DİYARBAKIR - While 6 of the HDP candidates were not given their sertificates to become a mayor because they were dismissed with a law decree, trustees were appointed to 40 of the municipalities won by HDP. The number of HDP municipalities has been reduced to 18 today.

 

Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) won 65 of the municipalities in Kurdish provinces in the March 31, 2019 Local Elections. Out of 65 municipalities, 3 of which were metropolitan municipalities, while there were 5 provinces, 45 districts and 12 towns. Trustees were appointed to 40 of these municipalities while 6 of the mayor candidates were not given their certificates.

 

 

TRUSTEES WERE APPOINTED TO 29 MUNICIPALITIES IN 3 MONTHS

 

The second wave of appointing trustees to HDP municipalities came in October, November and December of 2019. During this period, trustees were appointed to Batman İkiköprü (Awîskê); Dersim Akpazar; Diyarbakır Hazro, Kayapınar, Bismil, Kocaköy, Kulp, Sur, Yenişehir; Erzurum Karayazı; Hakkari, Yüksekova; Mardin Kızıltepe, Mazıdağı, Nusaybin, Savur; Muş Bulanik, Erentepe, Varto; Şırnak Cizre, İdil; Urfa Suruç and  Van's Başkale, Erciş, İpekyolu, Muradiye, Özalp and Saray Municipalities.

 

 

TRUSTEES WERE APPOINTED TO 8 MORE MUNICIPALITIES

 

Trustees were appointed to Batman; Bitlis's Güroymak district, Diyarbakır's Eğil, Ergani, Silvan and Lice, Iğdır's Halfeli and Siirt's Gökçebağ Municipalities by the Ministry of Interrior.

 

NOT EVEN A YEAR HAS PASSED SINCE THE ELECTIONS

 

With the appointment of the new 8 trustees, the number of the municipalities which the Ministry did not appoint a trustee decreased from 65 to 18.

 

The municipalities HDP still runs are; Ağrı Doğubayazıt, Diyadin, Patnos; Batman Kozluk; Diyarbakır Çınar, Dicle; Elazig Sarica; Erzurum Karaçoban; Iğdır, Iğdır Hoşhaber; Kars; Muş Altınova; Siirt, Siirt Baykan, Kurtalan; Sirnak Silopi, Balveren Municipalities.