Giorg Auster-Brautstadt
Lord Giorg Auster-Braustadt | |
|---|---|
 Lord Auster-Braustadt in 2019 | |
| Chancellor of Drambenburg | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office July 21st, 2022 | |
| Monarch | Peter XXI Wettin |
| Preceded by | Walde Herzog |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1994–2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 June 1958 Essen, Drambenburg |
Lord Giorg Auster-Brautstadt (born 14 June 1958), also known by initials GAB, is a Drambenburgian politician and military officer who serves as the current Chancellor of Drambenburg, having been elected in 2022 replacing Walde Herzog. Since becoming Chancellor, his administration has been marked by a buildup of the military, specifically in Den Haag, nationalistic policies both economically and socially, and the endorsement of referendums which if passed would result in the annexations of Chaesia and Blaoria. He was previously a long-serving member of Parliament from 1994 until his Chancellorship in 2022.
Auster-Brautstadt served in the armed forces with high decoration, rising ranks to become an officer. He is a figure of controversy in foreign nations for his outspoken ambition to restore pre-World War territories, including the proposed annexation of Auraine and Mayotte. In the wake of the 2022 election results in Chaesia and Blaoria, Auster-Brautstadt found allies in Till Schultze and Johannes Schnabel, the latter of whom disputed their election loss in favor of Drambenburgian ceding.
Early life and education
Military career
Political career
Chancellor
On August 9th, 2022, Auster-Brautstadt toured Chaesia alongside Kaiser Peter XXI Wettin and met with Till Schultze in Vilhofen. Schultze, who had recently won a contested election defeating incumbent Severin Haugwitz and leading his New Euronia Party to power, had triggered a referendum to cede Chaesia to Drambenburg. The day after, Auster-Brautstadt entered Blaoria despite opposition from incumbent Prime Minister Alwin Edelstein. There, he met with Johannes Schnabel, a member of the pro-Drambenburg Behalten Party whose views on annexation were reflected by Auster-Brautstadt and Schultze. The election results in Blaoria were being contested due to irregularities, but Schnabel had declared himself the legitimate victor and had requested the presence of Drambenburgian military police to oversee recounts. This was met with criticism from many member nations of the CCA, in particular Prime Minister William Eurenne of Shoassau and Zamastanian presidential candidates Sabine Armitage and Leanne Dale, who saw it as blatant meddling in a foreign election.
On August 17th, after four recounts, the Blaorian election concluded with Edelstein being declared the winner. Schnabel opposed the outcome and called on his supporters to deny the election results and protest the government. For weeks, massive demonstrations had occupied the capital of Winterstein, and 6 people were killed along with hundreds injured in the clashes between pro-RPP and pro-Drambenburg protestors. As Chaesia had concluded its own status referendum, narrowly passing with 51.2% of the vote in favor, Auster-Brautstadt and Schultze both endorsed Schnabel as the winner and disavowed Edelstein as the head of state, causing a diplomatic rift.
Personal life
Auster-Brautstadt is a reformed Catholic.