Arrr, Turkey be denyin' the matey from takin' his rightful place as the mayor-elect in the pro-Kurdish land!
2024-04-02
Arrr! The scurvy dogs in Turkey be denyin' Mayor Zeydan his rightful place at the helm in Van! They be plunderin' his win and replacin' him with a lackey of Erdoğan. 'Tis a mutinous act that shall not go unchallenged! Shiver me timbers!
Turkey’s electoral authorities be playin' dirty tricks on the newly elected mayor from a pro-Kurdish crew, denyin' him the right to hold office in an eastern city and replacin' him with his runner-up from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling gang. Sunday’s local polls be a slap to Erdoğan and his crew after their wins last year in the presidential and parliamentary elections. The main opposition party be keepin' control of Istanbul and Ankara and makin' gains elsewhere while the pro-Kurdish Equality and Democracy Party be takin' several municipalities in Turkey's mainly-Kurdish regions despite the years of repression.The decision to snatch the mandate of Abdullah Zeydan from DEM, after his win in Van, be causin' a ruckus with protests and tear gas in the streets. The opposition CHP be standin' by Zeydan, condemnin' the move and sendin' support to Van. The electoral authority be citin' a court decision that said the politician, who spent time in the brig, couldn't run for office.Zeydan be winnin' 55% of the votes in Van, with the second-placed candidate from Erdoğan’s crew only gettin' 27%. DEM also be takin' nine provinces in the southeast, showin' their strength despite the government's shady moves against the pro-Kurdish crew.