Kurdish parties protest in Diyarbakir against the withdrawal of Van Metropolitan Municipality Co-May by Mehmet Masum Suer / SOPA Images
The decision of the Ministry of Justice to cancel the right to be elected Metropolitan Mayor candidate of the People's Equality and Democracy Party, Abdullah Zeydan, who won the local elections in Van, was protested by the Kurdish political parties. Executives and deputies of the People's Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) and the Democratic Regions Party (DBP) attended the protest in front of the Provincial Election Board building in Diyarbakır. Hundreds of people gathered in front of the Electoral Board and protested the decision with slogans. The mayoral certificate of DEM Party member Abdullah Zeydan, who won the election with 55 percent of the votes, was given to Abdullah Arvas, the candidate of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party), who finished the election in second place with 27 percent of the
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