Parliamentary Elections Held in Turkey
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As well as developing the Labour, Democracy and Freedom Bloc, which was formed during elections, by involving the revolutionary forces of the west in it; the real path to the solution is to develop a political line which would bring together the Kurdish freedom movement and the political and social freedom struggle of the Turkish workers and labourer.

 

01 July 2011 /International Bulletin / Issue 106

 

In Turkey the parliamentary elections held on 12 June. The government party, AKP with Islamic motives became the party that will form the new government for 3rd term by increasing its votes (Its proportion of votes is 50%). And the other state party, CHP remained at 26%. Racist fascist MHP was also able to enter into parliament by rising above 10% threshold in the elections.
The Labour, Democracy and Freedom Bloc is absolutely and evidentially became the winning side at this elections. The Bloc is formed by BDP representing the Kurdish freedom movement and some leftist parties and groups in Turkey. The Bloc has increased its votes in the elections, and has shown a great success by increasing its representation in the parliament from 22 to 36.
And the ESP , a component of the freedom front, has supported the Bloc candidates in Kurdistan; but it has actively participated in the election process and grew its activities by showing independent socialist candidates in Turkey's big cities.
The success of the Bloc, which came about mainly because of Kurdistan and BDP, was realized despite to the arrestment and imprisonment of nearly 3 thousand BDP officials, Mayors, activists and workers in the recent months. The success was also realized by Kurdish people's resistance to and repelling of the Higher Election Board's (YSK) decision to veto some of the Bloc candidates during elections. It came about through display of great will-power and resistance against fascist regime's various repressions, bans, tricks and prohibitions. Not only the great preparation and organisation at the election process, but also the organisation of people to vote, the protection and defence of ballot boxes and votes has brought about the success.
Through the result, the 10% threshold -which was introduced to prevent representation of Kurdish people and socialist forces in the parliament-, has been invalidated. The AKP who had been making nationalist and religious propagandas has been made to repel in Kurdistan. Its number of votes reduced. In comparison to the former elections, 14 of 15 MPs that it has lost are from Kurdistan cities.
In Kurdistan, the elections also represented a referendum. It became an absolute announcement of Kurds' will power on democratic autonomy; Kurdish identity, Kurdish language and Kurdish culture. Kurdish people have forced the solution of the Kurdish problem to the regime.
The new AKP government is trying to be a new war government rather than taking steps towards solving the problem. Until now, it has considered the Kurdish freedom movement's ceasefire process as a process of liquidation or delay.
On 14th of June, a delegation of colonial regime has met with A. Ocalan, the PKK leader, in Imrali Prison. Following the meeting, A. Ocalan said that he can extend the ceasefire process for another few months for the "democratic constitution". And KCK has agreed with A. Ocalan, the Kurdish leader.
In the new period, there are internal and outer problems in front of the AKP government: internally the Kurdish question and a new constitution, and the uprisings in the Middle East and the resistance and refugee crisis with its neighbour Syria as outer matters.
The new constirution project of the AKP government would mean to secure its influence in the state and its posts that it has gained, and presidential system. And its position towards Middle East and Syria will be determined according to the role that would be drawn by the imperialist policies.
As a matter of fact, Hatip Dicle's MP status, who was elected as an independent candidate from Amed with 85 thousand votes, has been dropped by the Higher Election Board. AKP's Oya Oranat, who was not elected, has been appointed to his place. Later, the other MP candidates release from prisons declined through ongoing court cases. Kurdish institutions and forces met the decision with great anger. BDP and other independent candidates of the Bloc announced that they will boycott the parliament and would not join in the oath ceremony until there is a concrete steps taken towards Dicle.
The regime party, CHP members also did not attend the ceremony because of refusal on the release of Mustafa Balbay and Mehmet Demiral, who are being tried in connection with Ergenekon case in the courts. The parliament is now experiencing a situation of real crises when 171 MP in total of 550 did not oath.
The decision on Hatip Dicle and other imprisoned MPs show that the colonial regime and the government are in preparation of war. It is inevitable that the parliament without BDP will be a war parliament and the government which will be formed there would be a war government. With this move, it is once more being clearly seen that the bourgeois state will not show any sympathy towards solution by meeting the minimum democratic demands of the Kurdish people, and that it would insist on its war tactics and delaying process. As well as developing the Labour, Democracy and Freedom Bloc, which was formed during elections, by involving the revolutionary forces of the west in it; the real path to the solution is to develop a political line which would bring together the Kurdish freedom movement and the political and social freedom struggle of the Turkish workers and labourers.


