The Green Left Party continues to open its election offices in Istanbul, where it aims at increasing the number of deputies.

Green Left Party Istanbul Election Commission Co-Spokesperson Ramazan Yavuz told ANF about the work and goals of the party in Istanbul.

It is expected that 31,864 ballot boxes will be set up in approximately 1,917 schools in the elections in Istanbul, and the Green Left Party plans to appoint approximately 70,000 observers to these ballot boxes, to assign 4,000 responsible, and to appoint 2,000 lawyers to the schools. The Green Left Party plans to open a total of 150 election offices in Istanbul.

Yavuz stated that the people in Istanbul have got to know the Green Left Party for about a year and a half. “Let me tell you this. As you know, the HDP will not appear on the list. Since it did not enter the election, its logo will not appear on the lists. What will be on the list is the Green Left Party and its logo.”

Yavuz added that ballot boxes will be set up in 191 schools in Istanbul, and that they will work for the security of each ballot box with nearly 70,000 observers throughout the province. He added that they plan to assign a lawyer to each school. The party also prepared a video to explain to observers what to look out for when at the polling stations.

Referring to the attacks against the election offices, Yavuz said that they were even considering monitoring the offices with the camera system and they were discussing how to take precautions for the safety of their officers.

Yavuz stated that they are considering opening an average of 150 election offices, and that they plan to open 2 offices in some districts and 5 in others. However, when they tell landlords that the offices are for the Green Left Party, they encounter exorbitant rents in some places.

Yavuz said: "We always say that Istanbul is the biggest city of Kurdistan, that's why our goal in Istanbul is to win 20 deputies and to double our votes."