The Supreme Electoral Commission accepted the objection of the pro-Kurdish DEM and recognized the party's candidate Abdullah Zeidan as the mayor of Van, after strong reactions in recent days. Abdullah Zeidan was elected in Sunday's municipal elections with 55.51% against the candidate of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Abdullahat Arvas, who received 27.15% of the vote. Previously, the Supreme Electoral Commission had annulled Zeidan's election and decided to declare the candidate of the ruling AKP as mayor. The decision had provoked strong reactions in the province of Van. Yesterday's protests saw clashes between Kurdish protesters and the police, and the atmosphere remains tense today. The prefecture of the province of Van by decision banned it from today and for 15 days all demonstrations, protest gatherings, marches, collecting signatures and holding polls. Similar prohibitions were imposed, as reported by APE-MPE, in the neighboring prefecture of Bitlis, while in the Pervari area of ​​the also neighboring prefecture of Siirt the prefecture […]
Source: News Beast
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