FIRAT NEWS AGENCY - July 24 2011 | The election of the delegates who will represent the provinces at the general assembly of the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) on July 30 and 31 has begun.
Following its declaration of Democratic Autonomy, the Democratic Society Congress (DTK), the largest civil society platform for Kurdish associations and movements, is holding elections today in 43 districts in order to elect delegates for a general assembly.
The voting process has begun at 09:00 today and it will continue till 5:00pm. Every voter will only be able to vote in their own neighborhood by showing their identity card and confirming their address. The district election commission will organize and prepare the ballots the delegates will use.
After the voting process, the votes will be counted, if two delegates in one region have the same amount of votes and one of them is a woman, the woman will win. If two candidates of the same gender have the same number of votes, the delegates will draw lots. After the votes are counted, the results will be delivered to the district election commission.
The number of delegates in provinces are as follows; Adana 17, Adıyaman 4, Ağrı 17, Ankara 6, Antalya 5, Ardahan 3, Aydın 4, Balıkesir 2, Batman 21, Bingöl 9, Bitlis 7, Bursa 5, Denizli 2, Diyarbakır 70, Erzurum 6, Eskişehir 2, Antep 8, Hakkari 17, Elazığ 4, Hatay 2, Iğdır 5, İstanbul 50, İzmir 20, Maraş 3, Kars 5, Kırşehir 2, Kocaeli 4, Konya 3, Malatya 3, Manisa 4, Mardin 32, Mersin 17, Muğla 2, Muş 14, Osmaniye 2, Siirt 10, Urfa 23, Şırnak 23, Tekirdağ 2, Dersim 5, Van 40, Yalova 2 and Erzincan 2.
DTK Organization Commission had made a call with a written statement two days ago for a full participation in the elections of delegates, stating that each voter should go to the polls with the consciousness of an equal and free citizen. (B.O.)
Following its declaration of Democratic Autonomy, the Democratic Society Congress (DTK), the largest civil society platform for Kurdish associations and movements, is holding elections today in 43 districts in order to elect delegates for a general assembly.
The voting process has begun at 09:00 today and it will continue till 5:00pm. Every voter will only be able to vote in their own neighborhood by showing their identity card and confirming their address. The district election commission will organize and prepare the ballots the delegates will use.
After the voting process, the votes will be counted, if two delegates in one region have the same amount of votes and one of them is a woman, the woman will win. If two candidates of the same gender have the same number of votes, the delegates will draw lots. After the votes are counted, the results will be delivered to the district election commission.
The number of delegates in provinces are as follows; Adana 17, Adıyaman 4, Ağrı 17, Ankara 6, Antalya 5, Ardahan 3, Aydın 4, Balıkesir 2, Batman 21, Bingöl 9, Bitlis 7, Bursa 5, Denizli 2, Diyarbakır 70, Erzurum 6, Eskişehir 2, Antep 8, Hakkari 17, Elazığ 4, Hatay 2, Iğdır 5, İstanbul 50, İzmir 20, Maraş 3, Kars 5, Kırşehir 2, Kocaeli 4, Konya 3, Malatya 3, Manisa 4, Mardin 32, Mersin 17, Muğla 2, Muş 14, Osmaniye 2, Siirt 10, Urfa 23, Şırnak 23, Tekirdağ 2, Dersim 5, Van 40, Yalova 2 and Erzincan 2.
DTK Organization Commission had made a call with a written statement two days ago for a full participation in the elections of delegates, stating that each voter should go to the polls with the consciousness of an equal and free citizen. (B.O.)
