Hobrazia

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Party hardliners push government in to Greater Malivia claim

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Coronation of Manas as Greater Malivian Emperor

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Khiva worship in ancient Malivia

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Goga Chavchavadze Wins Presidential Election As National Party Takes Power


Conservative grandee Goga Chavchavadze has narrowly won the presidency after a series of scandals led to the fall of the socialist government. He triumphed over the more moderate candidate, Tsisia Razmadze, by four percentage points. Razmadze and Chavchavadze are close friends and have aligned closely to each other in the waning years of the Socialist Republic. Under his leadership, Hobrazia can expect a number of reforms aimed at liberalising its economy and tuning its religious compass. Razmadze congratulated the president and promised to work collaboratively in order to 'produce the necessary reforms for our nation to develop'.

Throughout the country, there was a close battle between the moderate National Party members (running under the name 'Lhalkhistvis - For the People') and the more conservative ones (running under 'Rts’mena - Faith'). A roughly equal number were elected of each and the new national cabinet is set to also be divided equally between members of both camps. The Faith and People's caucuses have a number of key differences on economic, social and cultural matters but can both be described as monarchist and anti-communist. Razmadze is set to become the People's caucus leader in the new parliament as well as taking on the crucial role of Finance Minister in the new cabinet.


The HAA (Luthorian: Hobrazian News Service) is the public broadcaster of Hobrazia

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Chavchavadze vows new era for Hobrazia during inauguration event
3 January 4806

Newly elected Goga Chavchavadze has vowed to usher in a new political era for the Hobrazian people at an inauguration event in the national capital, Muzal K’alak’i. In last December's general election, the National Party won a remarkable victory to mark the effective end of socialist rule in the country. The elections were the culmination of a period of political unrest in Hobrazia that had brought the downfall of the incumbent far left regime.

In a clear sign that the political climate had experienced a substantial change Chavchavadze received a formal blessing from the leader of the Hobrazian Orthodox Church, whose activities had been suppressed during the rule of the previous government. Throughout his speech to a large crowd of assembled supporters, journalists and ordinary citizens, the new leader emphasised his "three key values of family, nation and faith" and pledged to undo the "significant damage done to our communities" by the previous administration.

Despite contesting the election as a single political party, the National Party has already shown signs of divisions between members of Chavchavadze's conservative Rts’mena faction and the moderate Lhalkhistvis wing of the party led by Tsisia Razmadze. Both figures emphasised the need to repeal the restrictive legislation passed by the communist regime as a governing priority throughout the campaign but there are notable differences in their articulation of what should replace this system. In the past Chavchavadze and Razmadze were believed to be firm allies and both are closely connected to the historic Zakareishvili dynasty, however it now appears their relationship is facing a political test.

Simartle is a Hobrazian online news source covering politics, business and culture across the country from a right-wing political perspective

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Aurorian Arch-Patriarch shares symbolic embrace with the Patriarch of Hobrazia

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Chavchavadze greets Hosian refugees arriving at Malivian border
14 December 4808

Hobrazian leader Goga Chavchavadze has spent the afternoon meeting migrants and refugees arriving from neighbouring Malivia in response to the ongoing persecution of the Hosian population in that country. Despite various legislation having been passed in recent decades that makes life difficult for Hosians living in Malivia the arrival of fleeing migrants in Hobrazia had been limited until the National Party won the 4806 general election.

In the weeks after his election victory, Chavchavadze made clear that Hobrazia would welcome Hosian migrants from Malivia with open arms, recognising the "unifying nature of persecution". Due to the long border between the two countries and the difficult terrain that surrounds it the true scale of migration between Malivia and Hobrazia is unclear.

Based on anecdotal reporting it appears that the vast majority of the migrants are from Malivia's two primary minority communities, Malisindus and Luthorians, a trend that fits with the notion that the Malivian government promotes a politics of exclusionary Gerajan nationalism. Despite this being a relatively common view in some parts of the world, the Hobrazian leader may have overstepped the mark when he referred to the Malivian administration as "backwards and racist".

