Constitutional referendum sees low turnout; Emperor takes absolute control!

Today, His Imperial Majesty Alexander IV, the Emperor and Autocrat of all-Pavlov, may the Almighty God bless his reign, passed a decree, taking over full control of the state and passing certain cultural and governmental changes. This decree comes as a response to the 11% voter turnout in the constitutional referendum of 1-3 February (in the Gregorian calendar).
The decree envisions that the official name of the State shall remain the Empire of Pavlov in English, the Павловское Царство in Russian and the Павлівське Царство in Ukrainian. It secondarily establishes that the Ukrainian language and English language shall be the official languages of the state, the former due to her relation to Medieval Ruthenian and the latter due to the widespread knowledge of the citizens of the Empire of this language.
It furthermore envisions the dissolving of the State Duma and State Council, both being replaced by the Unicameral legislature named the Zems’kyj Sobor. Which shall be appointed directly by the Emperor and may consist only of Nobles of the Realm. Furthermore it banishes and replaces the titles of Baron and Count due to them having a non-rus’ origin. The Empire shall retain only the titles of Boyar and Prince for it’s nobles. With the title of Boyar being equal to that of Baron and shall carry the styling of The Most Honourable. The title of Prince shall be equal to that of Prince and shall carry the styling of His Highness.
Also, the new decree sees reforms to the provincial system of the Empire. The states of Daljam, the Qërimoğulları, Ledjanoj Ostrov and the Lordship of the Isles have been dissolved while their have been some minor territorial changes between the states. Daljam, the Qërimoğulları and two European overseas territories of the Crown Lands of Hrejmanna have been merged into the Province of Psatura. Hrejmanna has also lost the Central Asian region of Köktughluk to the Province of Hasanistan but has annexed the Lordship of the Isles and Ledjanoj Ostrov. Hasanistan will see reforms to its own subdivisions following the annexation of Köktughluk.
It lastly changes the styling of the Monarch to:

"His Imperial Majesty, N.N., to Christ Our God Faithful, Tsar and Grand Prince of all Pavlov, of All, the Great, the Little, the White and the Pavlovian Rus’ Autocrat, Tsar of Kolchaksaray, of Aleksandropol, of Snezhanopol, of Akebar of the Carpathia, of Hasanistan, of Psatura, of Montrouge and of Nazir, Grand Prince of Derskovia and Viadalvia, Tsar of Kazan, Astrakhan and of Siberia and of the Entire realm of the Tatars, Sovereign in the Order of Tsar Simeon Bekbulatovich, in the Order of St. Volodymyr the Baptizer and in the Order of the Flat Earth, Hereditary Lord and Owner of the Mountain Princes and of many other states and lands"

And his official short style to: 

"His Imperial Majesty the Tsar and Grand Prince of all Pavlov"

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2016 in review: Hasanistan and the World

This year has probably been of the most eventful years in the last decade. From the year's decisive elections and referendums to Portugal shocking Europe to win Euro 2016, this year will certainly be one for the history books.
Hasanistan
Hasanistan has seen a radical change over the course this year. However, the first half of 2016 was relatively quiet in Hasanistan, with the four major political parties waiting for the upcoming elections. Hasanistan's radical changes would begin on August 9th with Hasan Çakar's victory over Tanju Çakar and the other two candidates of Hasanistan's presidential election to become Hasanistan's second democratically-elected president. Soon after his election, His Imperial Majesty Iskender IV, Imperator and Autocrat of Pavlov congratulated President Hasan on his victory and opened negotiations with Hasanistan to establish diplomatic ties with the Empire of Pavlov. These negotiations quickly transformed to negotiations over integration of Hasanistan into Pavlov. On August 11th, Hasanistan and Pavlov signed the Act of the Annexation of Hasanistan and Hasanistan was officially annexed by Pavlov. President Hasan aided in the establishment of a coalition government with Krishtof of Nov Asenovgrad on October 12th.
Since it annexation, Hasanistan had continued as a autonomous presidential republic. However, as the Hasani system complicated the relationship with the Pavlovian central government, President Hasan sought to change this. On October 14th, the Kurultay of Hasanistan voted on its final motion and passed the Shahdom Act of 2016. The Shahdom Act dissolved the Kurultay, the presidency and all other offices and crowned His Imperial Majesty Iskender IV as Shahanshah of Hasanistan and established the position of viceroy, who served as a regional representative in Pavlovian parliament and a regional governor. Ismetcan Byelo Tserkva was selected to serve as Hasanistan's viceroy.
On November 26th, Hasanistan annexed the region of Konraq, which was historically part of Viadalvia and more recently Dachenia, following the Treaty of Iskenderabat which handed control of the region over to His Imperial Majesty the Shahanshah. The same day, all political parties were outlawed in Pavlov, ending the last relics of the republican era in Hasanistan.
While 2016 was an eventful year for Hasani politics, both the Wallball League and the A Lig. (football tournament) were forced to be postponed due to the the inactivity of the now dissolved Hasanistan Ministry of Culture and Science.
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Treaty of Iskenderabat signed, Dachenia cedes territroy to Hasanistan!

