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Прањіr пресідент Міґељ Пјотаршўн ĕ њăду ењ Гĕљрусі
Prańiŕ president Miheĺ Pjotarśŭn ĕ ńădu eń Gĕĺrusi
Former president Miheĺ Pjotarśŭn dies in Belarus
6 FEBRUARY 2012 - Adzhatia’s former president Miheĺ Pjotarśŭn, who ruled the country from 1990 until 2004, has died of a heart attack in his dacha a few kilometers of Minsk. The Belarusian authorities confirmed this on Monday morning.
Miheĺ Pjotarśŭn was the first president of Adzhatia after the collapse of the Soviet Union, but instead of paving the way towards democracy, his rule turned out to be quite autocratic. In 2004, his rule ended after a short revolution, which later turned out to have been nothing more than a large scale bribe to ensure the president stepping down from office. He then went in voluntary exile in Belarus, where he had lived until his death last weekend. After 2004, he never interfered in Adzhatian politics anymore, although the communist party Oi Vŭo Mihelun Pjotarśŭnin (‘We Want Miheĺ Pjotarśŭn’) tried to organise his return, at least to the country. The party’s leader, mr. Slava Ustić, said the former president’s death is a ‘great loss for Adzhatia’. He wouldn’t tell what would happen to the party’s name, now that its goal is no longer attainable.
Mr. Pjotarśŭn’s funeral will take place in Belarus, according to his last wishes. The current president, Ăŕva Bekina, will organise a memorial ceremony in Ashtinok in a few days. Miheĺ Pjotarśŭn is survived by his only daughter Lidije Baćkak, who is a business entrepreneur in Stockholm, Sweden. His former wife Taŕe Baćkak, Lidije’s mother, died already in 1996; their marriage had ended in divorce three years earlier. He never remarried.
Хушкајкањч лешкушціr е опхăлва нăвін сі FICT пасулун ‘іrі’ амŏксве јесењве
Ħuśkajkańć leśkuściŕ e opħălva năvin si FICT pasulun ‘iŕi’ amŏksve jeseńve
Khusqaian dawdling to appoint new FICT ambassador ‘worries’ other member states
30 JANUARY 2012 - According to the Adzhatian newspaper Śaizeźiś Jatća several FICT member states are increasingly worried by the fact that Khusqaikama still hasn’t appointed a new ambassador to the organisation, after the former one, ms. Kär Nanamexyyry, was appointed ambassador to China in December last year. The reason for the delay is not very clear, but during the last few weeks the Khusqaian foreign minister has been e-mailing with the current chairwoman of FICT, ms. sSiôŋ Hau, much to the annoyance of the latter.
The ambassador of Harrawi, mr. Ury Yaranabon, was heard saying to one of his colleagues that he thought the Khusqaian attitude was downright ‘insolent’, especially the fact that it seems that the Khusqaian foreign minister is now ‘negotiating’ on behalf of his country, which merely consists however of saying ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to the proposals without taking part in the discussions. Staff members at the FICT headquarters in Purikali, Kaupelan, told the Śaizeźiś Jatća that some other ambassadors are worried that Khusqaikama might leave FICT rather sooner than later, out of disgruntlement with the way FICT has been developing since it was founded in June last year. The ambassadors of FICT are currently planning a date for the first meeting of the Council, governmental delegations of the member states.
The Khusqaian ambassador to northern Europe (including Adzhatia), mr. Kuŋ Cuƥarĭaŋ, was not available for comment.
Думча ĕ провалу ‘Кускан Масакражіш’ інвестігаціе
Dumća ĕ provalu ‘Kuskan Masakraźiś’ investigacie
Dume approves investigation ‘Kusk Massacre’
27 JANUARY 2012 - A majority of the Dume has approved the establishment of a special committee that will investigate the goings on in the prison of Kusk early last year. What was thought to be a series of suicides among inmates, turned out to be an organised execution of rioting prisoners, according to a ministry report that was leaked in September. The parliamentary investigation may have negative consequences for former prime minister Galine Pańńiub-Koka, who served as justice minister at the time the alleged execution took place, as well as other high ranking officials.
Ішшеr јол це Аџаціе буво саі ĔŎКА јесењ ґă ăксто актівіrін ролун ењ сі FICT
Iśśeŕ jol ce Adźacie buvo sai ĔŎKA jeseń hă ăksto aktiviŕin rolun eń si FICT
Iśśeŕ wants Adzhatia to join EFTA and to have more active role in FICT
31 DECEMBER 2011 - In an interview on the Adzhatian state television, dr. Ońa Iśśeŕ, the new minister of foreign affairs, outlined the government's foreign policy during the next administration. The most surprising plan is probably to investigate the possibilities of Adzhatia joining the European Free Trade Association.