A degree of tension has existed between the two countries in the past half-century owing to the Malivian government's policy of advocating for "Greater Malivia". According to this policy, Hobrazia is viewed as a part of the territory of a wider Malivian state. In reality there have been only limited attempts to actually attain this stated objective but formal relations between the two governments have been stunted in response to it.

Simartle is a Hobrazian online news source covering politics, business and culture across the country from a right-wing political perspective

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National government faces difficult test over relationship with minorities
18 April 4809

The government of Goga Chavchavadze's National Party is walking a difficult tightrope as it attempts to maintain the confidence of the country's two major ethnic minority communities, Deltarians and Zargundians. For the past century as Hobrazia has fluctuated between democracy and authoritarian rule, movements within these communities advocating for greater autonomy or national independence have been strengthened. At the same time the authority of Hobrazian institutions has been significantly diminished.

Chavchavadze's election victory received a mixed response from the leadership of the Deltarian and Zargundian communities. Under the rule of the previous socialist administration, both communities had suffered higher rates of poverty and a suppression of their ethnic identity. The new government's emphasis on national unity, on the other hand, has some concerned that Chavchavadze may adopt an exclusionary ethno-nationalist approach. Early signs of concern were found in the "National Education and Language" legislation that designates the Hobrazian language as the sole language of teaching in the public school system.

In other areas though the new administration has been eager to reach out to the two minority communities. Recent proposals to create a new series of administrative divisions at the national level would grant both Deltaria and Zargundia the status of "autonomous republics" and both of their regional capitals would be given additional powers. Likewise many have benefitted from Chavchavadze's emphasis on the role of the Hobrazian Orthodox Church in society because Hosians form disproportionately large segments of both communities.

Simartle is a Hobrazian online news source covering politics, business and culture across the country from a right-wing political perspective

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"Hobrazians are a God-fearing nation" says culture minister Amilakhvari
23 December 4809

On the eve of Hallowtide celebrations throughout Hobrazia, the National Party's culture minister Iona Amilakhvari has sparked controversy among pagan communities for describing Hobrazians as a "God-fearing" nation. Despite unclear religious data over the past few centuries, Hobrazia is divided primarily between adherents of the Hobrazian Orthodox Church and the traditional pagan belief system known as Hobaism. Throughout the country's history the two countries have come into regular conflict.

The remarks from Amilakhvari are a reminder of the close association between the faction of the National Party led by Goga Chavchavadze, known simply as რწმენა (tranlit: Rts’mena, "Faith") and the Hobrazian Church hierarchy. Despite making no secret of the party's firm adherence to the Hosian faith, the latest comments suggest an increasingly hardline approach to the country's other major faith groups.

In recent centuries it has become increasingly common for families and individuals not to strictly adhere to either religion but to adopt components of both in a form of syncretism. The end of the year brings significant celebrations for both major faiths with Hallowtide at the end of December and the Hobaist New Year celebrations over several days from the end of the year into the beginning of the next. Even many Hosians have adopted the tradition of burning a sacred log throughout the New Year period.

Aside from rhetoric the Hobrazian government has made several moves to institutionalise the power of the Hobrazian Orthodox Church in the past several years, including specific attempts to increase the relative size of the Hosian population by welcoming large numbers of Hosian migrants from neighbouring Malivia. Hobrazian clergy have been in attendance at a variety of important governmental functions, such as the beginning of the parliamentary session and Chavchavadze's own inauguration.

Outside of the Hobrazian Church though other denominations have experienced a resurgence over the past half a decade. The historic Church of Muzalkaz, primarily serving the Luthorian minority community in the country's northern border regions, has expanded its operations in the country in response to an influx of Luthorian Hosians fleeing persecution in Malivia.

Simartle is a Hobrazian online news source covering politics, business and culture across the country from a right-wing political perspective

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Swami Council pronounces Lord Hoba a Gerajan god