Against his main political opponent in the upcoming elections, Kemal Kilicdarogluthe Turkish president turns Recep Tayyip Erdogan attacked because he met with the pro-Kurdish opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP).
Erdogan during his statements on Wednesday (22/3) characterized it HDP “parliamentary arm” of a “terrorist organization”. “The presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu made this party a partner in his election campaign” he pointed out as reported today, Thursday (23/3) by the state news agency Anadolu and relayed by the Athens News Agency.
Erdogan has repeatedly identified the left-wing HDP with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which the HDP categorically rejects.
The HDP was threatened with a ban before the presidential and parliamentary elections due to accusations that it was linked to the terrorist activities of the PKK.
Kilicdaroglu is the joint candidate of six opposition parties.
The HDP is not among the parties explicitly backing Kilicdaroglu, although it has refused to field its own candidate for the May 14 presidential election.
Observers see this as an indication that the HDP is tacitly supporting Kilicdaroglu’s candidacy. The votes of HDP supporters may be decisive in the election contest.
Erdogan called the HDP a “secret partner” of the six-party alliance. Polls have shown that the re-election of the 69-year-old president, who has been in power for two decades, will be difficult.
Source: News Beast
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