Nomad Party re-established; rebranded as the People's Unity Party

Today, Hasani Çakar (current Provisional President and leader of the Nomad Party) announced the official reformation under the new name of the People's Unity Party of Hasanistan. Çakar says that the old name "was a relic" and that the new name will refurbish the party.
The party was formed in 2013, under the name of the Hasanistan Secessionist Party, where it briefly served as the party's ruling party during the one-party era until June 2013. The party renamed itself to the Nomad Party in 2014.
Çakar said that the rebranding was only for the name and logo of the party and that the party will stay committed to its roots. He has also said that there will be possible structural reform to the party, with the establishment of a central executive committee and a new role for the leadership of the party.

The new logo of the People's Unity Party

Çakar has confirmed he will remain unaffiliated with any political party until the election. It is not known if the People's Unity Party will run in the upcoming presidential election, as there are reports of an interest with an electoral alliance with either the Progressive Party or the Bogdanoff Orbital Government.

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Hasanistan and Occitania sign Treaty of Mutual Recognition

President of Occitania Babou Chakya signed the Treaty of Mutual Recognition and the Establishment of Bilateral Relations between Hasanistan and Occitania today, officially establishing diplomatic relations between the two nations and establishing the mutual recognition of each other. The treaty, drafted by Provisional President Hasan Çakar, was first sent to the Occitania on 4 November, although the formal signing of the treaty on the Occitanian side was postponed due to the general elections in Occitania which were held days earlier.
Despite the relationship between the two nations being formally established recently, Occitania and Hasanistan have been engaging in good relations with each other since earlier this year. Occitania was the first nation to condemn Hasanistan's coup attempt earlier this year. Hasanistan contacted Occitania on 2 November in regard to enquiring about the signing of a treaty.
Provisional President Çakar has privately congratulated Chakya on his electoral victory in the recent Occitanian general elections and stated that he wishes to co-operate with Occitania more following the signing of the treaty, with the possibility of Hasanistan joining the Occitanian-led Micronational Broadcasting Union.
The full treaty can be read in the Hasani Archives...

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Presidential election to be held in February

Provisional President Hasan Çakar has announced that the presidential election for the first official president following the adoption of the current Constitution shall take place on the first Saturday of February, 2018: so 3 February.
Registration of candidates shall begin tomorrow, with aspiring candidates requiring to state their intent through the official organs. Political parties will be required to apply to become part of the National Political Party List, with them being added as soon as possible as soon as it is decided that they abide by the Constitution.
The election shall follow the electoral system established in the Presidential Decree regarding Electoral Matters, signed earlier this year by Provision President Çakar.

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Hasan Çakar decrees electoral law and Supreme Electoral Council

Today, Provisional President Hasan Çakar has written the first decree since the adoption of the new Constitution, establishing the electoral laws for Hasanistan ahead of the upcoming planned presidential election, establishing the Supreme Electoral Council and having dismissed almost all legislation, executive orders and treaties before the date of the adoption of the current Constiution.
The Presidential Decree establishes that presidential elections will use an instant runoff voting system, with candidates requiring 45% or more of vote to win the election. This decision has been made to ensure an element of proportionality. The Supreme Electoral Council has been established, being a new organ of government under the influence of the judiciary.
Now that electoral law has been established, an election can finally be organized. Hasan Çakar says that the election will be declared before the end of next week.
The full Presidential Decree can be read at the Hasani Archives...

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2017 Census completed

The Hasani government has completed the 2017 National Census, which records various data regarding the population of Hasanistan. The census has shown that currently, Hasanistan has a population of 8 registered citizens. This is a minor decrease but the government states that the numbers are successful.
While the results will be private and not available to the public, the Hasani government has declassified certain information from the census. According to the census data, Köktughluk has the largest amount of registered citizens with a total of 3, followed by the capital Batyr which has 2 and then Çobanistan, Körfez-i Bahreyn and Ardajan which all only have a single registered citizen. The province of Srigina has no registered citizens, although this is due to its only previous registered citizen having had his citizenship stripped due to organising a coup attempt earlier this year. The census also shows that the Hasani people have a slim majority of nearly 38%, followed by "Turks" (non-Hasani Turks) who are 25% of the population and Arabs, Šlovedks (an ethnic group originating from Nedland) and Slovaks who all respectively make up almost 13% of the population. As expected, Islam is the dominate religion within Hasanistan by 75%. No differentiation between sects of either Islam or Christianity was recorded within the census.
The provisional head of state Hasan Çakar has issued the following statement following the announcement of the completion of the census:

"The census has been completed and the first stage of the six-month plan is complete. Next, I shall write an electoral law for this country so we can finally hold elections and return to activity. I plan for a presidential election in January 2018 and we may hold local elections in some provinces such as Köktughluk and Ardajan before or after the election." 

-Hasan Çakar, Provisional Head of State

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"Six month plan" established for Hasanistan

The Hasani government, under the temporary leadership of the provisional head of state Hasan Çakar, has announced a "six month plan" to stabilize Hasanistan following its recent secession from Nedlando-Khorashan and the other destabilizing events of this year. The plan has been created to set a structured calendar and guide for the temporary Hasani government to follow until all possible elections for the first electoral season are finished.
For this month, the main priority is organizing and conducting a new census. The last census within Hasanistan was held earlier this year when Hasanistan was still part of Pavlov. The census itself shall not be published to protect the privacy of Hasanistan's citizens.
Following the completion of the census, the next priorities are the establishment of the necessary institutions to help organize fair and free elections. The temporary government shall only establish organizations relating to electoral matters and will leave the establishment of other institutions to the elected government.
Elections in themselves shall be held in a time-frame between December and February, with the possibility of being held earlier in late November. A presidential election shall not be held until December, although holding them in 2018 is preferred as Hasanistan has already held an election for its president earlier this year during Hasanistan's temporary independence before joining Khorashan. The date of other elections, legislative and local, is undecided as their are discussions over whether they should be held before or after the presidential election. The new Constitution requires that the selection of a Prime Minister by the President, thus requiring the legislative elections to be held after presidential elections.
The registration of political parties is also going to be permitted from this moment. All parties that have previously existed before Hasanistan joined either Khorashan or Pavlov are permitted to be re-established, although there have been talks of interest in the establishment of new parties.
It should be noted that the elections depend on the results of the census and if Hasanistan does not have enough citizens for suitable legislative and local elections to occur, as happened earlier this year, than elections for the legislature and the government of the Federal Subjects' shall be postponed.
The updating of the Hasani government website, HasanistanPedia and any data is also required to be updated. Hasanistan shall also recontact nations it had signed treaties with following the collapse of Pavlov and even before it joined Pavlov and shall also contact the successor states of Pavlov and Nedlando-Khorashan in regards to re-establishing diplomatic relations.
Finally, there are plans in 2018 to hold an "independence referendum". Although Hasanistan declared its independence in 2011, the secession from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan was rather quite and could be possibly considered "unprofessional". Thus, if this vote is held and a potential pro-independence campaign succeeds, Hasanistan will officially send a declaration of independence to the respective embassies of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Bahrain and Algeria. It should be noted that this referendum is highly speculative and there are still doubts about it.