'The reason for that is quite simple', explained the minister; 'If our country seriously wants to break its isolated economical position in the world, we should either join the EU or EFTA. A few years ago, accession negotiations with the Commonwealth of Independent States were already very advanced before Adzhatia decided to discontinue them. Our relationship with Moscow remains good, but seeing that several CIS countries haven't shown serious economical growth, we ask ourselves if those countries will be the right environment for Adzhatia. Becoming a member of the EU is the final goal, but that will take a lot of time to prepare. The EFTA is a far less complicated institution, although a lot of Adzhatian legislation will have to be altered nevertheless in order to turn our country into a suitable member state of it. Just to be clear: the new government wants to investigate the possibilities of our country to join the EFTA; we haven't yet made the decision to actually join.'
As for the FICT, which Adzhatia joined last June, dr. Iśśeŕ wants to play a more active role in that organisation. 'We have been a member state of FICTS since 2008 (we still are on paper, but I have been told that it will be terminated in 2012), but that was too loose an organisation. Nothing serious happened then and it wasn't very beneficial for our country. The intentions of its successor organisation FICT show much more promise, and I think we shouldn't lie back and wait for something to happen, like previous governments did with FICTS, but more actively guide the developments that could be advantageous for us. I think our current ambassador, mr. Anatoĺ Bugănskie, is the right person on the right position to do that.'
Now that Adzhatia ratified the FICT treaty last week and mr. Bugănskie is to take a more active role in the FICT Conference of Ambassadors after the end of the winter recess, the ministry of foreign affairs has decided to leave him in his position as ambassador to FICT, while an other ambassador will be appointed to Kaupelan; mr. Bugănskie was accredited for both after the dismissal of Slava Taŕvŭpa last October.
Нăв рăчціr њехшуст; прањr врăнтіr раханr міністеr
Năv răćciŕ ńeħśust; prańŕ vrăntiŕ raħanŕ ministeŕ
New government installed; first woman defence minister
30 DECEMBER 2011 - This morning, a new government was sworn in by the president, mr. Ăŕva Bekina. The government is made up of three political parties (Secializdźiś, AVŎD and Bloc-Ħĭnzei) and is the result of slightly more than a month of negotiations. Apart from the prime minister, Eigĕń Hameen, and the minister of economic affairs, Demitrieź Fŭĺgan (both Secializdźiś), who already served as ministers in former coalition governments, all ministers are new; the parties have tried to find a balance between technocrats and young blood and at the same time they tried to avoid making the new government look too much like any of its predecessors.
Notable figures are dr. Ońa Iśśeŕ (Bloc-Ħĭnzei), who will be minister of foreign affairs, and the new finance minister Beris Krańćuk (Bloc-Ħĭnzei). The new defence minister is, for the first time in Adzhatian history, a woman: Seńie Burćak-Vecħevei (Secializdźiś), who has the rank of colonel. She will have an expanded budget in order to modernise the Adzhatian army. The most important AVŎD minister is the one of domestic affairs, mrs. Măććeib Sokolŏv-Ăħćvei.
Дріа партіа ĕ топуо коаліціанін јарсун
Dria partia ĕ topuo koalicianin jarsun
Three parties reach coalition agreement
28 DECEMBER 2011 - Three parties have reached a coalition agreement. This was announced this morning by Secializdźiś, AVŎD and Bloc-Ħĭnzei. At the same time the communist party NKP, who had also participated in the talks lead by former traffic minister Eigĕń Hameen (Secializdźiś), announced that it will not be part of the coalition government, due to too many differences in opinion with the other three parties. It has however pledged support on some issues, although the three future governing parties will have a clear majority of 81 seats in the Dume by themselves.
The new government is to cut down on government expenses, some social issues (unemployment benefits, child care facilities), and higher education (the two universities will be less subsidised and university tuition fees will be increased). More attention (and money) will be given to the quality of lower education, as the three parties agree that the basic education should improve to facilitate the transfer to higher forms of education. The defense budget will be expanded as well.
The parties will now divide the ministerial portfolios and start looking for ministers. Mr. Hameen himself will most likely become the next prime minister. The new government will be formed on Friday at the earliest.
Режіссіr Еrвчхўн ăрне аџачу версіо філвіжіш 'Monty Python ґă Џев Гралцу'
Reźissiŕ Eŕvćħŭn ărne adźaću versio filviźiś 'Monty Python hă Dźev Gralcu'
Film director Eŕvćħŭn plans Adzhatian version of Monty Python's 'Holy Grail'
28 DECEMBER 2011 - The Adzhatian film director Alikśia Eŕvćħŭn (*1976) is planning an Adzhatian version of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 'Menti Paiðon hă Dźev Gralcu' to be released in 2013. He announced this in the cultural television show 'Kulturiś Dziśe' last night. Mr. Eŕvćħŭn thinks that the Adzhatian landscape will do more justice to the film and said that king Arthur will be played by actor Luka Mĕśićek.
Critics claim however that mr. Eŕvćħŭn had to be joking during the show. 'If he seriously wants to spend money on this project, I wish him of course good luck, but personally I think it would be madness', says fellow film director Pekka Verieka. Luka Mĕśićek wouldn't confirm nor deny his participation in the project.
