Turkish election “impossible” as violence spreads |Turkey |HDP |Demirtas
10.09.2015 - 18:25
Turkey’s chances of holding an election in November are “becoming impossible” because of growing unrest, according to the head of the pro-Kurdish opposition The collapse of a ceasefire in July between the government and Kurdish insurgents has led to almost daily clashes.
Selahattin Demirtas, the head of the opposition Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) said: “I am wondering about how we can hold elections in Cizre. If we don’t maintain stability with peace, how will we hold elections and will people vote? I am talking about a reality here.”
On Tuesday, nationalist crowds attacked the office of a newspaper in Istanbul and the Ankara headquarters of the pro-Kurdish opposition.