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Hasani Government statement regarding the referendum in Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government

"The Hasani Government is concerned about the recent developments within Iraq. We believe that tomorrow's independence referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan must be postponed. The priority for all parties within Iraq and its neighbours in this moment must be the fight against Daesh terrorists and to re-establish stability in Iraq following the three-year war in country against Daesh terrorist organization.
This referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan is being held unilaterally and has the potential to escalate to an armed conflict between the central Iraqi government and the Iraqi Kurds and continue the death and destruction that Iraq has faced for the past three years. We ask all involved parties to postpone this referendum until the fight against Daesh is finished and to enter negotiations rather than acting unilaterally.
We are especially concerned about the status of the Kirkuk and Nineveh plains in regards to the situation, both being the biggest potential flashpoints in the region, and the treatment of minorities such as Turkmens, Assyrians and Arabs in the two regions by the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government.
Thus, Hasanistan calls upon all involved parties to de-escalate the situation by postponing the referendum and entering negotiations while concentrating on completing the fight against Daesh."

-Hasan Çakar, Provisional Head of State of Hasanistan 

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Hasanistan secedes from Nedlando-Khorashan; adopts new Constitution on its sixth anniversary

Hasanistan has unilaterally seceded from Nedlando-Khorashan and has adopted a new Constitution on the sixth anniversary of the nation's establishment.

Hasanistan secession from Nedlando-Khorashan has been because of the state's instability and inactivity. Many Hasanis felt dissatisfied with the union, which has been unstable since its establishment, and Vali Hasan Çakar himself opposed the union of Nedland and Khorashan. Hasanistan joined Nedlando-Khorashan on the day of its establishment, 23 August, as part of Khorashan.

Vali Hasan Çakar has said that Hasanistan wishes to maintain a good relationship with Nedland and Khorashan regardless of the secession, but has also said that the future of the united state is dim.

As Hasanistan has seceded, a new Constitution has been written for this new incarnation of Hasanistan. The Constitution, which is Hasanistan's fourth, has took the "best elements" of all three previous Constitutions but Vali Hasan Çakar has also said that the Constitution will return Hasanistan to its founding ideals. The Constitution shall be published tomorrow.

An acting government shall be established to govern Hasanistan until an elected government is established. Elections are expected to be held between November 2017 and January 2018.

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Expansive Realm of Khorashan established; Hasanistan joins

Following days of negotiations regarding the establishment of a new united state among the former nations of Pavlov, yesterday evening the leaders of Hasanistan, Pascaliyyah, the Qök Qoyunlu (a tribal federation of Qaragüliyyâh territories and Nazir) and later the Qërimoğulları formalized and agreed upon the Basic Law of the Expansive Realm of Khorashan (Khorașan) and announced its establishment.
The new nation, the Expansive Realm of Khorashan, shall be a united nation under the rule of His Imperial Majesty Ali Haydar Khan Afshar Shah, more commonly known as Alexander Karapavlovič outside of Khorașan. His Imperial Majesty has appointed a Vali for each of its constituent nations, now known as Vilayets (Vəlāyats), and they shall represent their now-province within the Realm's unicameral legislature known as the Qoroltay.
The head of the Qoroltay known as the Vazīr-e Azam was soon to be elected following the establishment of the nation. Initially planned as being a position rotated between the Valis to serve for a period of three months, it would later be decided that the Qoroltay nominate a Vali that serve as the Vazīr-e Azam. Elections within the Qoroltay for the position were soon held after the publication of the Basic Law. Initially, Hasan Çakar was the sole candidate for the position following Asghar Reza's withdrawal of his nomination and endorsement of Çakar, however following the Qërimoğulları Principality's late entrance within the Realm, Shady Morsi nominated himself as a challenger to Çakar. Çakar won the election against Morsi with 3 votes to 1.
The Expansive Realm claims to be the successor state of Afsharid Iran, as His Imperial Majesty claims to be a descendant of its founder Nader Shah through his cousin. In addition to this, the Realm has also been described as a spiritual successor to the Empire of Pavlov which was dissolved approximately two months ago.

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Results of first Hasani referendum

Today, voters in Hasanistan went to the polls again for Hasanistan's first referendum. The referendum asked citizens five questions, two regarding reform to government structure, one regarding electoral reforms and two regarding the possibility of joining a micronational confederation. The referendum had a turnout of 75%, with 6 out of 8 registered citizens voting.
The results of each question were as follows:
What form of republic should Hasanistan be?

1. Presidential republic - 2 votes (33.3%)
2. Parliamentary republic - 2 votes (33.3%)
3. Semi-presidential republic - 1 vote (16.7%)
4. Directorial republic - 1 vote (16.7%)  

Blue - Parliamentary
Red - Semi-Presidential
Yellow - Presidential
Directorial - Green

Should Hasanistan incorporate direct democracy within its government structure?

1. Yes - 4 votes (66.7%)
2. No - 2 votes (33.3%)

Green - Yes
Red - No

What system should be used to elected members of the legislature of Hasanistan?

