Emizerri

The Emizerri, (born in 2000) is the current Emperor of the Realm of Easway on Bear Island & the Pomor's Strait.

He created the modern Easwegian state and the Easwegian written language as well as ratifying the constitution to ensure the welfare and prosperity of Easway and the Easwegian people.

Originally holding almost unchecked absolute monarchical power from 2017 to early 2020, the Easwegian government was heavily reformed and decentralised with appointment of new regional Marquis and a completely independent National Directorate which marked the end of the Provisional Government and beginning of the Directorial Realm.

Name
Emizerri is a sobriquet with "Emi" coming from the first three letters of the Emizerri's name "Emilierzei". Zerri is the Easwegian word for Easwegian and also means "rich person." The name is purposefully is pronounced like the English word "Emissary" but the s pronounced as z, as the Emizerri is seen as a representative sharing the message of the Easwegian national. In short; Emizerri can be summed up as meaning "Emi(lierzei) the Easwegian." Eminence is the honorific style of the Emperor. Because in Easwegian the word for Emperor, Chancellor, and Eminence are all one word; Zerrich, the title is usually exclusive to English and Norwegian; Eminens. Zaalva, a word also meaning Eminence or Highest is sometimes used.

Becoming Emperor
The Emizerri had been involved in exploring avenues for Easwegian independence since October 2015, when he was still a teenager, when the Cyber Council, an underground and often online network of Easwegian nationalists was set up. The Emizerri became prominent in the movement being appointed by its members as Director and helped form the identity and goals of the unrecognised organisation. The Cyber Council agreed to begin openly campaigning for Easwegian Independence and on November 5th 2017, created the Party Holding the Easwegian Ouroboros [CHE in Easwegian] (now the Mutualist Ouroboros Party). The Emizerri was elected as the Party Chief. The CHE party (of which was not an official recognised party by the Norwegian Government) became the most popular political organisation in Easway, and was joined by Director Aleksou Maximus Desourrë, a Romanian-born national devoted to the cause. The party received originally little response but as the cause became more vocal the Norwegian government was more hostile to the movement, and the Emizerri especially saw much hostility.

The hositlity only strengthened the young Emizerri's resolve and on November 24th 2017, with the help of Desourrë, the Emizerri was appointed as the first Grand Marshal of Easway. He immediately appointed Desourrë as Commissar of Easway, and this date is recorded as the beginning of the Easwegian Revolution. Easway declared itself as a sovereign nation on December 14th of 2017 and pledged to protect the Norwegian born population, further trade between the nations, encourage peace and Svalbard unity, observe human rights and build a prosperous and independent society. Easway's first action as a sovereign nation was setting up a provisional government, and the people of Easway elected the Emizerri as Emperor on the 19th of December 2017.The hositlity only strengthened the young Emizerri's resolve and on November 24th 2017, with the help of Desourrë, the Emizerri was appointed as the first Grand Marshal of Easway. He immediately appointed Desourrë as Commissar of Easway, and this date is recorded as the beginning of the Easwegian Revolution. Easway declared itself as a sovereign nation on December 14th of 2017 and pledged to protect the Norwegian born population, further trade between the nations, encourage peace and Svalbard unity, observe human rights and build a prosperous and independent society. Easway's first action as a sovereign nation was setting up a provisional government, and the people of Easway elected the Emizerri as Emperor on the 19th of December 2017.

As Emperor
The Emizerri's first mission was to secure stability within the new nation, but also to maintain a sense of normality for Easwegian citizens. The Emizerri appointed Desourrë as Grand Marshal for Bear Island, giving him control of Emando, until further provisions could be made. Easwegian became the national language on January 1st 2018, and the Emizerri's new main goal was to increase the proficiency of the language within the island, thus releasing an Easwegian dictionary, revising the curricula of state exam boards to include Easwegian literature and prose, and creating the Easwegian Committee for Language and Culture, which would uphold and protect local tradition and tongue. During this period, Easway was run under an autocratic one party state with the Emperor managing most facets of administration. On June 4th 2018, a controversial order was created that mandated all naturalised immigrants to Easway must have a secondary legal name in either Easwegian or Norwegian. The reason given was that it would help assimilate them and make the society more uniform. The nationalism was moderately toned down throughout the next couple of years and on December 20th 2019, the law was scrapped by the government on request of the Emperor. The position of President of Easway was created by the Emizerri on June 12th and Aleksou Maximus Desourrë was declared the First President at 2:36am CET, merging the position with Grand Marshal. Desourrë: I will be a president obsessed with only one thing....the survival, preservation and prosperity of our people. The Emizerri described the separation of the Emperor and the President as the Emperor being head of state, and the President being head of the government and the armed forces.

