HDP to compete in elections under Green Left Party, co-leader confirms

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The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) will compete in the May elections under the Green Left (Yeşil Sol) Party, its co-leader Mithat Sancar has confirmed.

The decision was spurred by the possible closure of the party, Sancar said late yesterday (March 22) during a live interview on Halk TV. The closure case filed in 2021 is currently in the latest phase.

Sancar recalled that they had predicted that the closure case would coincide with the elections as part of "the government's strategy."

"We will not enter a process where there is a risk of closure, even if there is a one in a thousand chance," said Sancar.

Recently, the Constitutional Court rejected the HDP's request for the postponement of their oral defense until after the elections.

The high court's rejection also influenced their decision, said Sancar.

The Green Left Party replaced its logo with one that is similar to that of the HDP.

Earlier yesterday, the HDP announced that it would not field a candidate for the president in order to "fulfill our duty against the one-man regime." (AEK/VK)