1. Nationwide party list proportional system - 4 votes (66.7%)
2. Constituency-based first-past-the-post - 2 votes (33.3%)

Blue - PLPS
Red - FPTP

Should Hasanistan join the Qök Qoyunlu Beglïqï?

1. Yes (50%)
2. No (50%)

Green - Yes
Red - No

Should Hasanistan join the Leeds Confederation?

1. No - 4 votes (66.7%)
2. Yes - 2 votes (33.3%) 

Green - Yes
Red - No

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Questions for tomorrow's referendum revealed

The Cabinet of Hasanistan has released the questions and options for tomorrow's referendum. The referendum itself will ask the citizenry of Hasanistan four questions ranging from joining a micronational confederation to electoral reform.
The questions and options of the referendum are as follows:

• What form of republic should Hasanistan be?
• Parliamentary
• Semi-presidential
• Presidential
• Directorial
• Should Hasanistan incorporate direct democracy within its government structure?
• Yes/no
• What system should be used to elected members of the legislature of Hasanistan?
• Yes/no
• Should Hasanistan join the Qök Qoyunlu Beglïqï? 
• Yes/no
• Should Hasanistan join the Leeds Confederation?
• Yes/no

The referendum shall last from the morning to 20:00 (WET).

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Cabinet of Hasanistan decides to hold Hasanistan's first referendum

The Cabinet of Hasanistan has announced that a referendum will be held on Thursday, asking the citizenry for their opinion's on certain issues including the possibility of a new constitution and its content.
The idea for the referendum was soon proposed after President Reza declared a state of emergency. Its main proponent, Prime Minister Hasan Çakar, has said that the referendum was vital to see what the citizenry think of Hasanistan's current path and how they believe Hasanistan should progress. Other ideas that may possibly be asked in the referendum may be whether Hasanistan should join any confederations or international organizations.
The referendum itself shall be non-legally binding but Prime Minister Çakar has said that the government shall respect the results of the referendum.
The referendum is planned to be held on Thursday, allowing one day for campaigning. The questions of the referendum shall be released tomorrow.

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President Reza declares state of emergency following exit of Qaragüliyyâh Bey; declares Pavle Savovic persona non grata

Today, President Reza made public the Qaragüliyyâh Bey Isa Musa's renouncing of Hasani citizenship and declared a nationwide state of emergency to prevent a constitutional crises arising from its implications. In addition to the invoking of a nationwide state of emergency, Reza has also declared Pavle Savovic persona non grata within Hasanistan.
President Reza gave the following statement regarding the declaration of a state of emergancy:

"Due to Qaragüliyyâh Bey revoking his citizenship, I must declare a state of emergency to protect constitutional order. This will grant me and my cabinet powers to pass decrees without legislative approval."
                                                                                                       -President Asghar Reza

HH Qaragüliyyâh Bey, who had been made the head of state following the ratification of the Third Constitution on 24 June, recently revoked his Hasani citizenship following disagreements between him and Prime Minister Hasan Çakar over constitutional matters and the 2017 Unilateral Recognition Bill. His loss of citizenship led to fears of a constitutional crisis due to that any future laws, which would usually require his approval following the President's ratification, could not be officially passed without him. This has led to today's decision of the declaration of nationwide state of emergency, which allows President Reza and his cabinet to implement laws without the approval of either parliament or the Qaragüliyyâh Bey. This move has so far been unopposed.
It is believed that the future of Hasanistan will be discussed by the cabinet following the declaration of the state of emergency and that the possibility of a new constitution may need to be considered. There is also the chance that the current constitution can be retained if the Qaragüliyyâh Bey returns.
In other news, President Reza also declared Pavle Savovic, the totalitarian leader of the micronation Daljam and a controversial figure, persona non grata. Reza stated that Savovic had called him a "homosexual", accusations that Reza deny.

I'm declaring Persona non grata on Pavle "Cuckold" Savovic.
He accused me of homosexuality, which is untrue and disrespectful to the president of Hasanistan and with that kind of behaviour he should get punished for it. Terrorists aren't allowed in Hasanistan.
                                                                                                       -President Asghar Reza

Savovic had contacted Reza and Prime Minister Hasan Çakar regarding the possibility of Hasanistan joining Savovic's proposed "Pavlist-Garsideist Union of Akebar, Daljam and Hasanistan". Reza rejected the offer and was in return insulted by Savovic. Reza and Çakar previously had contact with Savovic during Hasanistan's period in Pavlov, where Savovic lad the controversial Fascist Party and regularly plotted to overthrow the government of Pavlov.

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Federal Mejlis passes first act; various countries unilaterally recognized

This morning, President Reza signed the country's first bill into law since Hasanistan's independence following the dissolution of Pavlov. The bill, proposed by Prime Minister Hasan Çakar, was proposed on 2 July and the four members of the Federal Mejlis were given three days to vote on the law. As all candidates had voted by the second day, the President was allowed to make the choice of whether he would sign the bill and enact it as law or veto it. There was no expectations of President Reza vetoing the bill as it was given his approval to be proposed in the Mejlis.
The new act, titled on proposal as the "2017 Unilateral Recognition Bill" and now known as the "2017 Unilateral Recognition Act", will now see Hasanistan unilaterally recognize 205 countries (most of whom are members of the United Nations).
The act unilaterally recognizes the following countries:

• All members of the United Nations;
• the Vatican City State;
• the Republic of Abkhazia;
• the Republic of South Ossetia;
• the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (also known as Transnistria);
• the Republic of China (only over the territories it controls);
• the East Turkestan Government;
• the Kingdom of Nazir;
• the Republic of Viadalvia;
• the Principality of the Qërimoğulları;
• the Hortanian Empire.

