Kurdish HDP Leader Urges Political Parties to Secure the November 1 Elections

• 10.01.2015, 16:02
•  Region,  World

The co-chair of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) urged other political parties to unite efforts to provide security for the November 1 elections in constituencies in eastern and southeastern Anatolia, rather than leave the matter to the security forces.

It should be noted that the YSK is to finally make a decision on earlier determinations taken by a number of local election councils in eastern and southeastern Anatolia to not conduct voting in certain neighborhoods because of security concerns, taking into consideration the violence between security forces and militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Hurriyet reports. 

"The YSK has to review those decisions (by district election councils). However, there is no need for a great fear and panic if the YSK ultimately violates the constitution and decides to openly move the ballot boxes. We will make preparations to organize voters and transport them to ballot boxes nearby," said Demirtas.