Prime Minister declares himself Naib-i-Şehinşah

Following Hasanistan's secession from Montescano, and the present situation that Hasanistan is faced with, Prime Minister Hasan Çakar has issued a statement declaring how the government will proceed and the positions on the government regarding various matters that have arisen after secession. Within the statement, he established himself as absolute ruler of Hasanistan as Naib-i-Şehinşah (Regent) and also discussed the citizenship dispute that has arisen with Montescano after the secession.

"Hasanistan is once again to be a free and independent state, liberated from the Pavlovian Rûm. However, we must now proceed forward and re-develop our Nation and Homeland. Some foreign observers may think that we will fail and this decision was foolish, but I do not see any challenge at all within this task. 

Now first of all, we must address the consequences of our secession. The Monarch has effectively surrendered the throne, nullifying the process of succession regarding the monarchy established within the Constitution as void. There is neither any legal precedent and ruling within Hasanistan regarding establishment of a regency. However, suspending the Constitution in its entirety for now would be needless, it is best if we maintain the current institutions. So the Constitution shall be maintained and implemented on a selective basis. As the Monarch is present and our legislative and executive institutions have currently effectively dissolved, I must use my current de facto power to declare myself Naib-i-Şehinşah [Regent], in addition to being Prime Minister and Head of the Divan, and rule in this manner until the situation stabilises.

The Montescanin government has unfortunately took a belligerent position to us now and stated that any Montescanin subject who also holds Hasani citizenship will be expelled, causing some to give up their citizenship and others who remained loyal to be removed from Montescano. We must accept this and reciprocate, citizens must decide whether they wish to be in Hasanistan and Montescano. While some significant figures have left though, it would be delusional to claim this had any truly damaging effect and we will indeed easily recover. As my first decision as Naib, those figures who have confirmed or I strongly assumed have left are removed from all Hasani offices. I will ensure to communicate with other figures who are in an ambiguous position to seek clarity.

In regards to what happens now, as I have said I shall rule as Naib and Prime Minister until a decision is made formally regarding our system of government. If the Mejlis and Divan may continue to function in the form in which it existed prior, it shall be gifted the opportunity to do so, but for now I shall rule by decree. We have already contacted some nations we formerly-held relations with, as well as new nations, for establishing bilateral relations and we are consulting with our citizens on how they wish to proceed."