The bill was unopposed in Parliament, as Shady Morsi (KL-Ardajan), Krištof Fondrk (Ind-Köktughluk) and the bill's proposer Prime Minister Hasan Çakar (GP-Çobanistan) all voted in support of it. Tanju Çakar (HİP-Batyr) abstained the bill, most likely due to him lacking a strong opinion on any foreign disputes.
Some controversy existed before its proposal due to a draft of the bill including the Republic of Kosovo as one of the nations Hasanistan would recognize. The Qaragüliyyâh Bey Isa Musa voiced his concern to the cabinet about its inclusion, as well as the inclusion of the Principality of the Qërimoğulları. Kosovo was thus removed for the final draft.
The text of the bill can be read here...

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HasanistanPedia to move to new MediaWiki service

The owner of HasanistanPedia, the government-backed independent encyclopedia and archive on Hasani history, has decided to move the project from Blogger to the free wikifarm service Miraheze.
HasanistanPedia has existed since mid-2013, being one of the oldest active institutions in Hasanistan. Since its creation, HasanistanPedia has always been based on the Blogger service because of the fact that the owners already had experience with the service as the government website is also hosted on Blogger. However, using Blogger has come at a disadvantage when attempting to make an online encyclopedia. Blogger is mostly made for being a blogging/news site and not a wiki as HasanistanPedia wished to be, making it both harder to edit than any MediaWiki-based service and without the ability for the public to support and help in the project. The move to Miraheze will allow the public to help in the development of HasanistanPedia.
Although HasanistanPedia will move to a different service, the Hasanistan government website will indefinitely stay on Blogger.
The new website can be found here! 

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Statement of apology to the Government of the Karno-Ruthenian Empire by Prime Minister Çakar

"Hasanistan realizes that the decision that was made may have been insulting to the Karno-Ruthenian nation, who have been great friends to us including condemning our military coup recently, but that decision was believed to be a necessary action that would have only been temporary to bring attention to the fact that full reconciliation between the former states of Pavlov and the great nation of Karnia-Ruthenia must include the end of all hostilities between former Pavlovians including removing any negative statuses that were previously placed on each other's citizens.
However, from my sources I realize Karnia-Ruthenia ended all negative statuses such as persona non grata on that certain citizen.So in a token of friendship and apology, we will transfer the territory of Carpathia which had been temporarily under Hasani jurdstiction and allow its return to Karnia-Ruthenia.It is up to the decision of the KR government to accept this token as an apology and reconciliation and be interested in the re-establishment of diplomatic contact between our two nations and I will respect whatever decision His Imperial and Royal Majesty and his government makes.And regardless of your decision, the government of Hasanistan will respect and recognize the sovereignty of the Karno-Ruthenian Empire."

-Prime Minister Hasan Çakar

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Third Constitution ratified; new government structure established

The Third Constitution of Hasanistan has been ratified by President Reza, Prime Minister Hasan Çakar and HH the Qaragüliyyâh Bey Isa Musa al-Hussaini. The new Constitution established a new government structure but has retained Hasanistan's republican and democratic structure.
The changes in the Constitution include:

• HH the Qaragüliyyâh Bey will now serve as the ceremonial figurehead, akin to the Supreme Leader of Iran
• The President shall now be the head of government and the executive branch of government
• The Federal Mejlis shall be established and its head shall be the Prime Minister
• The state shall be of a Federal Structure

Regardless of the changes in the structure of government, no new elections will take place and the current government will remain in place until its term has finished.

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Qaragüliyyâh Bey issues advisory statement condemning coup attempt

The Qaragüliyyâh Bey, leader of the Qaragüliyyâh Shia movement, has issued a statement condemning the attempt coup against the recently-inaugurated President Reza. The Qaragüliyyâh Bey also called on his supports to support the Reza government as Qaragüliyyâh Shia teachings prohibit opposing wordly authorities. There was some fear in Reza's cabinet regarding the lack of support from religious leaders such as the Qaragüliyyâh Bey but this advisory statement has shown his loyalty to the Hasani project.
The government's investigation into the coup perpetrator continues. Information about el-Qasentini is expected to be released soon, including his motives.

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Statement by Prime Minister Hasan Çakar on the President's order of cutting diplomatic relations with Karno-Ruthenia

"It has come to our attention that the government of Karno-Ruthenia, who thought as our friends, have continued to view Qaragüliyyâh Bey Iskender, a member of the President's cabinet, as a terrorist and have declared him persona non grata in the past. This has shocked President Reza, who has gave an executive order declaring all diplomatic contact with the Karno-Ruthenian government to be null and void.
We believe this action is necessary to send as message to the officials Persenburg that until the Karno-Ruthenian government comes to its senses and be willing to negotiate the removal of the persona non grata of one of our government members, we will refuse to co-operate with them in anyway."

-Hasan Çakar, Prime Minister of Hasanistan

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President Reza establishes his government; Provisional Council dissolved

Hasanistan's new government and first official government since the dissolution of Pavlov was announced yesterday and officially formalized today. The members of the legislature were appointed and President Reza selected his Prime Minister and cabinet. Reza has decided to establish a coalition government which will include the Nomad Party and BOG-aligned independent candidates. The Provisional Government of Hasanistan has also been dissolved and Hasanistan has returned to a normal state. In Reza's cabinet and the current legislature composition, there are a total of four vacancies.
There was some fears that the establishment of the government would be postponed due to the failed coup attempt two days ago, but these rumours have been found to be false as everything has gone as scheduled.
Governors of most provinces were all appointed with their respective local MPs (excluding Prime Minister Hasan Çakar) being given the position. The governorship of Çobanistan shall temporarily remain vacant. The status of Sridjina, the home of the coup plotter, is to be decided in the coming week.
The composition of the government is as follows:
Cabinet 

• President - Asghar Reza (BOG)
• Prime Minister - Hasan Çakar (Nomad) 
• Internal Affairs Minister - Vacant 
• Justice Minister - Qaragüliyyâh Bey Iskender (Independent)
• Foreign Affairs Minister - Krištof Fondrk (Independent)
• Defense Minister - Onur Aydoğan (Independent)

Legislature 

• Government (2)
• Hasan Çakar (Nomad, Prime Minister and Member of Legislature for Çobanistan)
• Krištof Fondrk (Independent, Member of Legislature for Köktughluk)
• Opposition (2)
• Shady Morsi (Northern League, Member of Legislature for Ardajan)
• Tanju Çakar (Progressive, Member of Legislature for Batyr)
• Three vacancies

Governors

• Governor of Batyr - Tanju Çakar (Progressive)
• Governor of Ardajan - Shady Morsi (Northern League)
• Governor of Köktughluk - Krištof Fondrk 
• Four vacancies

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Coup attempt hours after inauguration of Reza crushed; order restored to Hasanistan

Just roughly two hours after the inauguration of democratically-elected president Asghar Reza, a rouge citizen and self-declared "general" known as Kaab el-Qasentini has attempted to overthrow the democratic government of Hasanistan and establish a military dictatorship.
At 19:34 WET, the terrorist el-Qasentini released a statement declared that he had overthrown the government, installed himself as president and freed the citizens from the former government's "tyranny". He also said that a new Hasanistan would begin under the supervision of the military.

