No Ballot Boxes for Cizre’s Three Quarters

It was decided that Nur, Cudi and Sur quarters of Cizre district of Şırnak province in southeastern Turkey won’t have ballot boxes on November 1, general elections.

According to the decision of the district election board, 48 thousand 687 voters living in these quarters will cast their ballots in other quarters of Cizre.

65% of the Cizre’s population live in these quarters

Dicle News Agency (DİHA) says 65% of the Cizre’s population live in these quarters which won’t have ballot boxes. 

The decision of district’s election board wasn’t announced to the political parties.

“There isn’t any security issues unless the police attack”

Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Cizre District Co-Chair, Ali Akdeniz, told DİHA there wouldn’t be any security issues in the district unless the police attacked.

Akdeniz stated they would object the decision of the Cizre’s election board:

“Everyone should be able to cast their ballots from their quarters.”

Governorship of Bitlis Requests “mobile system”

Governorship of Bitlis (a province in eastern Turkey), Ahmet Çınar, requested “mobile system of voting” for voters in certain provinces and districts. (EKN/BD)

* Photo Credit: Çiğdem Mater

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