Politicians and leaders of Syrian Kurdistan confirm the illegitimacy of the municipal council elections administered by the PYD

ARK News… While the PYD administration claims to hold fair and joint elections for the “presidency of municipal councils” in the areas under its control, several days ago it held elections for the “joint mayorships” paving the way for elections for the presidency of municipal councils, and in which it monopolized the positions for its members without the participation of the parties under its umbrella.

Regarding the elections for the presidency of the municipal councils of the PYD administration, Muhammad Saleh Shallal, a member of the Central Committee of the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Syria, said: “The decision on the PYD elections is unilateral, and will be held under the control of an illegitimate authority affiliated with the Democratic Union Party (PYD), and we must look at this part as a matter of agreement.” What happened between the Kurdish National Council in Syria and the Kurdish National Unity Parties under American sponsorship during the talks that took place between the two parties, and it was agreed at that time on a true partnership between the two sides until the appropriate ground was created for holding transparent democratic elections under international supervision.”

The leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party-Syria added: “Because of what was mentioned, we in the Kurdistan National Council and the Kurdistan Democratic Party-Syria are not concerned with the municipal council presidency elections scheduled to be held by the PYD administration at the end of this month

For his part, Fadi Mir’i, head of the public relations office of the Kurdish Future Movement in Syria, said in a special statement that the issue of elections was one of the main points that the Kurdish National Council in Syria did not agree on with the National Unity Parties, in addition to some other points that caused the cessation of the Kurdish-Kurdish negotiations nearly two years ago.”

The head of the public relations office of the Kurdish Future Movement in Syria added: “Announcing such elections at the end of this month by the PYD administration is considered a unilateral and illegitimate election due to the lack of participation of political parties and societal activities in it, and it will not meet the aspirations of the Kurdish people in Syrian Kurdistan, since it was planned and presented in accordance with the policies of the PYD party.”

For his part, Jadaan Ali, head of the Kurdistan Region’s representation of the Kurdish National Council in Syria, confirmed that the PYD administration elections are illegitimate, and their results will not be in the service and interest of the people of the region in general, and the Kurdish people in particular, since the PYD administration does not represent the Kurds and does not have any Kurdish character.

Jadaan Ali added: The PYD administration is unique in its decisions and implements its agendas in the region, and the Kurdish National Council is not a party to these elections. If these elections were held at another stage and circumstances and under the supervision of a guarantor party such as “America,” after consultation and political agreements, then it can be said that these elections It will be in the interest of all the people of the region.

The head of the Kurdistan Region’s representation of the Kurdish National Council in Syria said that as a result of the policies of the PYD administration, the region was exposed to devastation and scourges, especially the Kurdish regions, “displacement, demographic change, destruction of infrastructure, crushing of families and society, plundering of the region’s resources, killing, kidnapping of minors.” And what are these elections? Only part of that policy.

Before the elections were held, the PYD administration announced new administrative divisions in the areas under its control, which include 7 provinces, including 6 large cities, 40 small cities, and 105 towns. The provinces are: Al-Jazira - Deir Ez-Zour - Raqqa - Tabqa - Euphrates (Kobani). - Manbij - Afrin and al-Shahba

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