The statement that started the coup

Three minutes later, President Rezareleased his own statement regarding the coup. Reza said that el-Qasentini had no power or army, that his coup plot will fail and the Bogdanoff brothers will punish him.

Reza's statement

At 19:51, Reza released another statement (this time in video form) denouncing the terrorists and calling on the citizens to support him.

At 20:15, Hasan Çakar attempted to establish a line of communication between Reza and el-Qasentini to end the coup but el-Qasentini did not reply. Following discussions between Çakar and Reza on how to deal with the coup quickly so the situation could not escalate further into a civil war, Reza ordered for el-Qasentini's citizenship to be revoked and for him to be exiled. At 20:49, el-Qasentini was exiled and Çakar announced that order had been restored to Hasanistan. The announcement was praised by citizen Onur Aydoğan, who declared that el-Qasentini's defeat is official.

Declaration of victory

Investigations and inquiries into the coup will begin tomorrow and if needed, there will be a large scale purge of all institutions and state of emergency will be declared.
This betrayal has not been the first time of coup threats . The single-party regime allowed democratic reform following a coup threat in 2013 and Tanju Çakar's government faced a unsuccessful coup attempt. The Hasani government will work harder in future to prevent these attacks on democracy from happening in future.

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President Reza inaguarated; legislative and gubernatorial elections

Today at UTC+17:57, President-elect Asghar Reza was inaugurated after taking the Oath of the Republic.

"I promise to accept this position and use it to defend the ideals, the Constitution of the Republic of Hasanistan and the legacy of the Bogdanoff brothers in the name of the Most Gracious, Most Merciful."
                                                                   -President-elect, now President, Asghar Reza

Effective immediately, Reza is President of the Republic and head of state and international representative of the Republic of Hasanistan. In the coming days, a lot of discussions are expected as Reza appoints his Prime Minister and Cabinet.
In other news, the new President has given permission for the legislative and gubernatorial election to be cancelled. Official reasoning is that only one candidate is standing in each province for both elections and thus. This decision is permitted as the constitution does not prevent the cancellation or rescheduling of elections. The sole candidates standing in each constituency for both elections will be appointed as both legislative deputies and governors by the President.

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Asghar Reza wins 2017 presidential election

Bogdanoff Orbital Government's candidate Asghar Reza has been elected to become Hasanistan's new president tonight after defeating rivals Shady Morsi and Tanju Çakar by nearly 43% of the vote.
Reza, who was initially seen as an outsider and unlikely to win the election before Hasan Çakar's withdrawal from the election, has managed to gather a large amount of support from people disenfranchised by the radical far left or libertarian politics of Tanju and Morsi as well as the former Pavlovian elite in the country to gain his victory.
Reza managed to win the election in the first round and so there was no need to use any of the second-preferential votes.
Reza is the first president of Hasanistan who is neither a member of the Çakar family or a member of either the Progressive Party or the Nomad Party.
Tanju and Morsi came in joint second with only two votes each.
The official results were as follows:

1. Asghar Reza - 3 votes (42.86%)
2. Shady Morsi and Tanju Çakar - 2 votes each (28.57%)

• Turnout was 77.78% (7 citizens out of 9) 

Map of the electoral result

Reza gave his victory speech around UTC+21:00.

"After this successful victory, I promise to make Hasanistan Great Agian
My Hasanistan will mostly focus on orbital science and ofcourse the Bogdanoff Twins
In their book "The Face of God" it explains that Igor and Grichka are the true gods of this universe and i hope i can make them proud by going same path as they went."
                                                                                       -President-elect Asghar Reza

Reza was congrulated by both election rival Shady Morsi, former and outgoing Chairman Hasan Çakar. He will take the Republic Oath tomorrow and be inaugurated as president.

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First post-Pavlovian election held in Hasanistan for new President

Voters go the polls today to elect a new president of Hasanistan and Hasanistan first president since the dissolution of Pavlov.
Hasanistani citizens will have the choice between three different candidates: Shady Morsi of the Northern League, former president Tanju Çakar of the Progressive Party and Asghar Reza of BOG. The current incumbent Chairman and winner of the last presidential election Hasan Çakar withdrew from the election early on and instead chose to endorse Morsi.
The opinions polls held before the election and after Hasan's withdrawal have shown that voters are split between Morsi and Reza.
The president will be elected using a preference vote. If the first round ends in a tie, then the second preference of each voter will be added to their respective chosen candidates.
The President-elect will take his oath tomorrow. This presidential election is a part of a wider general election, with legislative and local elections for governors being held in two days time. Following the conclusion of all elections, the new President will select his cabinet and his Prime Minister.

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Statement by presidential candidate Shady Morsi regarding the incident with Ashukovo

Ahead of the presidential election tomorrow, presidential candidate Shady Morsi of the Northern League has made a statement regarding the cutting of diplomatic ties with Ashukovo yesterday. Morsi has praised Chairman Hasan Çakar's position on the issue and called out Jacobs for his hypocrisy.

