This press message was released by the Government of the Democratic Republic of Hutori.
The longest ever standing leader for the Socialist Party, Gail Pope, has announced today that she will not contest the presidency in next year's election, and will retire from politics after her term finishes.
Gail has been the Socialist Party's leader for seventeen years, longer than the Socialist's first leader, Jack Waffles. By the time she retires, she will have been president for over ten years, and be the longest ever serving president in Hutori's history, beating Alexander Spencer's record by a matter of days.
There has been no word yet on a successor.Signed,
the Government of the Democratic Republic of Hutori