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Premier of the Republic agrees to Snap Elections
Dissolution of KP seen as "not unexpected"
Kaliburg Ananto
November 1, 5073


Premier of the Republic Bjorksdattir Agrees to Snap Elections following dissolution of KP

Premier of the Republic Bjorksdattir agreed to snap elections following the vacating of more than 1/3 of the seats of the National Assembly as the KP went defunct.

"The collapse of the Kalistani Party was not unexpected," said Premier Bjorksdattir. "They have showed up to vote on bills, but have not proposed much new legislation in years, and have not exercised much power that their Leader of the Minority Status permitted them. As a result, important legislation was not passed, and the people who lived in Legislative districts belonging to KP deputies were unrepresented."

The Premier pointed to standing tradition in support of the special election. "Kalistani tradition dictates that when more than 1/3 of the seats of the Assembly go vacant, a new election should be called to fill the vacant seats." When asked if this posed a threat for the Premier's Government, Bjorksdattir was circumspect. "I'm not entirely sure which way KP's former voters will go. It is entirely possible that they will go to the Folksparty, and then the SP will lose power. We'll have to see how the votes turn out. We do expect the President to remain in place though, so with luck, there will not be a lot of turn over, but Kalistani voters can be fickle and unpredictable, so we'll have to see."

The Premier is hopeful that the Anatonese Integration Accord with Lourenne will pass after the election. "Both of the Current Parties in the Legislature supported the bill the first time it was up for a vote," said Bjorksdattir, "so, we hope we can raise the votes for it the second time."

Election results are currently being tallied and are expected to be released publicly by the 10th.

Update: Tally is complete, The SP retains a small majority in the Assembly and Bjorksdattir will retain the Premiership. A new Government Bill is not expected.