"My statement on the Hasani-Ashukov dispute: Chairman Hasan is right on the issue. Ashukovo is going to far in this. This kind of childish insults is not acceptable. What Mr,Jacobs must understand is that this isnt a kindergarten. This is micronationalism. The fact that Ashukovo called Hasan a dictator proves Jacob's desperation to win his own elections. I also endorsed Manu Tsompangolou (even before this incident) And we wish him the best and good luck in the Ashukov elections"

-Shady Morsi, presidential candidate for the Northern League

Solidarity has also come from both Confederation of Mahuset, with this statement released by the official Twitter account of the government, and the Kingdom of Hortania, who declared they stand with Hasanistan in this crisis.

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Statement by Chairman Hasan Çakar on cutting of diplomatic ties with the Ashukov regime

"Following the recent insults and threats by the Ashukov Federation against two major citizens of Hasanistan, me and the Qaragüliyyâh Bey Iskender, I believe it is necessary action for Hasanistan to cut all diplomatic ties with the Jacobs Regime of the Ashukov Federation. We not take the insults towards our political and religious leaders lightly. Despotic president Edward Jacobs, the wannabe dictator, has called me a "bullet-headed goblin" and declared me persona non grata. He has also referred to me as a dictator for life, which is no longer true as the single-party regime that I led was dissolved in 2013 and will be clearly demonstrated in two days once the presidential election (which I am not even running in) will elect a new president. Both parties in the election have also referred to our religious leader, the Qaragüliyyâh Bey Iskender, as a terrorist for actions he took during his citizenship in the Ashukov Federation.
We are also worried about the deterioration of democracy in the Ashukov Federation, as demonstrated recently by the fact that dictator Edward Jacobs has been rigging polls and leading character assassinations against the opposition. Jacobs is following the lead of his hero and idol Vladimir Putin but this will not last long and victory for the people will always succeed. Although we will cut relations with the Ashukov Regime of Jacobs, we will not be ending our recognition of the right of Ashukov people to self-determination and if Jacobs attempts to rig the Ashukov presidential election fails and the citizens of Ashukovo exercise their democratic will and support the candidate for democracy and freedom, Manu Tsompangolou of the Conservative Party of Ashukovo, we will re-establish all diplomatic relations.
The Hasani government will also take further actions against the Regime of Jacobs by recognizing Mahusetan territorial claims on Ashukov territory as legitimate and declared the following people persona non grata: Edward Jacobs and Jacob Huff."

-Hasan Çakar, Chairman of the Provisional Council

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Final opinion poll shows point to tie between Reza and Morsi

The third and final opinion poll, held yesterday, reveals that the Bogdanoff Orbital Government candidate Asghar Reza and Northern League candidate Shady Morsi are neck and neck.

Graph showing opinion polling prior to the election

This poll shows that BOG's Reza is rising in popularity and is beginning to rival Morsi. Prior to the withdrawal of Hasan Çakar from the presidential race, BOG and Reza were expected to be another minor party that would not make anything meaningful gains in the upcoming elections except winning one legislative seat. However, Reza has recently seemed to earn the support of many of the former Pavlovian establishment in Hasanistan and this could be instrumental in him becoming the first president of post-Pavlovian Hasanistan.
The poll has also shown the weakness of the Progressive Party and Tanju Çakar's campaign. The former president, who has ran this election on a Posadist campaign, has faced criticism from his election rivals for not accepting Shady Morsi's challenge of a debate. He is expected to lose the election by most external observers.
The presidential election will be held in four days and expectations are high among all candidates and their supporters. If the results of the poll do in fact represent the electorate on the day of the election, although this is unlikely and polls should not be considered full truth due to their smaller sample sizes, and Reza and Morsi do tie then the election will be decided by the voter's second preference votes. The results of the legislative and gubernatorial elections will be released two days after the presidential election and the new president will select his cabinet on the following day.

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Hasani government statement regarding Qatari-Saudi diplomatic dispute

In reaction to the recent rising tensions between Saudi Arabia (backed by the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and the Hadi government of Yemen) and Qatar, the Hasani government has fully condemned the Saudi-initiated boycott of Qatar and has demanded that Saudi Arabia and its allies stop their hostile attitude to the Kingdom of Qatar.
Chairman of the Provisional Council Hasan Çakar has released this statement regarding the recent tensions:

"The government of Hasanistan fully condemns the bullying and warmongering actions of the Saudi regime towards the Kingdom of Qatar and demands the Saudi regime and their allies halt all aggressive actions against the Qatari government. We especially condemn the Saudi regime and their allies hostile treatment of Qatari civilian institutions, businesses and citizens and
We also condemn the actions of the terrorist regime of the occupier nation of Bahrain in regards to this crisis. Not only does this nation illegally occupy the Hasani province of Noon, it also has begun hostile and imperialistic actions towards the nation of Qatar and we will fully condemn this. This clear case of imperialism is from the revanchist attitude of Bahrain to Qatar, wishing to reclaim its former colony and re-establish the only relevance this irrelevant terrorist regime ever head.
I wish to establish that our opposition to the imperialistic hostility to Qatar by the Saudi regime and their allies does not mean we endorse the human rights abuses and questionable actions of the Qatari state."

The Qaragüliyyâh Shia Imamate also condemned the hostility towards Qatar and gave the following statement:

"The people of the Federal Republic of Hasanistan and the Qaragüliyyâh Shia Muslim Imamat inparticular is deeply concerned about the situation in the Saudi-Qatari conflict.The Saudi-initiated breaking of the official diplomatic Channels between Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Republic of Yemen on one side and the State of Qatar on the other side, has created conditions for the enemies of the faith, as brought down uponus by the Prophet Muhammad (sallā llāhu ʿalay-hi wa-sallam), to become more powerful.The Imamat affirms its support for the relations between the Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Republic of Yemen on one side and the State of Qatar on the other side to be restored. The Imamat furthermore wholeheartedly condemns this Saudi-initiated boycott on Qatar as a result of the relations between the Islamic Republic of Iranand the State of Qatar improving, and wishes that the Saudi government stops her hatred against the Shia Islamic faith and school of thought. The Imamat furthermore wholeheartedly condemns theuse of the title of al-Malik by the Governments of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, as the title of Al-Malik(the Sovereign /or/ the King) is one of the 99 names of Allah, and as such can not be usurped byany Human, as no human is equal or comparable to Allah in anyway whatsoever."