Думча ĕ ратіфіку FICT'ан сĕпіпцу
Dumća ĕ ratifiku FICT'an sĕpipcu
Dume ratifies FICT treaty
23 DECEMBER 2011 - The Adzhatian parliament (Dume) has ratified the FICT treaty this afternoon, after a short debate. The ratification took place almost one month sooner then expected, as the subject was planned for the parliament's first session after the recess, on 17 January. Because however other subjects were treated much faster then expected this week, acting foreign minister Jukka Bantak urged the Dume yesterday to bring forward the ratification bill.
Adzhatia is the eighth and last founding member state of FICT to ratify the Treaty of Purikali. The move comes at a moment where two of the other member states, Dhram Phá and Khusqaikama, expressed doubts upon the usefulness of the organisation.
Мăњzавтr врŏс ĕ фасту ічі ăzењ аштінекічве рăтусанве јолкўшве
Măńdzavtŕ vrŏs ĕ fastu ići ădzeń aśtinekićve rătusanve jolkŭśve
Deranged man sets fire to Ashtinok city hall christmas trees
22 DECEMBER 2011 - A deranged man has set fire to all three of the christmas trees currently located in front of the city hall of the Adzhatian capital of Ashtinok. Fire fighters came in time to prevent the fire from spreading to the city hall itself, but one three year old girl had to be taken to hospital with severe burnings after she was hit by falling decoration. The man has been arrested. The three christmas trees have been a local tradition since 1994; each year the trees are decorated according to three themes that differ every year. The city council has announced that three new trees will be ordered as soon as possible and that the period of their presence on the city hall square will be extended to February.
Јукка Бантак ĕ њехоптăчу Думча е ратіфіка про прастіш FICT'ан сĕпіпцу
Jukka Bantak ĕ ńeħoptăću Dumća e ratifika pro prastiś FICT'an sĕpipcu
Jukka Bantak urges Dume to ratify FICT treaty before recess
22 DECEMBER 2011 - Acting foreign affairs minister Jukka Bantak (Ĕrevi Śviveź) has urged the Adzhatian parliament to pass the FICT treaty ratification bill before the start of the winter recess. He did so after a bill concerning the improvement and expansion of the Adzhatian railway system was approved quicker than expected, leaving enough time tomorrow to put forward the FICT treaty ratification debate. The Chairman of the Dume, mr. Śvein Ćŭrupa, has put the proposal to change the agenda on todays agenda.
Еігĕнун Ґамееѳін ĕ ĕчу пресідентціr е шĕљшесті рăzун
Eigĕnun Hameeðin ĕ ĕću presidentciŕ e śĕĺśesti rădzun
Eigĕń Hameen asked by president to form government
19 DECEMBER 2011 - Former traffic and communication minister Eigĕń Hameen (Secializdźiś) has been given the assignment to form a new government, after Bohatiŕ Ŭććaŕa (NKP) failed to do so and gave back the assignment to the president.
The fact that president Bekina chose Hameen instead of Secializdźiś-leader Ŕanije Erijeź is significant: apparently the president doesn't think the time is right for Erijeź to start her third government; Hameen (*1969) is a fresh face in Adzhatian politics, despite the fact that he was minister already in 2010 and 2011. In a press conference, Ŕanije Erijeź said that she herself advised the president to choose somebody who is not the leader of a party. Since the four largest parties are all more or less equally large, it is useful that the parties are able to negotiate as equals; the failure of mr. Ŭććaŕa to form a government has proven this.
Hameen himself told the press that he will negotiate with all parties that are seriously interested in working with the Secializdźiś to govern the country in the best possible way. Due to the difficult seat division in the current Dume, analysts say that a grand coalition of NKP, Secializdźiś, AVŎD and Bloc-Ħĭnzei has become not only more likely, but could also be 'the only way out of this mess'.
The Dume in the mean time will go on recess next Friday. Some important and less important discussions will therefore take place on or after 17 January, when the Dume members return. Among these the debate on the ratification of the FICT Treaty, which Adzhatia has signed but not yet ratified.
Ўччаrа ње ĕ басту е шĕљшесті рăzун; ша кеіці пресідентізан штуѳі
Ŭććaŕa ńe ĕ bastu e śĕĺśesti rădzun; śa keici presidentizan śtuði
Ŭććaŕa fails to form government; he will visit the president later today
16 DECEMBER 2011 - NKP-leader Bohatiŕ Ŭććaŕa is expected to visit president Bekina today, after he failed to form a government coalition with the Secializdźiś and Ĕrevi Śviveź parties. Spokesmen from all three parties suggested this yesterday evening, after NKP and Secializdźiś negotiators left a meeting without having made significant results. Last week, Ĕrevi Śviveź already left the coalition talks and many didn't expect the two remaining parties to be able to form a government with any of the other parties.