 

 

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As well as developing the Labour, Democracy and Freedom Bloc, which was formed during elections, by involving the revolutionary forces of the west in it; the real path to the solution is to develop a political line which would bring together the Kurdish freedom movement and the political and social freedom struggle of the Turkish workers and labourer.

 

01 July 2011 /International Bulletin / Issue 106

 

In Turkey the parliamentary elections held on 12 June. The government party, AKP with Islamic motives became the party that will form the new government for 3rd term by increasing its votes (Its proportion of votes is 50%). And the other state party, CHP remained at 26%. Racist fascist MHP was also able to enter into parliament by rising above 10% threshold in the elections.
The Labour, Democracy and Freedom Bloc is absolutely and evidentially became the winning side at this elections. The Bloc is formed by BDP representing the Kurdish freedom movement and some leftist parties and groups in Turkey. The Bloc has increased its votes in the elections, and has shown a great success by increasing its representation in the parliament from 22 to 36.
And the ESP , a component of the freedom front, has supported the Bloc candidates in Kurdistan; but it has actively participated in the election process and grew its activities by showing independent socialist candidates in Turkey's big cities.
The success of the Bloc, which came about mainly because of Kurdistan and BDP, was realized despite to the arrestment and imprisonment of nearly 3 thousand BDP officials, Mayors, activists and workers in the recent months. The success was also realized by Kurdish people's resistance to and repelling of the Higher Election Board's (YSK) decision to veto some of the Bloc candidates during elections. It came about through display of great will-power and resistance against fascist regime's various repressions, bans, tricks and prohibitions. Not only the great preparation and organisation at the election process, but also the organisation of people to vote, the protection and defence of ballot boxes and votes has brought about the success.
Through the result, the 10% threshold -which was introduced to prevent representation of Kurdish people and socialist forces in the parliament-, has been invalidated. The AKP who had been making nationalist and religious propagandas has been made to repel in Kurdistan. Its number of votes reduced. In comparison to the former elections, 14 of 15 MPs that it has lost are from Kurdistan cities.
In Kurdistan, the elections also represented a referendum. It became an absolute announcement of Kurds' will power on democratic autonomy; Kurdish identity, Kurdish language and Kurdish culture. Kurdish people have forced the solution of the Kurdish problem to the regime.
The new AKP government is trying to be a new war government rather than taking steps towards solving the problem. Until now, it has considered the Kurdish freedom movement's ceasefire process as a process of liquidation or delay.
On 14th of June, a delegation of colonial regime has met with A. Ocalan, the PKK leader, in Imrali Prison. Following the meeting, A. Ocalan said that he can extend the ceasefire process for another few months for the "democratic constitution". And KCK has agreed with A. Ocalan, the Kurdish leader.
In the new period, there are internal and outer problems in front of the AKP government: internally the Kurdish question and a new constitution, and the uprisings in the Middle East and the resistance and refugee crisis with its neighbour Syria as outer matters.
The new constirution project of the AKP government would mean to secure its influence in the state and its posts that it has gained, and presidential system. And its position towards Middle East and Syria will be determined according to the role that would be drawn by the imperialist policies.
As a matter of fact, Hatip Dicle's MP status, who was elected as an independent candidate from Amed with 85 thousand votes, has been dropped by the Higher Election Board. AKP's Oya Oranat, who was not elected, has been appointed to his place. Later, the other MP candidates release from prisons declined through ongoing court cases. Kurdish institutions and forces met the decision with great anger. BDP and other independent candidates of the Bloc announced that they will boycott the parliament and would not join in the oath ceremony until there is a concrete steps taken towards Dicle.
The regime party, CHP members also did not attend the ceremony because of refusal on the release of Mustafa Balbay and Mehmet Demiral, who are being tried in connection with Ergenekon case in the courts. The parliament is now experiencing a situation of real crises when 171 MP in total of 550 did not oath.
The decision on Hatip Dicle and other imprisoned MPs show that the colonial regime and the government are in preparation of war. It is inevitable that the parliament without BDP will be a war parliament and the government which will be formed there would be a war government. With this move, it is once more being clearly seen that the bourgeois state will not show any sympathy towards solution by meeting the minimum democratic demands of the Kurdish people, and that it would insist on its war tactics and delaying process. As well as developing the Labour, Democracy and Freedom Bloc, which was formed during elections, by involving the revolutionary forces of the west in it; the real path to the solution is to develop a political line which would bring together the Kurdish freedom movement and the political and social freedom struggle of the Turkish workers and labourers.