Babou Chkaya

Babou Chkaya
Computer representation of Babou Chkaya
3rd President of Occitania
Assumed office 28 July 2019
Predecessor	Juan Cisneros
Prime Minister of Aswington
In office 2 June 2020 - 25 June 2020
Predecessor	Ivanna Minaïeva
Successor	Addison O'Halloran
Primate of Holy Violet Church as Babolus
In office 25 January 2016 - 25 January 2018
Predecessor	Office established
Successor	Juan Cisneros
1st President of Occitania
In office 1 October 2015 - 25 January 2018
Predecessor	Office established
Successor	Juan Cisneros
Prime Minister of Occitania
In office 15 January 2018 - 20 June 2018
President	Juan Cisneros
Predecessor	Office established
Successor	Vicent Branchadell
General Secretary of the MBU
In office 6 November 2017 - 28 October 2018
Predecessor	Jorge de Antillón
Successor	Jorge de Antillón
GUM Secretary for Statistical Research
In office 18 March 2018 - 30 December 2018 (de jure)
Predecessor	Adam I of Überstadt
Successor	Tomáš Falešník
Personal information
Born	1 August 1998 (1998-08-01) Escaldes-Engordany, Principality of Andorra
Citizenship	Occitanian
Nationality	French
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Babougrad, Occitania
Alma mater	Toulouse 1 University Capitole
Occupation	Student Journalist Micronationalist Politician
Religion	Macronational : Roman Catholic Micronational: Holy Violet Church
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Babou Chkaya, (born 1 August 1998) is a micronationalist and an Occitanian politician, a micronation that was founded by him in June 2015.

His presidency has been marked by socialist beginnings and then by a Social liberalism shift, the creation of a multi-ethnic and tolerant culture in Occitania, as well as a territorial expansion and the establishment of direct democracy. After health problems and inactivity of his successors which led to the fall of the Popular Union regime, he recreated a political structure with some local leaders under the name of the Union of Nova-Occitania.

Early life

Babou Chkaya was born on 1 August 1998, in Andorra. His mother has Ukrainian origins (his great grandfather took refuge in France during the Russian Civil War). He grew up in Toulouse, France. He lives in Sderot, Israel during two years, because his father was working in a UN program in Gaza. Babou was formed in the Toulouse 1 University Capitole.

He speaks French, Occitan, Spanish, Catalan, and Afrikaans. He has been noted for his sub-standard level of Engish, which has generate several diplomatical incidents and misunderstandings.

Babou is a convinced ecologist; when he is in Toulouse, he abandons his Official state car and uses a self-service bike.

Self-service bike in Toulouse

He loves cycling, and British music like The Beatles and The Clash. His favorite musical theatre is The King and I composed by Richard Rodgers and dramatist Oscar Hammerstein II.

Name

According to the Occitanian civil status, a citizen can choose the family name of one of his two parents. Babou Chkaya has chosen the name of his mother's family. His micronational name differs from his French identity papers. Babou is also his second given name.

Micronational career

On 7 June 2015 he founds the Confederate States of Occitania and being president of the state twice. After the overthrow the former regime by the communist revolution, he became the new president of the new state. He also assured other positions in this micronation as Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Education and Science,Minister of International negotiations.

Jupiterian presidency

As Emmanuel Macron or the Japanese traditions, Babou is rare in the media, on social networks and in his international appearances in order to make his speech and his image precious. He weighs his rare pronouncements carefully.

Medias

Babou Chkaya is the director and owner of a private press group, the Occitanian Media Group which includes three televisions (one in direct/live) and one newspaper. It actively participates in the Micronational Broadcasting Union.

Foreign position

During the US Elections Campaign in 2016, he supports Clinton. In the April 2017 Nedlandic general election, he has voted for Cianan (Humanytarian Vanguard Party).

Titles, offices and honours

Main article: List of titles, offices and honours of Babou Chkaya

Current offices

• President of Occitania
• Minister of Culture and Sports
• Minister of Diplomacy and Commonwealth
• Konstitusievoog
• Minister of Media and Telecommunication
• Deputy of the Mixed Constituency
• Prime Minister
• Deputy
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Referent Member of the Democratic Party

Honours

• - Grand Cross of Letzembourg, 23 January 2016
• - Order of the Occitan Cross, 23 January 2016
• - Medal of Government of Surland, 12 February 2016
• - Orden of Friendship, 24 June 2016
• - Flame of Lorenzburg, 4 August 2016
• - Knight First Class of the Order of the Lion, 13 August 2016
• , Royal Order of the Crown of Cumagne, 2 September 2016 '
• - Orden of Loyalty, 6 November 2016
• - One year medal (Coria), 17 April 2017
• - Honorific Cavallier of the Friendship Order of Antares, 12 June 2017
• - Order of Bouvet, 1 August 2017
• - Order of St. Leonard, 2 August 2017

Titles

• - Grand Duke, 24 November 2016

Electoral results

Election	Party	Votes	%	Outcome	Notes
Presidency of Occitania
2015	Communist Party	N/A	N/A	Elected	A point representation system was used. No details of published votes
May 2016	Communist Party	N/A	N/A	Elected	A point representation system was used. No details of published votes
November 2016	Socialist Party	N/A	N/A	Elected	A point representation system was used. No details of published votes
May 2017	Esquerra!	4	100%	Elected	Elected by the deputies of the 1st legislature of the Vergadering
November 2017	Esquerra! (UL coalition)	4	66,67%	Elected	Elected by the deputies of the 2nd legislature of the Vergadering
July 2019	Democratic Party	17	73.91%	Elected	Direct universal suffrage
March 2020	Democratic Party	10	55.56%	Elected	Direct universal suffrage
Deputy of Occitanian legislatures
May 2017	Esquerra!	4	100%	Elected	Elected in the Midi-Gironde constituency
November 2017	Esquerra! (UL coalition)	7	77,77%	Elected	Elected in the Midi-Gironde constituency
December 2017	Esquerra!	21	65,63%	Elected	Elected in a federal list (First on the list)
May 2018	Melocoton Party	23	46%	Elected	Elected in a federal list (First on the list)
July 2019	Democratic Party	15	65.22%	Elected	Elected in a federal list (Fourth on the list)
November 2019	Democratic Party	2	100%	Elected	Elected in the Mixed constituency
Presidency of Aswington
2019	Juntos	3	42.86%	Defeated	Direct universal suffrage
Deputy of Aswingtonian legislature
2019	Juntos	5	71.43%	Elected	Elected in a national list (Fourth on the list)
GUM Secretary for Statistical Research
2018 (AP047)	Esquerra!	3	75%	Appointed	Appointed to the position of Statistics Secretary with 3 support and 1 abstain
General Secretary of the Micronational Broadcasting Union
2017	Esquerra!	3	100%	Elected	Voters are Heads of broadcasters members

External links

• Interview by the National Radio of Moriel (ES)
• Interview by the website ANIM (ES)
• Interview by The Union Times (ES)