Normally, after NKP has given back the assignment, the Secializdźiś party should be given the chance to form a goverment, although the president may deviate from this unwritten rule. The Secializdźiś after all lost almost half of their seats after the November elections; giving them the opportunity to form a government may be an awkward signal to the Adzhatian people.
Ĕреві Швівеж еістеіво коаліціана јŏџăш; Сеціалізджіш ĕ фољзам ŏго олун
Ĕrevi Śviveź eisteivo koaliciana jŏdźăś; Secializdźiś ĕ foĺzam ŏgo olun
Ĕrevi Śviveź leave coalition talks; Secializdźiś considering to do the same
9 DECEMBER 2011 - The pro-European party Ĕrevi Śviveź has left the coalition talks after less than a week. The leader of Ĕrevi Śviveź, foreign affairs minister Jukka Bantak, said in a reaction that there were too many differences of opinion between his party and the communist NKP, that won last November's early elections. The parties don't agree on subjects like pension reforms, European integration and how to tackle a possible worsening of the economic situation due to the international crisis. Also the NKP's refusal to adopt the new flag that was approved by the last (Secializdźiś and Ĕrevi Śviveź) government after a referendum in October has caused irritation among both Ĕrevi Śviveź and Secializdźiś members.
Ĕrevi Śviveź entered the coalition talks only last Monday after the NKP and Secializdźiś agreed on some key issues last weekend. Insiders claim that Secializdźiś is also considering to leave the coalition talks; although they share their views of the pension reforms with the NKP and are somewhat indifferent about European integration, it's the handling of the economic crisis that both parties differ most on. It is also said that the Secializdźiś think that they feel largely overshadowed by the NKP, although the latter has only one seat more in the Dume.
Spokesmen of the Secializdźiś however deny these rumours and say that government forming will continue without Ĕrevi Śviveź, but they admit that without the latter, it will prove difficult to form a government; NKP and Secializdźiś are eleven seats short from a majority. If they can't find a serious third party, NKP-leader Bohatiŕ Ŭććaŕa might have to give other parties a chance of forming a coalition.
In other political news, the Dume has passed the 2012 budget yesterday with a comfortable majority. Some minor bills could make it already before the winter recess. Among those the ratification of the founding treaty of the international organisation FICT; Adzhatia is the only country that signed the treaty last summer that has not yet ratified it.
Нăве Думча ĕ шĕљăву; Швеін Чўрупа ĕ вă ваљзавт њех прешічузан
Năve Dumća ĕ śĕĺăvu; Śvein Ćŭrupa ĕ vă vaĺzavt ńeħ preśićuzan
New Dume installed; Śvein Ćŭrupa elected chairman
1 DECEMBER 2011 - The newly elected Dume has been officially sworn in today. It will now be able to vote on bills that should have been adopted by the former Dume, but the political crisis and subsequent elections prevented that from happening. According to political analists, the passing of the 2012 budget shouldn't pose a big problem in the new Dume (disagreement about the budget within the Secializdźiś party caused the political crisis, but party dissidents such as Vadim Baścveħei, the former chairman of the Secializdźiś parliamentary group, didn't make it on the list this time); Secializdźiś, Ĕrevi Śviveź, AVŎD as well as the winner of the last elections, the communist NKP, were would have approved the budget already before the elections.
Former health minister Śvein Ćŭrupa (Secializdźiś) was elected chairman. Analists say that the fact that NKP endorsed him as Dume chairman, might indicate that the coalition talks between NKP and Secializdźiś are going well; NKP leader Bohatiŕ Ŭććaŕa hasn't however wished to comment about possible progress that he made thus far.
Боґатірун Ўччаrун ĕ ĕчу пресідентціr е шĕљшесті рăzун
Bohatirun Ŭććaŕun ĕ ĕću presidentciŕ e śĕĺśesti rădzun
Bohatiŕ Ŭććaŕa asked by president to form government
22 NOVEMBER 2011 - As expected, the leader of the New Communist Party (NKP), Bohatiŕ Ŭććaŕa, has been asked by president Ăŕva Bekina to form a government. The NKP won last Saturdays parliamentary elections by a narrow margin, but nevertheless, the president asked for the opinions of the party leaders yesterday. Apart from the leader of IGA, Rŭðe Matuś-Iŕańak, who said to have suggested a coalition government of all parties except the NKP and Secializdźiś, all proposed that mr. Ŭććaŕa try to form a government. He will start his consultation rounds tomorrow.
If the NKP fails, coalition talks will become very difficult. Only four or more party coalitions will then be possible, a theoretical coalition of Secializdźiś, AVŎD, Ĕrevi Śviveź and PDA being the one with just 72 seats in the Dume, which is normally the smallest majority a government can have - although currently, as the Dume temporarily has only 141 seats, 71 seats would be enough for a majority. The option of a 'grand coalition' of Secializdźiś, AVŎD and Bloc-Ħĭnzei (with 81 seats) is received with scepticism by Bloc-Ħĭnzei and Secializdźiś.
