Kalistani Major History

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Perry named Party Speaker and Shadow Premier
Vows to move Platform into Law
Kaliburg, Ananto
October 31, 5034


Diego Perry, 57, from Neveras City, named Speaker of the Socialist Party

In an uncontroversial selection, the Socialist Party's Special Convention selected outsider Labor leader Diego Perry from Neveras City, as the Party's leader to replace outgoing interim leader Thomas Darby-Linn, who will return full time to his post as Party Secretary. "This organizational step represents a giant leap forward for the reorganization of our Party," said Perry when accepting the post. "We certainly would like to thank the Liberal Democrats for their care taking of most of our Nation's institutions over the years. Under their moderate leadership, our country has fared well, and no serious changes have been made to the constitution. And now, we move forward as we try to restore health care for more Kalistanis, as well as return the title of the Head of Government to its traditional value."

Perry said Socialists are currently being recruited for office in the elections in just over two years. "We have some work to do to get our message before voters," said Perry. "But I am confident we can make inroads and begin to offer serious cooperative opposition within the Kalistani National Assembly." Perry said the SP will not run a candidate for President of the Republic in 5036, but will make a serious bid for the Premiership.

"Besides our efforts to restore healthcare for all Kalistanis," said Perry, "our Nation's standing in culture have taken a hit from years of neglect. It is reasonable that Kalistan's Institutional Party should once more work to revive our music, Movie, and festival scenes." Perry said that regardless of what the Government does, the Socialist Party seeks to raise and invest significant sums of money in Kalistan's Culture apparatus which has a long history of dominance. "If given the choice between making records and making steel to compete in world markets, Kalistan has a comparative advantage in Records. We should promote the sector that we're good at."

The SP looks for cooperation with and from the LDP in the coming years as it gets its feet back under itself.