This afternoon, following negotiations between His Imperial Majesty Shahanshah of Hasanistan and Emperor of all-Pavlov Iskender IV, Baron Hasan Tradthar-i-falur and a representative of the Chiefdom of Dachenia, a treaty was signed between the Empire of Pavlov and the Chiefdom of Dachenia that settled a recent border dispute between the two nations. The treaty, titled the "Treaty of Iskenderabat" after Hasanistan's capital, saw the Chiefdom of Dachenia cede the territory of Kazakhizia, which is an enclave of Hasanistan, to the Empire of Pavlov. The Pavlovian government has put Kazakhizia under the administration of Hasanistan.

Kazakhizia has strong historical and cultural connections with Hasanistan. Kazakhizia borders Hasanistan's capital Iskenderabat and was established in 2013 as a Viadalvian colony known as Konraq after the Republic of Hasanistan allowed Viadalvia to claim an area bordering it. In 2014, when Hasanistan radically expanded its territorial claim, it allowed Konraq to continue to exist. In 2016, Viadalvia transferred Konraq to Dachenia, who renamed it Kazakhizia, and Hasanistan continued to allow its existance. However, following Hasanistan's annexation by Pavlov in August 2016, Kazakhizia's political status came into question as His Imperial Majesty Shahanshah of Hasanistan and Emperor of all-Pavlov Iskender IV began to pressure Dachenia into giving up Kazakhizia.

Following the signing of the treaty, Kazakhizia is expected to become a beglik of Hasanistan as promised in the treaty. This will make the new territory the smallest beglik of Hasanistan and the new beglik is planned to rechristened the "Beglik of Konraq-Kazakhizia". Although the cession of Kazakhizia will be immediate, Dachenia will be given at most three months to adjust to these changes. This includes time to remove any military presence from the region and registered Dachenian citizens of Kazakhizia being given the option of whether to keep Dachenian citizenship or being awarded Pavlovian citizenship.

The full text of the treaty can be read here

Kazakhizia's location next to central Iskenderabat

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Idealist leadership election: Protest vote gets majority, Baron Tradthar-i-falur retakes chairmanship!

In a shock turn of events, neither candidate won the Idealist Party's controversial leadership election which pitted fascist agitator Sir Pavle Savovic KOSA against conservative libertarian Sir Shady Morsi KCS. The majority of the party's eleven eligible voters voted for a "none of the above" option, which was only included by the request of rejected candidate Tanju Çakar. The third option, which was seen as a protest vote by left-wing Idealist Party members against the two right-wing candidates, had nine votes (53% of the vote) which beat Sir Savovic KOSA's six votes and Sir Morsi KCS's two votes. The result gave neither of the candidates a mandate to take over the role as chairman and following a tense emergency meeting that contained all members of the party who held a seat in Pavlov's State Council, including Sir Savovic KOSA and Sir Morsi KCS, it was decided that Baron Hasan Tradthar-i-falur had to retain the position of chairman.

Sir Savovic KOSA protested against reinstating Baron Tradthar-i-falur, claiming that the protest vote was not a valid option and that he won because he had the majority. Sir Savovic KOSA also threatened to leave the party and create his own political party. However, he eventually decided to stay and both him and Sir Morsi KCS decided to give their full support to Baron Tradthar-i-falur and help him reunite the party following the ideological split between left-wing and right-wing elements within the party.

