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May 28, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 

EU concerned about YSK decision

20 April 2011 / TODAY’S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL
The European Union has voiced concerns about the Supreme Election Board’s (YSK) decision to bar some BDP candidates in the general elections.

“The Commission is very concerned about this decision and will be closely studying its reasoning and monitor any further developments,” said Natasha Butler, spokesperson for Enlargement and Neighborhood Policy Commissioner Stefan Füle.

Butler complained that after some initial actions the democratic initiative launched by the government in late 2009 has come to a de facto standstill, adding that it is of utmost importance that the new government injects new life into the process after the elections.

“The Southeast of Turkey needs peace, democracy and stability as well as economic, social and cultural development. The Commission continues to insist that the Kurdish issue needs to be addressed through dialogue and within the framework of Turkey’s democratic institutions after decades of violence. The success of this initiative requires the participation and support of all political parties and all segments of society,” she noted.

 
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