Нăве Комуністіче Партіча леві Думаісавăлăш
Năve Komunistiće Partića levi Dumaisavălăś
New Communist Party wins parliamentary elections
20 NOVEMBER 2011 - The New Communist Party (NKP) has won the early proportional elections for the Dume that were held yesterday after the collapse of the Secializdźiś (Socialists) and Ĕrevi Śviveź (Friends of Europe) government in September. Although exit polls still predicted a narrow victory for the Secializdźiś (despite the loss of one regionally elected seat last Sunday as a result of the death of MP Aliksandeŕ Dućiń), the tables turned during the evening and Secializdźiś ended up with 22+8 seats (i.e. 22 proportional and 8 regional seats) whereas the NKP got 30+1 seats; 28 more than in the last elections.
The leader of the NKP, Bohatiŕ Ŭććaŕa, claimed victory around midnight and called it a 'great day for Adzhatia'. He will likely be given the task of forming a government next Monday, although this could prove to become a difficult task: on the left side of the Dume the NKP could form a coalition government with the Secializdźiś and Ĕrevi Śviveź, but since those parties both lost significant amounts of seats, the question will be if they want to be part of the government at all. Ŕanije Erijeź, leader of the Secializdźiś, has admitted defeat and has anounced that she will step down if the party wants her to do so. Jukka Bantak, leader of Ĕrevi Śviveź, on the other hand presented himself combative and mostly blamed 'external factors' for his party's loss of ten seats.
The leader of Bloc-Ħĭnzei, Ħarman Ćĕrðanei, expressed disappointment with his party's results. Instead of winning some seats, the party lost four, probably because Ćĕrðanei has been the leader of the party only for three months. Ŕedian Bŏcaneź of the liberal party AVŎD is satisfied: his party doubled its number of seats. The smaller parties PDA and PŎA both lost half of their seats, whereas the Isolationists' List (BI) lost its only seat. New parties in the Dume are the Green Party (DZ-P) with two seats, and the Union for a Glorious Adzhatia (IGA) and the Order and Justice party (ŚhS), both with one seat. The old communist party We Want Miheĺ Pjotarśŭn (OVMP) returns in the Dume with four seats.
The new Dume will be installed on Thursday 1 December. Although the current chairman of the Dume, mr. Ăŕva Tŭle, will retire and therefore won't return in the new one, he will stay on as caretaker prime minister until a new government is formed; president Ăŕva Bekina will confirm him as acting prime minister on that date. The first and most important debate in the new Dume will be that of the state budget of 2012. The proposal made by the former government still has to be passed; the former government fell because of it, as the parliamentary group of the Secializdźiś were against it. With the new seat division, a majority can probably be found in favour of the budget proposal.
Думаісајесењціr Аліксандеr Дучіњ (Сесіалістăм) ĕ њăду
Dumaisajeseńciŕ Aliksandeŕ Dućiń (Secialistăm) ĕ ńădu
Dume-member Aliksandeŕ Dućiń (Secializdźiś) dies
13 NOVEMBER 2011 - Aliksandeŕ Dućiń, one of the nine regionally elected members of the Secializdźiś in the Dume, has died in a car crash outside the capital yesterday evening. This was announced by his family today. Dućiń, who had been a member of parliament for the district of Kercei since last year's elections for the 27 regionally elected members of parliament, was driving to his house north of the city of Kercei when the accident occurred. The police are investigating what exactly happened.
Ŕanije Erijeź, former prime minister and leader of the Secializdźiś, heard the news live in the Sunday morning political talk show Ećeń Dumaisa. Polls indicate that the Secializdźiś are headed for a big loss in the parliamentary elections next Saturday; Dućiń's death means that the party has lost an extra seat, for regionally elected members are elected for one four year term, can't be re-elected in the same position and can't be replaced if they die until the next elections in 2014.
Аџаціе ăкстеізі нăве флаг
Adźacie ăksteizi năve flag
Adzhatia gets a new flag
22 OCTOBER 2011 - A referendum was held today in Adzhatia to let the people confirm the current flag or choose a new one. The proposed new flag was chosen with 49.2% of the voters in favour, whereas 47.5% wanted to keep the old flag, which - according to the former government that had organised the referendum - reminds too much of the country's communist era. Voter turnout was extremely low: only 34.8% of the people who were entitled to vote, showed up.
The acting minister of domestic affairs, mr. Ŏdvakeŕ Bogdanŏv, announced around 18h00 local time that a majority had voted for the new proposal, which will therefore be officially adopted on 1 January 2012. The new flag consists of a black bordered yellow Scandinavian cross on a bright green background. The upper left corner contains the historical cross of the Adzhatian cossacks.
