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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Formal relations established with Karno-Ruthenia

Today, Provisional Council Chairman Hasan Çakar received the news that a treaty signed between the Karno-Ruthenian Empire and Hasanistan had been formally accepted by the Imperial Government of Karno-Ruthenia.
Negotiations for the treaty began on 14 May between Chairman Çakar and a representitive of the Karno-Ruthenian government, Grand Duke of Letzembourg Christian I. Hasanistan gladly supported the terms of the treaty offered by the Karno-Ruthenian government.
Long may friendship last between Karno-Ruthenia and Hasanistan!

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Formal diplomatic relations established with Mahuset

Diplomatic relations between the Confederation of Mahuset and Hasanistan and have been established today, following a Hasani request. The treaty was drafted by President Emiel Sebastiaan Hardy of Mahuset. We expect this to be the start of a long age of friendship and cooperation between the states.
Some of this text has been copied from Mahusetan news site with their permission

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Two new Provisional Council members appointed, Northern League created

Today, Chairman of the Provisional Council Hasan Çakar has announced that two more members have been appointed by him to become members of the Provisional Council, both of whom have some previous political experience within Hasanistan.
The first new member is Shady Morsi, one of the biggest figures in Hasanistani history. The former leader of Independence Party, former governor of North Hasanistan/Ardajan and former Premier under Hasan Çakar's 2016 term was one of the biggest critics of Tanju Çakar's three year presidency and a stanch anti-communist. He also served as a minister in Pavlov. The other member is former Pavlovian Sovereign Prince and alleged mastermind of the 2014 coup d'etat attempt Iskender.
While Iskender will serve as an independent candidate, Shady Morsi will establish the spiritual successor of his Independence Party known as the "Northern League". Mr Morsi says his party supports local autonomy, regionalism, federalism and anti-communism.

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Hasanistan establishes first diplomatic treaty since independence with Ashukovo

This morning, Chairman of the Provisional Council Hasan Çakar and Ashukov Minister of Foreign Affairs Manu Tsompangolou ratified a treaty which established an official diplomatic relationship between Hasanistan and the re-established Ashukov Federation. Ashukovo is the first nation to recognize Hasanistan's independence since the dissolution of the Principality of Pavlov.
Negotiations for the signing the treaty began on the day that Pavlov dissolved and Hasanistan unilaterally seceded. Ashukovo and its province hold a historic relationship with Hasanistan that dates back to the single-party period. Hasanistan most famously had an up-down relationship with the Ashukov province of Mouzilo during its independence prior to joining Ashukovo. The two were strong allies during some occasions and fierce rivals at others. The two nations were even in a federation together during 2013, although it did not last long.
Ashukovo is not the only nation that Hasanistan has discussed establishing a formal diplomatic relationship with as Mahuset and Karno-Ruthenia have also shown interest in becoming friends of the Hasani nation.
In other news, Asghar Reza has been appointed as the first member of the Provisional Council by the Chairman. Reza has also established Hasanistan's first party since independence from Pavlov, the Bogdanoff Orbital Government.

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BREAKING: Pavlov dissolved

In a shock announcement made this morning by His Serene Highness Sovereign Prince Iskender IV to the members of the Crown Council, His Serene Highness has declared that the Principality of Pavlov will be dissolved and that all its provinces shall be able to decide their own future. The reaction from Crown Council members was absolute shock and sadness and Minister of State Hasan Çakar had to hold a private conversation with His Serene Highness following the announcement. The move to dissolve Pavlov comes two weeks after a "transitional period" was declared and a new constitution was adopted, however the dissolution has nothing to do with any other the changes or inactivity.
Now that Pavlov will be dissolved, questions have been raised over the future of its territories and especially Hasanistan and Nazir. The local government of Hasanistan has said that it will continue to exist as a independent state and that it will work with and help any other province which wishes to continue as an independent state. The local Hasani government has also said that His Serene Highness will be granted citizenship and will serve in a major position. His Serene Highness will also work with the Lostislandic government, a nation that had good relations with the former Pavlovian government.
Work will begin today to establish a new government structure for Hasanistan and hopefully will be complete by the end of the weak. Hasan Çakar, Pavlovian Minister of State and the President of Hasanistan prior to integration within Pavlov, will become the temporary head of state and has said Hasanistan will not use a previous constitution although a new constitution may use elements of it. Finally, Hasanistan may integrate territories of the former Pavlov if allowed to continue some of Pavlov's legacy.

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