Creation of the Flag

The Emizerri and the new President's first task was creating a new flag that represented all of Easway, as there was also a Norwegian population living on the island, which both parties agreed was distinct to the island, and part of its history and culture. The colours were perfected and revisions were made, the final ouroboros flag was made official.

Norway
The Emizerri has always believed that Easway should have self-governance and independence from the Kingdom of Norway. Despite Easway being a breakaway state from Norway, the Emizerri has taken a very positive and diplomatic stance with Norway. One of his first actions when ratifying the Constitution of Easway was to ensure that all Norwegian persons in the Realm shall have equal protections, as well as accepting that any Norwegian citizen should have free movement to work and live within Easway. The Emizerri had expressed great dismay in Norwegian Trøms og Finnmark becoming one county, of which occurred on January 1st 2020, claiming that the cultures and peoples are widely ranged in the region, & can not be equally represented with "one big soulless merger". The Emizerri congratulated the left wing coalition victory on September 15th. He called it "a win for local democracy."

China
A Complete and total embargo was placed on the People's Republic of China on the 19th October 2020. The Emperor says the dictatorship is "a complete threat to western democratic values" and is "blatant in its human rights violations, mass censorship, imperialism and disgust for the rule of law". He further stated that the Chinese Communist Party "knows nothing but how to lie". He believes that western nations should "stop cowering" and recognise Taiwan, the Republic of China. Easway recognised Taiwan as an independent country in 2019.

Iraq
The Government of Easway does not entertain any idea of an Iraqi government that is not secular and promotes and respects human rights. Neither has it shown any opinion on the current Iraqi government. The Emizerri has been called a Ba'athist by observers for his eagerness for a federalised Syria and Iraq union, of which absorbs Kuwait into Iraq, to further the nations coast and area. This, he wants in the future and not by force, as did Saddam Hussein, which the Emizerri refers to as a tyrant who did irreversible damage to a Pan-Arab vision. The Emizerri also wants Jordan to become part of Iraq. He believes not only are the cultures virtually the same, and speak the same language, but also that this would mean all Northern Arab countries are next to Palestine to give it any assistance it needs, furthering the pressure an end to apartheid in the region. On top of acquiring Jordan, the Emizerri believes the Al-Harrat national park should be annexed from Saudi Arabia, going further up to small towns, such as Arar.

Syria
The Government of Easway, including the current Second Council has recognised Bashar Al-Assad's Ministry as the legitimate government of Syria, since 2019. As with support from International Law, the Realm of Easway reiterates that the Golan Heights is rightful Syrian territory. The Emizerri believes in a federalised Syria, and wished for Assad to enter his next 2021 presidency by enacting sweeping constitutional changes of which was planned before the Civil War. He condemned the 2021 elections for both their non secular requirements and what he said were clear state manipulation of the process and results. He said he would not pursue a western style condemnation and regime change attitude on Assad's government, but was deeply disappointed with how Assad's leadership had turned out.

He also believes the Presidency should be limited from eight years per term to six. The Government of Easway recognises since 2019 the Syrian Democratic Forces as a terrorist organisation.

Political Views
He politically identifies as a Directorial Mutualist. His implementations to the State of Easway can be described as Directorial, almost anarchistic in nature, socially pragmatic and economically social. In external affairs, the Emizerri has called for increased democratisation and decentralisation of nations, and has took hard line policies against authoritarian states who abuse human rights.

Stance against Term Limits
Following a poll organised by an Easwegian republican organisation of rebel Directors and Prefects in September of 2021 which asked the public their views on the Easwegian monarchy and of term limits, (which 77% were against removing the monarchy and having term limits) the Emizerri has became more vocal on his stance on term limits. He believes that Easway should never have term limits. He said in September: "Why should we have term limits? I feel this is discriminatory and against the idea of democracy ... Switzerland has no term limits and it’s heralded as the epitome of stable democracy throughout the world. One can not say it’s to avoid the accumulatation of power into one individual; like the brotherly nation of Switzerland, we are a directorial system. We exist from cross-party concensus and purposeful diminshment of power into one individual ... If we may go quickly back to Switzerland, its only had 16 Federal Chancellors since 1803. Compared to the USA's 46 since 1789, with now term limits and only FDR, who was a great leader standing more than 2 terms. I say, which country is more politically stable and democratic? I say again, I could never support term limits. I feel this Realm and its people should know that."

Personal Life
The Emizerri enjoys history, specifically key stages of socio-political history such as the French Revolution, WW2 and the creation or abolishment of states. He likes Arctic nations, with his favourite being Greenland. He practices Buddhism and believes religion is a personal matter, not to be interfered with by the state.