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• Four Syrian soldiers killed in Manbij following Turkish attack 

  As a result of the Turkish state bombing a military base belonging to the Damascus government in Manbij, 4 Damascus government soldiers lost their lives.
• Green Left Party in Switzerland starts campaign for runoff election 

  The Green Left Party and Labour and Freedom alliance in Switzerland have stepped up preparations for the second round of the presidential election in Turkey scheduled for May 28.
• HDP and Green Left Party: We are determined to make the regime lose in the runoff 

  Announcing their objectives for the coming days, the HDP and Green Left Party said: “We are here, and we are strong! We will continue our struggle to build the broadest democracy alliance in Turkey and push back fascism.”
• Memorial event in London pays tribute to May Martyrs 

  An event was held in London to commemorate the revolutionary martyrs who fell in May.
• Assad arrives in Saudi Arabia to attend Arab League summit 

  After about a decade of isolation, Syria’s Bashar al-Assad is attending a major international meeting for the first time at the Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia.
• ‘We will make Erdoğan and fascism lose in the second round of election’ 

  The European Election Coordination of the Green Left Party called on voters to go to the polls in the second round of the presidential election.
• Low turnout abroad costs the Green Left Party 3 deputies  

  The voters who did not go to the polls abroad cost 3 deputies in the 14 May elections.
• Dutch Green Left Party Coordination meets to organize participation to second round of election 

  The Dutch Green Left Party Election Coordination is working to ensure the highest participation in the second round of the presidential elections, which will be held on 20-24 May in Amsterdam, Den Haag, Deventer and Eindhoven.
• Young people organizations commemorate Martyrs of May 

  Young people organizations commemorated Ibrahim Kaypakkaya, Haki Karer and the other Martyrs of May, and said that they will continue to learn from their lives and practices and carry the revolutionary legacy forward.
• KCK: Fascism will definitely be overthrown in Turkey 

  “Fascism will definitely be overthrown in Turkey and Turkey will be democratized. The future of Turkey and Kurdistan will be determined and shaped by the struggle of the peoples, the democratic forces and women,” KCK said.
• Lawyers apply to visit Abdullah Öcalan 

  Asrın Law Office's lawyers applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and Imralı Prison Directorate to meet with their client Abdullah Öcalan, whom they have not heard from since 25 March 2021.
• FEDA: We will win on 28 May! 

  FEDA said in a statement: "We must be motivated for the second round of the presidential elections. We must win by working day and night."
• KCDK-E: We will make Erdoğan lose 

  The Kurdish European umbrella organization KCDK-E has started mobilizing for the second round of the presidential elections. The association emphasized the historic opportunity to overthrow the dictator.
• Green Left Party in Marseille meets to plan work second round of presidential elections 

  The Green Left Party in Marseille met to plan work for the second round of the presidential elections.
• Activists at Geneva vigil pay tribute to May Martyrs 

  Activists holding a vigil in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva since 2021 paid tribute to the martyrs who fell in the month of May.
• Öztürk: Kurdish people voted for democracy and justice 

  DTK Co-Chair and Green Left Party MP Berdan Öztürk said that despite all the obstacles and election fraud, the Kurdish people chose the third way in the elections and once again gave a message for honourable peace, democracy, justice and coexistence.
• Two detained in police raid on the office of Turkish newspaper Sabah in Germany 

  The German police searched the Frankfurt-based European editorial office of the Turkish newspaper "Sabah" and arrested two employees. The paper is considered the most important mouthpiece of the Erdoğan government.
• British Election Coordination: Let's stop the dictator! 

  Polling stations will be set up in the cities of London, Manchester, Leicester and Edinburgh between 20 and 24 May. The British Election Coordination invited people to cast their vote to “Stop the dictator, make history!”
• Observers from the Spanish state expose harassment in Turkey and North Kurdistan 

  Podemos, Esquerra Republicana, EH Bildu and CUP exposed the harassment voters and the same delegation suffered during the voting process in Turkey and North Kurdistan.
• Green Left Party gets one objection accepted and one rejected in Mardin  

  The Green Left Party protested 225 votes written to the MHP in Mardin and said its protest was accepted, while the objection to ballot box number 1363, was rejected.
• Police in Ankara take 10 people into custody at Democracy Vigil in front of YSK  

  In Ankara, 10 people who started the Democracy Vigil in front of the YSK building were taken into custody.
• Tiryaki: We are examining 193 thousand ballot papers 

  In a statement regarding the election irregularities, HDP Election Follow-up Coordination Co-Spokesperson Mehmet Rüştü Tiryaki said that they will examine the votes of 193 thousand ballot papers.
• Leader of Turkey’s Labour Party resigns 

  Akdeniz not only resigned from his post as the chairperson, but also as a member of the party. 
• Green Left Party vows to defend votes for the party in Hakkari 

  The AKP has filed an appeal in Hakkari against the validity of the Turkey election in all constituencies of the Kurdish province, where a large majority of eligible voters voted for the Green Left Party and Kılıçdaroğlu on Sunday.
• Election fraud uncovered: Green Left Party votes attributed to MHP in Bismil 

  Two days after the elections in Turkey, further cases of fraud are uncovered by comparing ballot records and the information in the Supreme Election Board’s database. Votes for the Green Left Party in Bismil were attributed to the MHP.