Editorial: On the UDL Nomination
The Union of the Democratic Left was founded upon several ideas. One of them was the idea that a strong, vibrant party could be created that would not be personalist like all the rest were to a greater or lesser extent. Certainly, the Union is not today personalist. There is no leader sending down a presidential ticket from on high, as has been done in the past. However, it is still a party. It is not the Atlasian Unity Bloc or the Democratic Alliance, where any member can run for any office he pleases. Several members made it quite clear to me that they had only joined with that assurance. Therefore, the will of the party must be respected. All may run, but when a nominee is decided, we must all come together behind him, if we are to be a party that can compete with the rest. The Union is the promise of a new way of politics in Atlasia; it must not be ripped apart from within.
