Simy Brasa
Simy Brasa | |
|---|---|
 Brasa in 2021. | |
| Prime Minister of Seketan | |
| Assumed office 29 March 2021 | |
| President | Fjedor Alesk |
| Preceded by | Eris Kellisyen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 29, 1974 Ellybek, Fjeska, Seketan |
| Political party | Our Revolution |
| Spouse | Ayli (m. 2002) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Cjetor Mynseau University (BEc) |
Simy Menetesem Brasa (born November 29, 1974) is a Seketese politician and former comedian and media personality who has served as the Prime Minister of Seketan since March 29, 2021.
Born in Ellybek to a Fjeskan and Seketese bilingual family, Brasa spent adolescence in Loria before relocating to Conelibek and obtaining a degree in economics from Cjetor Mynseau University. Brasa later pursued a career in comedy and became popular in Seketan for his blue comedy and political commentary. Brasa later created and hosted Ytan-Brasa (English: "Brasa Nation"). As a media personality, Brasa promoted populist and anti-corruption sentiment, and mocked incumbent Seketese politicians. Brasa and others founded Our Revolution in early 2020.
Brasa controversially criticized Seketan's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and garnered hundreds of thousands of followers on social media platforms, primarily Instagram and Tik-Tok. On various media appearances, he promoted equal marriage, drug liberalization, COVID-19 misinformation, and libertarianism. Brasa became leader of Our Revolution in June 2020 and announced his campaign for 2021. His party would go on to win in a surprise landslide victory which ended Seketan's 44-year old two-party system. The sudden upset victory led to the onset of 2021-22 Seketese protests.
As Prime Minister of Seketan, Brasa continued Seketan's COVID-19 vaccination rollout. Brasa's government attempted to phase out the Socialist Party's stimulus legislation. Since late 2021, there has been a government crisis due to political deadlock as Our Revolution has split into distinct parliamentary groupings due to decentralized policy.
Early life
Brasa was born November 29, 1974 in Ellybek, Fjeska. His father Menet Brasa was a Fjeskan-Seken automobile mechanic who successfully practiced in Loria; his mother Candas Zyneš worked as a teller for Fjeskan language bank Fjebanque. Growing up, Brasa spoke both Fjeskan and Seketese, often mixed. The family lived in Ellybek until Brasa reached adolescence, to which the family relocated to Loria. There Brasa lived in a primarily Fjeskan neighbourhood. During school, he showed interest in performance and arts.
Brasa enrolled at Cjetor Mynseau University in Conelibek and obtained a degree in economics. He additionally took courses in film and video and the Wilsk language.
Entertainment career
Comedy breakthrough
Ytan-Brasa
Brasa created and began hosting Ytan-Brasa in 2002, which led to enourmous success. The program was presented in a talk show format and featured crude mockery and commentary on Seketese politics. Although highly controversial and facing moral objections, the news satire show was highly succesful and elevated Brasa as a household name in Seketan. The show also became the first mainstream television show in Seketan to air consistent original episodes in the Wilsk and Fjeksan languages, although the vasty majority of the show was in Seketese. The last season aired 2018.
Political beginnings
2021 campaign
Prime Minister of Seketan
COVID-19 and vaccination rollout
Government crisis
Political positions
Brasa has variously been described in media and by commentators as a populist, libertarian, and anti-establishment. His rhetoric is generally unprecedented and he stands as a controversial figure in Seketese politics.
Controversies
In 2014 while performing in Fevilla, Brasa joked stating, "good to be in Fevilla so Trebs can finally sell me their fucking hash they've been hiding from me". Brasa was condemned by the United Trjebian Society and accused him of stoking "familiar prejudice".
In 2016 Brasa accused the National Conservative Party of attempting to genocide Fjeskans and stated, "the National Conservatives are Kjedorates. Plain and simple." The party website posted a blogpost that responded, stating "the untrue rhetoric espoused by comedian Simy is just part of the usual wave of anti-Seketese sentiment from regionalities". The post itself was later removed after significant outrage.
In 2019 when interviewed by comedian Etyjen Ylinc, in response to a discussion of the Société Conelibek, Brasa stated in Fjeskan, "the French are a bunch of bullshit. Fuck the French, seriously." The controversy was exacerbated by public outrage among some in France, with Le Figaro describing Brasa as "deranged".