content tagged with Labor and Freedom Alliance

The alliance had previously decided not to field a candidate for the pivotal elections in May.

The alliance says the crackdown was intended to affect the results of the dual polls on May 14.

As the new law could make allied parties compete against each other, not only the parties' voting rates but also how they will participate in the election will determine the outcome. The parties have set up "alliances within alliances" to maximize the number of seats they'll win.

The leader of the Worker's Party of Turkey (TİP) reassured that his party will not cause any loss to the Labor and Freedom Alliance and will not put up candidates at any place where there is the risk of losing an MP due to competing under two separate lists within the alliance.

Facing closure, the HDP will compete in the elections under the Green Left Party.

"We'll fulfill our resposibility against the one-man rule," said HDP co-leader Pervin Buldan.

Selahattin Demirtaş sent the meeting a new song he has written in prison. HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan said in the meeting, "If we win the elections in İstanbul, it means that we win it in Türkiye."