Klara Sarinov: Difference between revisions

Quickly rising up the ranks in her party, Sarinov found herself in contention with current leader Irina Schneider, whom Sarinov believed did not represent the state of her party following the 2008 SDP-PSDP Shift, alienating Progressive Socialists such as Sarinov and her peers. The breaking point for the rising dissonance in the party was June 2009, with Schneider revealing her new proposed manifesto at the 2009 Party Conference. Elena Mervich and other leftists within the party denounced the manifesto, noting its blatant copying of the 2008 SDP Manifesto, with Mervich reportedly stating "If you [Schneider] truly wants this manifesto, I frankly wonder why you aren't calling for a merger with the SDP", upon Schneider responding that she frankly would not be opposed to such, Sarinov formally requested to put forward a motion of no confidence in the current leadership of the PSDP.

With the general unpopularity of Schneider in the party's mainstream, as well as the unanimous support of the party's left wing, the motion was carried, forcing Schneider to resign, Deputy Leader Antony Zhukov was given the position of Acting Leader, to which he cooperated with Sarinov and her allies to begin preparations for leadership elections in the Summer, with Sarinov running against two other major candidates, hard-line Social Democrat Wilhelm Kozlov and more moderate 'soft-left' leaning Katerina Wiltke. Sarinov, gaining 39.87% of the First Choice vote, became the front runner following the first round in early August, likely leading to Adley affirming that the SDP was willing to recognize and cooperate with whoever won the election. Following the Second Round between Wiltke and Sarinov in September, Sarinov was announced victor of the election with 53.55% of the total vote, seeing her rise to the position of Party Leader on the 12th. Elena Mervich was appointed as her deputy, making the notion clear that the PSDP would be reforming along more socialistic lines.

=== Withdrawal from Durakan Politics ===