Xsampa's largest newspaper in exile.President Qalat celebrates the 472nd anniversary of the Banner RevolutionKahmandi - President Karlani Qalat gave a speech celebrating the 472nd year since the "Banner Revolution" in Bazgaristan. The speech was attended by government officials, representatives from the People's Council and other functionaries of the government and political establishment. President Qalat spoke of the successes of the Democratic Republic of Bazgaristan and how they had improved the lives of ordinary Bazgari's and worked with the local minorities, notably the Xsampan's. "Bazgaristan stands at a crossroads in history when our role on the continent is even more important than it was before." While President Qalat painted a picture that is widely accepted for the "high society" of Bazgaristan, the country has generally experienced poor economic conditions. Approximately 67% of all Bazgari's, and approximately 83% of non-Bazgari's, are considered to be poor/lower class by the standards of the International Development and Stability Bank (IDSB) which publishes regular reports on living conditions across the globe. President Qalat also celebrated the Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Bazgaristan which was amended in January, 4780 and formally established the President of the Democratic Republic of Bazgaristan (ex officio for the General-Secretary of the People's Democratic Party) and the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Democratic Republic of Bazgaristan (often called the Prime Minister or the Premier). The Chairman has largely been held by the Deputy General-Secretary of the PDP however in recent decades has been awarded to members of the "Revolutionary Front" as a means to encourage participation.
President Qalat also announced that the "Revolutionary Front" would be expanded to include the Communist Party of Bazgaristan (Ruanist) and the Ahmadi Liberation Organization (a left-wing Ahmadi socialist/communist party). Minister of State Security Namdar Tarkani noted that the newly formed Ahmadi Society of Combatant Clergy was illegal and formally banned the political party as "...espousing anti-Bazgari, foreign sponsored and against the state." in his decree which was submitted to President Qalat and signed. General-Secretary of the Xsampan Communist Party, Tang Feng, condemned the foundation of the ASCC and stated that they posed the greatest threat to the foundation of Bazgaristan in recent centuries. The Ministry of State Security updated its rather interesting system of using a deck of playing cards to assign its most wanted; the new "King of Spades", the second most notable terrorist was updated to be General-Secretary of the Ahmadi Society of Combatant Clergy Farhad Sobhani.
Minister of Economics and Finance Khandawar Akhoond confirmed that the government had passed the Bazgaristan Natural Resources Act in the People's Council which grants the government exclusive authority to permit the establishment of exploration and drilling of notable materials in Bazgaristan. Akhoond announced that explorers and surveyors had found notable deposits of copper, silicon, sulfur and silver; there have been rumors that the Bazgari's are sitting on a significant deposit of uranium but that was not confirmed by the Bazgari government.