Call to the Elections Board to reconsider their verdict
Call to the Elections Board to reconsider their verdict
BDP (Peace and Democracy Party) sponsored independent candidates, Gültan Kisanak (MP for Diyarbakir and Siirt candidate), Sebahat Tuncel (MP for Istanbul and Istanbul candidate), Leyla Zana (Former MP of DEP (Democracy Party) and Diyarbakir candidate), Hatip Dicle (Former MP of DEP (Democracy Party) and Diyarbakir candidate), M. Salih Yildiz (Former Mayor of Yuksekove/Hakkari and Hakkari candidate),Ertuðrul Kurkçu (Mersin candidate), Ýsa Gurbuz (Elazig candidate), have issued a statement in which they state that "Turkey and - within the last 8 years - AKP government insists on not to recognize the Kurdish People’s representation in Assembly anti-democratically and by dirty games, with under the influence of 12 September Constitution. Anti-democratic 10 percent electoral threshold, which is also an anti-democratic topic for international public opinion, provides remove of Kurdish people’s representation from the legal parliamentary area."
The statement continue by underlining that "Even the electoral threshold’s existence is conserved, under the name of KCK Operations; more than 2000 members of BDP have been detained who are elected mayors, the chairs of provincial councils and executers of BDP."
For the candidates the decision by the High Elections Board equals a "political genocide."
Going into the details of the single candidates, the statement underlined how "Two of the independent candidates, whose applications have been refused, are MP currently. Former Co-President of BDP Ms. Gultan KISANAK and MP of BDP for Istanbul Ms. Sebahat TUNCEL attended the general elections in 2007 and there weren’t any barriers but in 2011 they met with blocking . This hinders confidence in terms of legal and conscientious. The decision on Mr. Ertugrul KURKCU, who has a leftist political background, relates to 40 years ago. On the other hand, the decision on former MPs Ms. Leyla ZANA (awarded Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 1995) and Mr. Hatip DICLE is also about the previous convictions. But there are decisions of restitution of electoral rights of all three of them. In spite of the decision of restitution, refusal of their application is a juridical coup d'état. It should be known clearly that there isn’t any candidate who has juridical barriers among the independent candidates of Labour, Peace and Freedom Bloc."
It is the first time, the statement points out, that all Kurdish Political Parties and Leftist, Socialist and Democratic Powers in Turkey have decided for a joint participation to elections as a member of Labour, Peace and Freedom Bloc, under the leadership of BDP. "However - the statement ends - the decision of VETO against candidates of bloc means the implementation of 12nd September junta’s laws by AKP government. The decisions of VETO make the legitimacy of elections doubtful."
The statement continue by underlining that "Even the electoral threshold’s existence is conserved, under the name of KCK Operations; more than 2000 members of BDP have been detained who are elected mayors, the chairs of provincial councils and executers of BDP."
For the candidates the decision by the High Elections Board equals a "political genocide."
Going into the details of the single candidates, the statement underlined how "Two of the independent candidates, whose applications have been refused, are MP currently. Former Co-President of BDP Ms. Gultan KISANAK and MP of BDP for Istanbul Ms. Sebahat TUNCEL attended the general elections in 2007 and there weren’t any barriers but in 2011 they met with blocking . This hinders confidence in terms of legal and conscientious. The decision on Mr. Ertugrul KURKCU, who has a leftist political background, relates to 40 years ago. On the other hand, the decision on former MPs Ms. Leyla ZANA (awarded Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 1995) and Mr. Hatip DICLE is also about the previous convictions. But there are decisions of restitution of electoral rights of all three of them. In spite of the decision of restitution, refusal of their application is a juridical coup d'état. It should be known clearly that there isn’t any candidate who has juridical barriers among the independent candidates of Labour, Peace and Freedom Bloc."
It is the first time, the statement points out, that all Kurdish Political Parties and Leftist, Socialist and Democratic Powers in Turkey have decided for a joint participation to elections as a member of Labour, Peace and Freedom Bloc, under the leadership of BDP. "However - the statement ends - the decision of VETO against candidates of bloc means the implementation of 12nd September junta’s laws by AKP government. The decisions of VETO make the legitimacy of elections doubtful."
