Simy Brasa
Simy Brasa | |
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 Brasa in 2021. | |
| Prime Minister of Seketan | |
| Assumed office 11 April 2021 | |
| President | Fjedor Alesk |
| Preceded by | Eris Kellisyen |
| Leader of Our Revolution | |
| Assumed office June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Office Created |
| Member of Hérvynsken for Fjeska (1 of 14 Regional MH's) | |
| Assumed office 29 March 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 29, 1974 Ellybek, Fjeska, Seketan |
| Political party | Our Revolution |
| Spouse | Ayli Naden (m. 2002) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Cjetor Mynseau University (BEc) |
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Seketan |
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. He is the first ethnic Fjeskan prime minister, and the first without prior military or government service.
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. In late 2021, a government crisis occured due to political deadlock, with Our Revolution spliting into distinct parliamentary groupings under a decentralized policy. In 2022, his party lost majority status in the Commons Council but kept government, forming a coalition with breakaway party Freedom Alliance and with the National Conservative Party as the confidence and supply.
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. He performed monologues and comedic bits during Fjeskan language open mics and cultural gatherings. 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
Brasa first performed comedy in Seketese in 1994 at 20 years old during his time at Cjetor Mynseau University. In 1998, Brasa began starring in TéléComedy sketch comedy, which brought Brasa to national attention. His first stand-up comedy special titled Ceceça cec (in English literally "shitty shit") became immensely popular in Seketan, establishing Brasa's blue comedy style. His subsequent specials released in 2000 and 2001 were also popular, and established a more political edge to his material.
In his comedic career, Brasa primarily performed in Seketese and Fjeskan, but has made public appearances in Wilsk language media and television. After the breakthrough of Ceceça cec, Brasa became a regular guest in Seketese and Fjeskan language talk television.
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 Fjeskan languages, although the vasty majority of the show was in Seketese. The last season aired 2018.
Political beginnings
During his time hosting Ytan-Brasa, Brasa eschewed political labels but had occasionally identified as progressive or libertarian. He became known for criticizing both left- and right-wing Seketese politicians. During the 2010s, Brasa became more vocal of his opposition to political correctness.
Brasa was introduced into formal politics through his association with anti-establishment politician Dani Kjord whom later became mayor of Conelibek in 2019. The two together formed Our Revolution in 2020. Endorsing and representing the party, Brasa became Our Revolution's most recognizable spokesperson after obtaining viral popularity on Instagram and Tik-Tok during the COVID-19 pandemic in Seketan. He became leader outright in the party's first leadership election.
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.
On the status of Fjeska, Brasa has variously supported and criticized Fjeskan nationalists. He supports regional autonomy for Fjeska but opposes total independence, identifiying Seketan as a "multicultral North Nelbec state" in 2021.
Controversies
In 2000 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". He later repeated the joke in 2002 on Ytan-Brasa in reference to the controversy two years earlier, which prompted the United Trjebian Society to issue another written condemnation. Brasa later responded in an interview boasting about the condemnation. When asked of the incident in 2008, Brasa expressed regret and apologized.
In 2004 Brasa accused the National Conservative Party of attempting to genocide Fjeskans and stated, "the National Conservatives are homicidal Kjedorate bastards. 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".
Personal life
Brasa considers Fjeskan and Seketese his native languages, and also speaks Wilsk and English.