Ashkenatza's Knesset

     The outcome of Ashkenatza’s highly anticipated June general elections, which were called after the nation’s former ruling communist government resigned, resulted in an unsurprising victory sweep for the nation’s controversial yet clearly popular Green Thunder Legion and Democratic Party coalition who won a majority 60% of votes with Askhenatza’s Bundists (or communists) and Zionists drawing for second both receiving 20% of votes.  

     The winning coalition is an alliance of two very contrasting parties; the Green Thunder Legion (a proudly fascist and militarist political party) and the leftist Ashkenatzi Democratic Party. The new government in an interesting first for the nation has announced that the paramilitary wing of the Green Thunder Legion will be taking over several units of the Ashkenatzi armed forces possibly giving the movement the power to take out political opponents a move which could very easily infringe the Republic’s young democracy. The party’s frequent political rallies en masse has demonstrated the environmentalist right wing movement’s keen philosophy of having Ashkenatzi Society function as a single ‘organism’ while curtailing freedoms so its society can function collectively and productively.

    The election of the widely dubbed extremist coalition may serve further detriment to the Republic’s foreign affairs policy which in the past has prioritized unifying all so called ethnic Ashkenatzis on Benacia. Progress was made however in the longstanding dispute with Shireroth after the two states marked a new era of relations with a ball after a new diplomatic treaty was signed. With Ashkenatza’s newly elected Noshi (head of government) Szhmuel Astopov just announcing the new government earlier this month, it may be to soon to tell whether Ashkenatza is heading towards real change. Stay with MillenniumNews for updates.

      As MillenniumNews reported late last month, there has been a longstanding dispute between Ashkenatza and Shireroth over the Trans-Elwynnese Autonomous Region which allegedly has a sizeable Ashkenatzi population living there. The conflict on Benacia has escalated into the possibility of an armed conflict with Ashkenatza putting its armed forces on a heightened alert, after reports were received that Shireroth had been ‘contemplating’ an invasion. Shireroth responded to this escalation with a flat out denial of the accusations, while referring to their adversary’s leadership as, “paranoid militaristic lunatics.”

       The possibly of an armed conflict on Benacia is a grave concern for all nations of the continent, namely Batavia and Amokolia (now apart of the Ocian Federation) who, like Shireroth, have unsettled border and land disputes with Ashkenatza which could be factors pulling them into a war. According to a University of Directus analyst, Ashkenatza’s current position can solely be blamed on their “mismanagement of foreign policy issues” and “a generally arrogant demeanour when interacting with other nations.” It is widely known that Askenatza has become regionally unpopular not only after its government demanded more land from it’s neighbours but also when it’s minister of the Interior Chaim Wajnstein hurled insults at the President of the Ocian Federation while imploring Ashkenatza’s minister of foreign affairs to not engage in friendly relations with Ocia.

 Stay with MillenniumNews for ongoing coverage of this story.

  Earlier this month King Christopher I of Tellia signed the treaty of Klymenburg effectively abolishing the Tellian state to merge with the new and up-coming micronation; Ashkenantza which is proudly based on the Jewish culture. Although the move has drawn criticism from some who have cited Tellia’s failed union with Vanderveer last year, Tellia’s leadership insists that the “circumstances are different” and that its new place within Ashkenatza will be in a good state of a affairs.

This move has enhanced Ashkenatza’s global power making it one of the larger nations on Micras with a strategic positioning on the Benacian continent. The nation also sought and achieved a defence pact agreement with Babkha which ensured both a new Babkhan colony on Benacia and a full commitment from Babkha to, “guarantee Ahskenatza’s sovereignty.” This comes amongst rising tensions between Amokolia and Ashkenatza after Ashentaza’s government accused Amokolians of partaking in terrorism- an accusation strongly denied by Amokolia’s government.