In other news, the second poll of this election and the first poll following Hasan Çakar's withdrawal from the election reveals that Shady Morsi has benefited most from his withdrawal and is leading his rivals Asghar Reza and Tanju Çakar by 25 points. The results of the poll were as follows:

1. Shady Morsi - 2 (50%)
2. Asghar Reza - 1 (25%)
3. Tanju Çakar - 1 (25%)

Tanju has also appear to have benefited from Hasan's withdrawal. The poll conducted had the same sample size as the previous poll.

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Hasan Çakar drops out of presidential election, endorses Shady Morsi

This morning, Hasan Çakar of the Nomad Party has announced his withdrawal from the 2017 presidential election and has endorsed rival candidate Shady Morsi of the Northern League.
The former President's withdrawal from the presidential race will come as a surprise, especially three days after a poll revealed he was leading the other candidates by 25 points. Hasan has justified this decision by stating that the other candidates have "much better ideas" than he does and he is willing to work with any of them as long as they make compromises for his planned policies. Regarding why he has chosen to specifically endorse Shady Morsi, Hasan gave this following statement:

"I offered both Tanju and Asghar the chance to work with me but they never accepted the offer, Shady did. Also Shady has campaigned harder then any other candidates and has the most well-described policies compared to the his rivals. I may not agree with some of them but I respect this. He has also promised me that I will be his head of government and he also has a good record within micronational and separatist communities as a statesman and diplomat. Regardless of this, I am willing to work with any of the candidates and I wish them all the best of luck."

In other news, a new opinion poll will be held soon to see how public opinion has shifted following Hasan Çakar withdrawal. It is expected that the voters of Hasan Çakar will know be split between Morsi and Asghar Reza.

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Hasan Çakar's lead revealed in first election poll of 2017

A poll conducted by the Batyr Times has revealed that Hasan Çakar of the Nomad Party leads the other candidates by 25 points.
The poll, which was conducted yesterday after the election date was announced, asked four citizens (roughly 45% of the population of Hasanistan) which candidate they preferred the most and included an undecided option. Hasan topped the poll, with 50% of the citizens asked stating that he is their preferred candidate so far, while Shady Morsi and Asghar Reza come joint second and trail 25 points behind the poll leader. None of the citizens polled stated they were undecided on the voting and Tanju Çakar of the Progressive Party recieved no support either, indicating another possible electoral failure for the former President.
Hasan Çakar, who won the last election in 2016 and is the current head of the Provisional Government, is widely projected to win this election and some even predict a landslide victory. However, Hasan is the only candidate who has not revealed his party's platform for the upcoming elections and any unpopular policies may narrow his lead and lose him supporters. Reza has been described as a potential threat to Hasan and could possibly take some votes off of him.
In other news, Natsuki Hegro has stated interest in running in at least one election. Hegro may run in the presidential election as an independent candidate, possibly being Hasanistan's first independent presidential candidate.

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Election dates announced and campaigning begins

The official dates and rules of the upcoming elections have been announced. As well as this, campaigning has been allowed to official begin across the nation (although some parties released their election platforms before this).
The official rules, procedures and dates of the election shall be as follows:

• The election for the President of the Republic shall take place on 15 June 2017, followed by the legislative elections and gubernatorial elections which will take place concurrently on the 17 June 2017.
• Voting shall begin for all the elections at UTC±00:00 on their respective day and shall end at UTC±20:00 on their respective day.
• Campaigning shall be allowed to officially take place on 30 May 2017 and shall end one day before the election.
• Applications to take part in the election will end 10 days before the election, on the 5 June 2017.
• Candidates may drop out of the election at any time they want before 17 June 2017.
• The presidential election be using the alternative vote method. Legislative and gubernatorial positions will be using the first-past-the-post voting method.
• Legislative and gubernatorial elections will only take place in Batyr, Çobanistan and Ardajan this year.
• Citizenship applications sent before the 5 June 2017 shall not receive a reply until all elections are complete. Citizens cannot be revoked of citizenship until after the elections, except in severe circumstances.
• Once elected, the President-elect will be sworn into office upon taking the Oath of the Republic on 16 June 2017 and will select his head of government (currently known as the Supreme Leader) from the elected members of the legislature and then select his cabinet for the executive chamber. Neither the Supreme Leader nor the cabinet have to be members of the same party of the President. The governors and members of the legislature will be sworn in when their respective elections are complete.
• Results of the election shall be posted on the Batyr Times as soon as possible.

So far, the Progressive Party, the Northern League and the Bogdanoff Orbital Government have registered to run in this election. The Nomad Party has still yet to register and has made no official comments regarding competing.

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Second Constitution returns as temporary constitution and elections declared

Today, Chairman of the Provisional Council Hasan Çakar has declared that the historical Second Constitution will temporarily act as the current constitution of Hasanistan until the Third Constitution is complete and that presidential, legislative and local elections will take place.
The Second Constitution of Hasanistan shall be temporarily adopted while the Third Constitution is still in completion. This decision has been made as the Provisional Government with no constitution has struggled to make any decisions while it creates the Third Constitution. The currently work-in-progress Third Constitution does borrow some elements of the Second, however greatly emphasizes on the powers of government. There is some controversy as the Second Constitution establishes Hasanistan as a unitary state, while it is heavily implied that Hasanistan will have a federal structure. This problem occurred during the Federal Republic of Hasanistan of 2014-2016 because while Hasanistan became a federal state, the constitution was never amended to enforce this. Chairman Hasan Çakar has said mistakes and "political embarrassments" like this will not happen again in "New Hasanistan". This announcement comes days after the release of the Third Constitution was delayed. However, Chairman Çakar denies reports that the Third Constitution is far from completion, stating that it instead is extremely close to completion but it needs to be reviewed and modified.
Meanwhile, the Chairman has also declared elections for the Presidency, members of the legislature and governors of the provinces. These elections have been declared so the government can get a more accurate view of people's wishes for the new constitution. The Northern League (spiritual successor of the Independence Party) and the newly established Bogdanoff Orbital Government have already began campaigning for the election and the Progressive Party has implied they will run. There has already been some controversy as Progressive Party leader Tanju Çakar has refused Northern League leader Shady Morsi's request for a debate.
In other news, the Nomad Party has been re-established by Chairman Çakar and will most likely compete in at least the presidential election. The Nomad Party has had a historically contreversial past, being once the party of the single-party dictatorship but later turning to one of the most pro-democratic parties in Hasanistan. There was some speculation that Çakar might have joined any of the established parties of "New Hasanistan" or run as an independent candidate, however he has stated that the Nomad Party needs to return to Hasanistan to protect it from the dangerous politics of Tanju Çakar and Shady Morsi.