Слава Таrвўпа епкрітічі аџача пелітікаш
Slava Taŕvŭpa epkritići adźaća pelitikaś
Slava Taŕvŭpa criticises Adzhatian politics
21 OCTOBER 2011 - Today Khusqaikama, a member state of FICT, became the sixth country to ratify the Treaty of Purikali, the organisations founding treaty. As the treaty now officially has entered into force, the first of the FICT ambassadors may assume the rotating role of Chairman of the Conference (i.e. what used to be the Secretary General under FICTS). If all things had gone normally, this should have been our ambassador to the organisation, Slava Taŕvŭpa, but since Adzhatia has yet to ratify the treaty, the first person to become Chairwoman will be the Dhram Phá ambassador ms. sSiôŋ Hau, making Adzhatia come at the end of the list, at the earliest somewhere in 2015.
In an interview on Kaupelanese television, ambassador Slava Taŕvŭpa heavily criticised the current political situation in Adzhatia, saying that the crisis and the incompetence of the Adzhatian leaders make the country 'look bad' internationally. He claimed that FICT (or FICTS before that) never had any real interest from subsequent Adzhatian governments and mr. Taŕvŭpa wondered if our country should ratify the treaty at all.
The Adzhatian ministry of foreign affairs has not yet commented on mr. Taŕvŭpa's outburst. Some members of the Dume, who saw the interview on youtube, called for mr. Taŕvŭpa's resignation. A.V.Ŏ.D. leader mr. Ŕedian Bŏcaneź called the interview a shame. "Mr. Taŕvŭpa acts like a child that didn't get his favourite toy on his birthday. I think he is the one that makes our country look bad; mr. Bantak (the foreign minister) should replace him quickly."
Rаніје Еріјеж јољзваљзавте ў Сеціалістăм прешічча
Ŕanije Erijeź joĺzvaĺzavte ŭ Secialistăm preśićća
Ŕanije Erijeź re-elected as chairwoman of Secializdźiś
8 OCTOBER 2011 - Former prime minister Ŕanije Erijeź has won the election for a partyleader of the social-democratic party, Secializdźiś, at the party's congress in Kercei. She gained 77% of the votes, whereas her opponent, mr. Vadim Baścveħei, leader of the Secializdźiś parliamentary group, managed to secure only 16% of the votes. Mr. Baścveħei was heavily criticised by many of his fellow party members for having blown up the government of Secializdźiś and Ĕrevi Śviveź in September. Polls suggest that Secializdźiś might remain the largest party in the Dume after the next elections, although a reduced amount of seats is expected. If the Secializdźiś manage to form a new government, Ŕanije Erijeź could become the country's prime minister for the third isolated term.
In other news, the liberal party A.V.Ŏ.D. announced that it will put forward former prime minister Pekka Cirpăń as candidate prime minister if the party becomes the largest in the Dume. Mr. Cirpăń (60) was prime minister for two days in June 2005, after which he was ousted by the controversial opposition leader Ăŕva Ośŕoncei.
Тапіrџан рăчціr прошвеібзавт цірпу інтерімже рăzезе
Tapiŕdźan răćciŕ prośveibzavt cirpu interimźe rădzeze
Minority government replaced by caretaker government
29 SEPTEMBER 2011 - The Ĕrevi Śviveź (Friends of Europe) minority government has fallen after prime minister Galine Pańńiub-Koka turned out not to be able to sufficiently explain to the Dume what her exact role was in the shootings in the prison in Kusk in January this year. Mrs. Pańńiub was minister of justice at that time. Although she herself denies to have known what was really going on then, several witnesses claim that things she said or did at the time prove that she must have known about it.
The chairman of the Dume, Ăŕva Tŭle, has now formed a caretaker government which will be responsible for the current affairs only until a new government can be formed. Several important issues are now postponed until after the 19 November elections, such as the ratification of the FICT treaty and - more importantly - the passing of the 2012 budget. The referendum on 22 October about the Adzhatian flag will take place as scheduled.
Швебішrж ењ Кузгзе тўrмаіса ĕ вă 'вравартў ексекуціа', лово рапорт
Śvebiśŕź eń Kuzgze tŭŕmaisa ĕ vă 'vravartŭ eksekucia', lovo raport
Suicides in Kusk prison were 'barbaric executions', report says
21 SEPTEMBER 2011 - A series of deaths that hit the prison on the north eastern island of Kusk in January this year, may have been not just a series of unlinked suicides as the ministry of justice always claimed that it was, but nothing less than an execution of rioting prisoners. This is stated in a ministry report that was found yesterday by an employee of the newspaper Śaizeźiś Jatća in the 8.51 bus from Ashtinok to Ħŭŕć. The man, who wishes to remain unknown, instead of bringing the report to the police, gave it to his superiors, who published it in this morning's edition.
According to the report, a riot almost got out of hand and prisoners were on their way of forcing their way out of the prison, when prison guards opened fire at them, killing 22. The deaths were initially kept secret from the public. In the weeks thereafter, the prison announced 22 'suicides' that they claimed to have taken place on separate occasions.
