ELECTIONS 2023

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• Green Left Party breeze blows in Fatih, a traditional AKP-MHP stronghold  

  A Green Left Party breeze is blowing in the borough of Fatih, traditionally an AKP-MHP stronghold in Istanbul.
• 'Those who migrated from Adiyaman must go to polls' 

  The Provincial co-chairs of the Green Left Party and the Democratic Regions Party (DBP) urged those who left Adiyaman province following the recent earthquakes to go to the polls.
• Green Party Election Coordination in the UK: Vote to overthrow fascism 

  In the UK, citizens of Turkey can still cast their vote for the presidential and parliamentary elections until 7 May. Turnout was low in the first four days.
• Green Left Party calls on voters abroad to go to the polls 

  As overseas voting for the 14 May elections continues, the Green Left Party calls on voters to go to the polls.
• MP Paylan calls for voting for Green Left against the fascist regime 

  Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) MP Garo Paylan, who attended an election campaign in Izmir, called for voting for the Green Left Party against the fascist regime.
• KCDK-E: Everyone should go to the polls and vote for the Green Left Party 

  The European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress called on everyone to “go to the polls in a spirit of mobilization.”
• Türk: These elections are a historic opportunity 

  Kurdish politician Ahmet Türk met with civil society associations and opinion leaders and underlined that the elections are a historical opportunity.
• Karakuş: The government seeks to intimidate society with police operations  

  The co-chair of the IHD office in Van, Mehmet Karakuş, said the arrests of over 50 opposition figures, including politicians, lawyers and journalists, is an attempt to intimidate society.
• Remzi Kartal calls on people abroad to vote to end the AKP-MHP regime 

  Kongra Gel co-chair Remzi Kartal called on people abroad to continue to vote to end the AKP-MHP regime. Voting abroad ends on 9 May.
• Green Left Party in Edirne attacked, three people injured 

  Three people, including candidate Serdal Zımba, were injured in the attack on the stand of the Green Left Party in Edirne.
• ‘The defeat of the AKP will offer the opportunity for a solution to the Kurdish question’ 

  “A strong parliament, a strong Green Left Party group in parliament means we will have the power to make laws. It means opening the doors between Europe and Turkey. It will be our contribution to Turkey's freedom,” said HDP Honorary Chair Ertuğrul Kürkçü.
• Erdogan's election campaign photo protected by the police in Van 

  The Van Governorate forcibly hung Erdogan's campaign photo on a shopping mall in Van despite the objection of local shopkeepers. The photo is protected by police officers who keep guard for 24 hours.
• Çelenk: Our people want women in parliament 

  Sevilay Çelenk, one of the candidates of the Green Left Party in Amed said: "Our people want women deputies to be strong in the parliament."
• Solidarity night with the Green Left Party in Duisburg 

  A solidarity night with the Green Left Party was held in Duisburg.
• Rally for the Green Left Party in Marseille 

  Speaking at a rally in Marseille, politician Osman Baydemir said: “You can change a lot with one vote. You can destroy the fascist system and liberate our comrades in prison, you can liberate Rojava.”
• FEDA, European Democratic Peoples' Federation and AABF: Vote for the Labor and Freedom Alliance 

  FEDA, European Democratic Peoples' Federation and AABF called for support for the Labor and Freedom Alliance in the 14 May elections.
• Activists in Munich open Labor and Freedom Alliance information stand 

  Activists in the city of Munich called on everyone to vote for the Green Left Party.
• First day of voting in Switzerland 

  In Switzerland, voting for the presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey began on Saturday morning. Apart from minor incidents, the day passed quietly.
• Labour and Democracy Alliance elections stand opened in Duisburg  

  Green Left Party volunteers living in Duisburg called on everyone to go to the polls and exercise their right to vote.
• Long queues in Britain as voting begins  

  Voting in Britain began in the cities of London, Manchester, Leicester and Edinburgh. The British Electoral Coordination, which supports the Green Left Party, called on everyone to go to the polls.
• International Women’s Alliance sends support message to Green Left Party 

  The International Women’s Alliance sent a video in support of the Green Left Party.
• Türkdoğan: We will ensure rights for all 

  Former co-chair of the IHD and Green Left Party's candidate Öztürk Türkdoğan, said that "the only thing to do against this repression is to get rid of this government."
• Voting for Turkish elections in Switzerland begins on Saturday 

  Voting for Turkish elections in Switzerland begins tomorrow, Saturday. 42 ballot boxes were set up in three cities.
• Kurdish politicians call for broad participation in overseas voting for Turkey’s elections 

  As voting for Turkey’s parliamentary and presidential elections begins in Europe today, Kurdish politicians in exile emphasise the strategic importance of the elections and call for broad participation.
• ‘Elections are a historic opportunity to shape our future’ 

  Kurdish politicians in exile call on the people to vote for the Green Left Party in the May 14 election, defining it as a historic turning point for the Kurdish people.