The election result itself will be a relief to the ruling coalition, which the Idealist Party is the lesser partner of. The result means that the party will be still led by a supporter of a coalition and will not be taken over by Sir Savovic KOSA, who's main campaign promise was leaving the coalition.

Baron Tradthar-i-falur has said that as well the main goals of the party now will be gathering more members and supporters and making new reforms. Baron Tradthar-i-falur has said that he will not ignore the demands of the supporters of Sir Savovic KOSA and Sir Morsi KCS and he will take a more moderate approach on economic policies and the party will become more nationalistic to appease the right-wing of the party. He has also said that the party will not expect another leadership election in the near future, however if one is too take place it will be much better organized than this one was.

We interviewed both candidates of the election to here their thoughs:

Interview with Sir Shady Morsi KCS

Q: Hello Sir Morsi KCS, commiserations on your defeat.

A: Hello.

Q: What do you think went wrong, why didn't you win? 

A: I think that the people voted to oppose us both because we didn't tell them about our ideologies a lot and we didn't tell them about our plans.

Q: Will this result change your policies or political views in anyway?

A: No.

Q: What did you think of your rival during the election? Would you have supported him if he won?

A: He has a very bad reputation in the entire micronational world. Mahuset banned him and he only wants to have power but on the other hand he has some good ideas.

Q: What do you think about him labeling you an "establishment candidate"?

A: Ironically he is using establishment elements to have build on his campaign. 

Q: If there was another leadership election to take place, would you run?

A: Yes.

Q: Thank you for you time, Sir Morsi KCS.

Interview with Sir Pavle Savovic KOSA

Q: Hello Sir Pavlov KOSA, commiserations on your defeat.

Q: What do you think went wrong, why didn't you win?

A: Well I think that the elections were not organised and if I could show my ideas to the people, I am sure I would win.

Q: Will this result change your policies or political views in anyway?

A: No, I won't allow this minor set back stop my goal of united and absolute Pavlov.

Q: What will you do now that you have lost? Will you continue to push for fascist reform?

A: I will continue to fight and push for fascist reforms and I know I have the support of party comrades.

Q: What did you think of your rival during the election? Would you have supported him if he won?

A: No. If he won I would have left the party. My opponent is just puppet of establishment.

Q: Do you blame establishment for your defeat?

A: No, I think it's the fault of election organizers because of the way that they poorly organized the election.

Q: Will you continue to oppose the Idealist Party being part of the coaltion led by the Right Party?

A: Yes because that is wrong and against our principles.

Q: If there was another leadership election to take place, would you run?

A: Yes.

Q: Thank you for you time, Sir Savovic KOSA.

A: No problem.

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Idealist Party to hold controversial leadership elections!

Following a week of demands for reform from some members, the Idealist Party founder, chairman and current Pavlovian Minister of National Security and Internal Affair Baron Hasan Tradthar-i-falur has announced that a leadership election will take place to decide a new chairman of the party. Just a few minutes ago, Baron Hasan Tradthar-i-falur and the three other members of the party who hold a seat in the Pavlovian State Council held a short online meeting where they discussed the future of the party and what direction it should move in. Following the meeting, His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of all-Pavlov granted the party the permission to hold leadership elections. Baron Hasan Tradthar-i-falur announced that he would not be standing as a candidate in the upcoming vote, stating that he wanted to concentrate on other matters. Instead two new candidates decided to throw their hat into the ring, current foreign minister Sir Shady Hosam Morsi KCS and viceroy of Daljam Pavle Savovic. Sir Morsi KCS is a self-described conservative libertarian and has been praised for his work as the foreign minister, his opponent has described him as an "establishment candidate". Sir Morsi KCS's opponent is the controversial figure Pavle Savovic, a self-described fascist and the viceroy of the recently admitted state of Daljam, who wants the party to move to the right. Mr Savovic has a questionable past and has a strong opposition to the current ruling coalition, in which the Idealist Party is the lesser partner. There has been some concern over the lack of both a left-leaning candidate due to the socialist leanings of the party's supporting demographic and former chairman, however Baron Tradthar-i-falur has said that the party will ensure it does not abandon its supporters. The election will be held tomorrow and will end on the following day to allow all party members to vote.

Pavle Savovic's proposed logo.

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