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Syrian Kurdish National Council KNCS calls
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May 8, 2012
DAMASCUS,— The Kurdish National Council
of Syria has called for a boycott of the country's
parliamentary elections, which began yesterday
morning for voters to choose new MPs in the first
election after the issue of a law allowing the
formation of political parties.
The elections are part of the political reforms
adopted by the Syrian regime after the popular
uprising that began 14 months ago against President
Bashar al-Assad.
In the Kurdish areas of Syria, the Kurdish National
Council of Syria called for boycotting the
elections. Chairman of the council Ahmed Suleiman
announced his own boycott because of the
circumstances the country has witnessed for more
than a year now.
Speaking to AK news, Suleiman said: "The current
conditions in Syria don't allow holding
parliamentary elections and electing members of
parliament that truly represent the aspirations of
the Syrian citizens.
"The Syrian regime is seeking, through holding the
elections, to show that the situation in the country
is natural and that the political process is taking
place correctly. The whole world is aware of what's
going on in Syria."
The Kurdish National Council of Syria said in a
statement that the election boycott comes as the
"dictatorial power" is practicing daily killings
against the Syrian people alongside the continuing
campaigns of repression,www.ekurd.net
persecution, arrest, as well as the bombing of
cities and the demolition of houses belonging to
innocent people.
Hussein Shawish, member of the coordination of the
Democratic Society Movement in western Kurdistan,
denied the rumors about the participation of his
Democratic Union Party in the Syrian elections.
"The Democratic Union Party is a member of the
opposing coordinating body which announced its
boycott of the elections. No member of the party was
nominated for the elections, and those who spread
such rumors don't have any evidence or a specific
name to prove their saying.
"The party sees that these elections are
illegitimate, especially in the atmosphere of the
Syrian revolution. Some of the loyal Kurds for the
Syrian regime asked the Democratic Union Party for
support but the party didn't agree."
Shawish said that the Kurdish candidate in Damascus
city Omar Aussie is a candidate that has his own
movement and party - the Kurdish Initiative Party.
Shawish said Aussie has nothing to do with the
Democratic Union Party, especially because he has
worked as a statesman for more than 15 years.
Aussie has spoken negatively about the Union Party
on more than one occasion, although he sometimes
speaks on behalf of the party.
By Amer Abdul Salam
Copyright © respective author or news agency,
aknews.com
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