Hasanistan Mejlis to be reconvened

Başbuğ Hasan Çakar has announced that the Hasanistani Mejlis is to be re-convened and has been reformed to provide accountability to government services and help make local decisions. The Mejlis had fallen into inactivity following Hasanistan's accession into what would become the Great Turan State. The Mejlis shall be composed of those elected in the last election and they shall be considered to be continuing to serve the same parliamentary term since their election.

The members of the Mejlis shall thus be as follows: Hasan Çakar, Chase Mahoning and Shady Morsi. The seat of Natsuki Hegro, who has since left Hasanistan and is no longer a citizen, will remain vacant. The political composition of the Mejlis has also changed since the election as the Pirate Party of Mahoning had previously merged into the People's Unity Party and the Ardajan Democratic Party has since dissolved. This has led to the People's Unity Party holding a majority of seats on the Mejlis. Shady Morsi had previously announced that he is a political independent but also the sole member of the informal technical grouping "Faction Fatherland".

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Hasanistan broadcasting company rebranded; new YouTube channel established

The Hasanistan Radio and Television Organisation will be rebranded as the "Hasanistan Today and Tomorrow Network". A new YouTube channel has also been opened for the now-renamed Hasanistan Today and Tomorrow Network in hopes of spreading the audience of broadcasting by Hasanistan Today. It is planned that initially old footage and broadcasting content shall be published on the channel.

The YouTube channel can be accessed here.

The placeholder logo of the rebranded broadcaster.

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Inactive political parties deregistered; new regulations for parties planned

The Hasanistani government has deregistered four political parties and will consider them defunct. The parties to be deregistered shall be the Pirate Party, the Feudalist Party, the Moralist Party and the Eniakist Party. The Hasanistani government plans in the future to require parties to register yearly with a government register and have a minimum of two or three members to continue functioning and be able to contest elections as organisations, with currently-existing parties potentially being exempt from the rules regarding members.

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Başbuğ criticises video game shutdowns

Başbuğ Hasan Çakar has issued a statement regarding the controversy of online video games being closed without any support for continued offline or community-run play and the removal of the right of players to enjoy them after they are closed. The controversy recently erupted after the servers of the 2014 racing game "The Crew" were shutdown and publisher Ubisoft began revoking licenses bought by players and removing it from player's digital library. A campaign known as "Stop Killing Games" has gained traction, petitioning governments in Australia, Britain, Canada and the European Union to act. Japan already has a law that refunds customers if a video game is taken down.

The Başbuğ's statement, vowing action and voicing support for stopping the practice, was as follows:

"Corrupt game corporations are removing our right to play video games. The fat cats of EA and Ubisoft should stop removing access to games and revoking them from libraries without any reason for products people bought with their hard-earned money. It is removing access to an experience of significant cultural and artistic value. While people may not regard it as so, removing access to a video game is like removing the ability for people to see a film or a piece of art work. Developers either need to provide gamers with support for offline play after they shutdown servers or fully refund us. I will do something about this in Hasanistan and support initiatives in other countries to stop this."

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Hasanistan to organise 2024 census

The local government of Hasanistan is planning to hold a census on subjects of the Great Turan State and residents, counting the total amount and collecting relevant information on their demographics. It is believed the census will be held in preparation for potential local elections and general elections, which the Hasanistani government has expressed interest in holding this year. The last census was held in 2021, the results of which can be read here.

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