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Implementation of the new constitution delayed

The implementation for the new Hasanistani constitution has been delayed to at least the end of this week due to some minor setbacks and the fact it has not been completed on time. The constitution, which was expected to be formalized on the 22 May to coincide with the fifth anniversary of the establishment of Hasanistan's website, is expected by the end of this week or next week.

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Provisional Council holds vote on various aspects of new Hasani state, results revealed

This afternoon, following the appointment of former President of Hasanistan Tanju Çakar to government, all five members of the Provisional Council of Hasanistan privately voted in a poll named the "Provisional Council vote on the future of Hasanistan". The poll was launched by Chairman Hasan Çakar to see the opinions of his most trusted citizens on their opinions on the future of Hasanistan. The members of the Provisional Council voted on a varied group of issues that needed to be discussed regarding the future of the new post-Pavlovian Hasani state, voting on matters ranging from whether Hasanistan should return to its secular origins or whether it should have a state religion to the adoption of a new national motto.
The results released by the Provisional Council are as follows:

• Should Hasanistan adopt a new national emblem?
• 4 votes in support
• 1 vote in opposition
• Should Hasanistan be a republic?
• 4 votes in support
• 1 vote in opposition
• What system should be used?
• 2 votes for presidential system
• 2 votes for parliamentary system
• 1 vote for direct democracy under constitutional monarchy 
• The other options received no votes
• Should Hasanistan be federal or unitary? 
• 3 votes in support
• 2 votes in opposition
• Should political parties be permitted? 
• 4 votes in support
• 1 vote in opposition
• Should Hasanistan have a state religion or be secular?
• 3 votes for state religion
• 2 votes for state secularism
• If Hasanistan is a republic, what should the head of state be called?
• 4 votes in support of "president"
• 1 abstained in support of monarchism
• The other options received no votes 
• If Hasanistan is a monarchy, what should the monarch be called?
• 2 votes in support of "khan"
• 1 vote in support of "shahanshah"
• 2 abstained in support of republicanism 
• The other options received no votes  
• What should our legislative-executive organ be called? (first choice)
• 2 votes in support of "Kurultay"
• 1 vote in support of "People's Kurultay"
• 1 vote in support of "National Council"
• 1 vote in support of "People's Assembly" 
• The other options received no votes 
• What should our legislative-executive organ be called? (second choice)
• 2 votes in support of "Kurultay"
• 2 votes in support of "Parliament"
• 1 vote in support of "Grand National Assembly" 
• The other options received no votes 
• How should administrative divisions in Hasanistan be called?
• 2 votes in support of "Governate of ____"
• 1 vote in support of "State of ____"
• 1 vote in support of "Canton of ____"
• 1 vote in support of "Commune of ____" 
• The other options received no votes  
• What should the heads of provinces be called?
• 2 votes in support of "governor"
• 1 vote in support of "prime"
• 1 vote in support of "mayor"
• 1 vote in support of "muhtar" 
• The other options received no votes 
• What should the constitution of Hasanistan refer to as the state ideology?
• 1 vote in support of Seljukism
• 1 vote in support of Socialism
• 1 vote in support of Libertarianism
• 1 vote in support of "Fascism in support of Qaragüliyyah Shia Islam"
• 1 vote in support of no state ideology
• The other options received no votes
• What should the official name of Hasanistan be if it is a republic? (first choice)
• 1 vote in support of the "Republic of Hasanistan"
• 1 vote in support of the "Federal Republic of Hasanistan"
• 1 vote in support of the "People's Republic of Hasanistan"
• 1 vote in support of the "Hasani People's Federation" 
• 1 abstained in support of monarchism 
• The other options received no votes
• What should the official name of Hasanistan be if it is a republic? (first choice)
• 1 vote in support of the "Hasani Federation"
• 1 vote in support of the "Hasani People's Federation"
• 1 vote in support of the "Bogocracy of Hasanistan"
• 1 vote in support of combining some of the options
• 1 abstained in support of monarchism 
• The other options received no votes
• What should be the national anthem of Hasanistan?
• Inishkea - Kiss from a Rose (Panpipes Version)
• İzmir Marşı
• Hasanistan, Greatest Country in the World!
• 2 abstained the vote
• What should be the national motto of Hasanistan? 
• We trust the Khan! (maybe president, sultan and etc instead of khan)
• Geliyoruz (Turkish for "We're Coming")
• Full communism
• Peace, Purity, Freedom
• 1 abstained the vote
• What should the capital city of Hasanistan be called?
• 3 votes in support of "Iskenderabat"
• 2 votes in support of "Batyr" 
• What should be the official languages of Hasanistan? (voters were allowed to choose up to four options)
• 4 votes in support of English
• 4 votes in support of Hasani
• 4 votes in support of Turkish
• 3 votes in support of Dutch
• 1 vote in support of Kazakh
• 1 vote in support of Russian 
• The other options received no votes

While most of these results will be followed, ones where no majority came out (such as the vote regarding the national legislature's name and a new national anthem) and ones which may make half of the population angry (such as the vote regarding state religion v secularism and the name of the capital Batyr/Iskenderabat) will need to be discussed. However, Chairman Hasan Çakar has said that the vote has given him a clearer vision of writing a constitution that will reflect and respect the views of all of Hasanistan's citizens.

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