Turkey's left party leader Selahattin Demirtaş' call for 'new way of life': radical democracy
June 8, 2015 -- Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal -- The June 7, 2015, general election in Turkey saw the radical left People's Democratic Party (HDP) win more than 12% of the vote and around 80 parliamentary seats. The speech below from HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş' 2014 presidential bid outlines the HDP's vision for a new Turkey.
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By Selahattin Demirtaş
People's Democratic Party (HDP) -- My candidacy is not just for a new president, but for a new way of life for Turkey. It is a proposal for rebuilding our fraternity on an equal footing. Our call is to all the peoples and all the beliefs in Turkey, to build a new life in which all are free to express their differences, free from pressure to conform.
The call for a new life is radical democracy!
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