In a first reaction, prime minister Pańńiub has called the event 'shocking and barbaric, if at all true' and has called for an investigation. At the time of the supposed execution however, mrs. Pańńiub was the minister of justice. Few reactions of political parties were heard so far, but Bohatiŕ Ŭććaŕa, leader of the New Communist Party (which has 3 seats out of 142 in the Dume) already called for the resignation of the prime minister.
Сеціалізджіш еістеіво рăzежіш; вăљж сĕсіа оргаzавта ењ најабіруі
Secializdźiś eisteivo rădzeźiś; văĺź sĕsia orgadzavta eń najabirui
Secializdźiś leave government; elections to be held in November
14 SEPTEMBER 2011 - The social-democratic party Secializdźiś have left the government coalition yesterday, after a dispute between the party's government ministers and its parliamentary group about the 2012 budget. Although a majority in the Dume supported the budget as proposed by the government, the members of the Secializdźiś parliamentary group did not, wanting more money to go to health care in stead of defense. When the final voting was imminent that would have passed the budget, the Secializdźiś parliamentary group submitted a no confidence motion against the government. This motion was not put to the vote, because all the Secializdźiś ministers stepped down before the discussion about it was over. President Bekina accepted the resignation of the ministers, which include prime minister Ŕanije Erijeź.
The other coalition party, Ĕrevi Śviveź (Friends of Europe), agreed to form a minority government until a new majority government can be formed. The party's leader and minister of justice Galine Pańńiub-Koka will be prime minister until after early elections, which are to be held on Saturday 19 November of this year.
Mrs. Erijeź has expressed a deep disappointment in her fellow party members. She called the members of the parliamentary group "selfish and irresponsible in this time of international economic crisis, in which countries can't afford having no real government". She was backed by the party's executive board, who called the actions of the parliamentary group "incomprehensible". Mrs. Erijeź announced that she wishes to stand again for the party leadership, but mr. Vadim Baścveħei, chairman of the Secializdźiś parliamentary group, will be standing as well. Elections for a new party leader will be organised shortly.
Харман Чĕрѳанеі нăвr тведіzеж Блоцузе-Хĭнзеі
Ħarman Ćĕrðanei năvŕ tvedidzeź Blocuze-Ħĭnzei
Ħarman Ćĕrðanei new leader of Bloc-Ħĭnzei
9 SEPTEMBER 2011 - Members of the political party Bloc-Ħĭnzei have elected party prominent Ħarman Ćĕrðanei as their new political leader. Ćĕrðanei, who is the leader of the Ĕnćeve Adźaciaisa Krais district, was chosen with a majority of 78% of the votes above former tourist minister Jezif Irmeen (13%) and Julije Ħĭnzei (9%), sister of the party's former leader, former president of Adzhatia and former prime minister Ereh Ħĭnzei, who stepped down in June.
Уган ласкатінд квартетціr 'Нăве Епохе' леві прањ Аџач Културан Јешўтцу
Ugan laskatind kvartetciŕ 'Năve Epoħe' levi prań Adźać Kulturan Jeśŭtcu
Young string quartet 'New Era' wins first Adzhatian Cultural Prize
1 SEPTEMBER 2011 - For the last few weeks the Summer Cultural Festival was held for the first time in the Adzhatian capital of Ashtinok, which aims to promote and enhance the cultural life of our country. The festival was concluded today with the awarding of the first Adzhatian Cultural Prize ('Adźać Kulturan Jeśŭtcu') to the string quartet 'New Era' ('Năve Epoħe'). This ensemble was formed in 2009 by four young musicians and has rapidly conquered the classical music scene in our country. After the ceremony, the quartet played works by Shostakovich, Schubert and the world premiere of the first string quartet 'Dawn' by Adzhatian composer and violist Maðias Ĕŕćeniuk (*1983), who is one of the members of the string quartet.
Рăчціr пăте џі віеrсе ăрфузіса њех FICT'ана коrзаш
Răćciŕ păte dźi vieŕse ărfuzisa ńeħ FICT'ana koŕzaś
Government decides on foreign representation to FICT-countries
31 AUGUST 2011 - The government has filled the last diplomatic positions for the Adzhatian representation in FICT-countries. According to a spokesman of the foreign ministry, our ambassador in Egypt, mr. Ćĕnza Baśvoŕ, will be responsible for the Adzhatian affairs in both Tarmorya and Harrawi as of 1 September. This means that the embassy in Bourzafrique will be closed and replaced by a consulate. Mr. Ăŕva Pavelśŭn, who has been our ambassador in Tarmorya until now, will be appointed ambassador in Norway.
Additionally it was announced that our country will be represented in the Asian republic of Dhram Phá by our South East Asia embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam; the ambassador, ms. Kaje Taðok-Eiźei, will be accredited for a number of countries in that region, which also include Laos, Cambodia and of course Vietnam itself.
Our ambassador in Yukland, mr. Grigeŕ Vladimirskie, will be stepping down as of 1 January 2012. He will then be succeeded by ms. Taććane Ŭććak-Berisĕvskie.
