster and then CC-LP member and Trade Spokesperson Hussein, and are glad to hear openness to cooperation and the restoration of the deep political ties between our two Parties which characterized much of our first fifty years of working together.  In light of these overtures, it is my pleasure to make public the decision of the National Executive Committee that henceforth, all dual members of the LP and the SP will be entitled to form and participate in the new Labour Caucus of the SP.  The caucus will retain the following rights and privileges: 

*  they will be allowed to elect and keep their own leadership;
*  they will be entitled to sit members in SP cabinets as Labour Caucus Members;
*  the Labour Caucus will be entitled to participate in divided government schemes with the SP-  if a Socialist is elected President of the Republic, a dual member will be eligible and preferred to serve as Premier, should a full member of the LP not be eligible or interested in serving;
*  while acknowledging the overall outcomes of all SP conventions in terms of leadership, the Labour Caucus will be entitled to promote its own platform alongside the National Platform;
*  In all matters, Labour Caucus dual members will have full voting equality with all regular SP members in the National Convention; 
*  Labour Caucus members will receive an equal share of seats on the National Executive Committee, maintaining, as always, gender parity;
*  and finally, Labour Caucus Members will be eligible, at any time they deem it necessary, to break with the SP and rejoin the Labour Party. 

These changes were made by the National Executive Committee specifically to reflect the great influx of Labour members into the ranks of the SP within the last year as dual members following the reduction of dues and the removal of exclusivity restrictions.  We are thrilled to have endured, together, the last of the fascist threats to Kalistan, and welcome efforts to further integrate our two Parties in the mid-term."

In other news, the Socialist Party has sent signals which indicate that they are likely to endorse President Phillips in the coming elections.  This will mark the first time the SP has endorsed a Labour candidate since the secret-not-so-secret endorsement scheme between the two Parties fell apart at the beginning of the contentious Berg era.  Said Dr. Pamela Vincent, political scientist at Kaliburg District University:  "[Michal] Jones-Terrance is planning to retire at the end of this term, and so the SP is unlikely to name a successor to the former President at the top of the ticket.  It will be more likely, given this new affinity between the Parties, that the SP will go with the LP's President, and spend the convention in October celebrating a new era of comity."

Finally, two new Ambassadors have been named to the Kalistan for C campaign.  Dave Holloway, a Brethrenist Clerk from Suldanor, has been named to join the team.  Holloway holds advanced degrees in foreign policy and theory, and following completion of his program, has served on the foreign policy team with the SP.  In addition to Holloway, the SP has also named ODEN-Ananto Chief Carmella Suarez to the Ambassador Team.  It is believed that this nomination was made as the SP begins a new push for ODEN adoption globally.  Both Ambassadors have been flown recently to Ananto, to meet with the current Ambassadorial team as they prepare to launch on an extended embassy to Majatra to drum up more support for Kalistan to be nominated to the Security Council of the forthcoming World Congress.