Ереґ Хĭнзеі опаі ў партіан тведіцціr унс рăzані швеівуі
Ereh Ħĭnzei opai ŭ partian tvedicciŕ uns rădzani śveivui
Ereh Ħĭnzei steps down as partyleader amidst cabinet reshuffle
30 JUNE 2011 - A press conference during which prime minister Ŕanije Erijeź announced a reshuffle of ministers in her cabinet, was ended abruptly due to journalists leaving for another press conference: Ereh Ħĭnzei (60), former president and prime minister and currently the leader of his own party, Bloc-Ħĭnzei, announced that he will step down as party leader tomorrow, on the 1st of July, which was far more important news than - as one journalist put it - 'the replacement of two dull minister persons by two other dull minister persons'. The ministers who will be replaced as of 1 July are those of Housing and Economical Affairs, both ministers for the Secializdźiś.
Ereh Ħĭnzei had been one of the leading figures during and after the revolution that brought down president Miheĺ Pjotarśŭn in 2004, Ħĭnzei himself becoming president for the first time in the same year. In 2005 however, he was chased from the presidential palace himself and officially deposed, but managed to return to power only a few months later. In 2006 he lost the presidential election to Grigeŕ Maććok, but he became prime minster in 2007. His government fell in 2009 after it was hold indirectly responsible by the Dume for the killing of noted architect Đĕdrik Pasavihei. In 2010 Ħĭnzei tried once again to become president, but narrowly lost the election to his own former defense minister Ăŕva Bekina.
As of tomorrow, Mr. Ħĭnzei will be temporarily replaced as leader of Bloc-Ħĭnzei by former tourism minister Jezif Irmeen, until a new party leader is elected.
Окцве коrзă ентĕрфіхіо нăв FICT'ан сĕпіпцу ењ Пурікалуі, Каупелаѳі
Okcve koŕză entĕrfiħio năv FICT'an sĕpipcu eń Purikalui, Kaupelaði
Eight countries sign new FICT treaty in Purikali, Kaupelan
25 JUNE 2011 - Eight countries, among them five FICTS member states including Adzhatia, signed today a treaty enabling the founding of the Forum of International Cooperation and Trade (FICT). Although the name strongly resembles the one of the existing organisation FICTS, spokespersons of the countries involved say that FICT is a brand new project. Mr. Jukka Bantak, our own minister of foreign affairs, already had some difficulty last week convincing the Dume that FICTS couldn't be properly reformed without disbanding it and creating a new organisation. It is however so that both forums now exist together at the same time, and mr. Bantak has already anounced that our country's ambassador to FICTS, mr. Slava Taŕvŭpa, will be responsible for both organisations in the transitional period that both FICTS and FICT exist at the same time.
Apparently, not all FICTS countries agreed with the changes that are going on: the republic of Tuvelau wasn't present today in Purikali to sign the new treaty. Three new countries however were: the democratic republic of Harrawi, located in East Africa, as well as the socialist republic of Dhram Phá and the republic of Khusqai-kama, both located in Asia. The Harrawi foreign affairs minister, mr. Brayim Iguuyameu, called FICT 'a great opportunity to get to know the rest of the world in a more intimate way', by which he meant that the smaller countries in the world are normally overshadowed by the normal big ones.
During the ratification process of the new treaty, the Kaupelanese former minister of foreign affairs, mr. Lowok Aralangit, will be transitional Chairman of FICT. Mr. Ereh Ħĭnzei, leader of the largest opposition party in the Dume, already anounced that ratifying this treaty could be a 'lengthy business'.
Рăчціr кўше валтенă фăчнă швеівузан
Răćciŕ kŭśe valtenă făćnă śveivuzan
Government completes reform of state symbols
1 JUNE 2011 - The government has announced today the completion of the state symbol reform that was set in motion last year. Among the state symbols that have been reformed is the name of the capital Bazăŕ Gĕĺ, which has been given back its original name of Aśtinok ('Ashtinok' in English).
Other changes include a small reform of the cyrillic version of the Adzhatic alphabet: instead of the Þ/þ, which were used to write the fricative dental sounds that are written with Đ/đ/ð in the latin version, the cyrillic alphabet will now use Ѳ/ѳ. These symbols resemble more closely the Greek thèta and were used in the original cyrillic alphabet that was used for the Church Slavonic language. The latin version of the alphabet was confirmd as official next to the cyrillic version; in the last few years it was unclear whether or not the 2005 adoption of the latin version was legal or not.
Later this year a referendum will be organised by the government to decide upon the nation's flag. The current flag reminds too strongly of the country's communist history, according to some. In the referendum the people get to choose the old flag or the new one, which will then be adopted officially on 1 January 2012.
Слава Таrвўпа опкабзі ў аџачr пасуљ сіш Д.Џ.Ш.Ц.К.
Slava Taŕvŭpa opkabzi ŭ adźaćŕ pasuĺ siś D.Dź.Ś.C.K.
Slava Taŕvŭpa takes over as Adzhatian ambassador to FICTS