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The Netherlands - Turks Removed From Candidate Lists


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Translated from the Dutch newspaper Trouw

 

The Netherlands, September 27, 2006

Turks removed from candidate list of CDA and PvdA

 

Yesterday party boards of both CDA* and PvdA* have removed candidate parliament members of Turkish origine off their candidate list because of deep difference of opinion on the Armenian Question.

 

In the evening the CDA decided to not maintain candidates Tonca (nr. 35) and Elmaci (56th) on the list of candidates for the upcoming elections. Direct cause for this was an interview in the Turkish Journal Sabah in which they again turned to their original opinion that there was never a question of genocide on the Armenians. Only last week in a special statement they had conformed themselves to the official CDA point of view that an organized genocide on the Armenians was committed. But yesterday in the Turkish newspaper the two denied having made such a statement.

 

The PvdA removed the Turkish Dutch Erdinc Sacan from their concept candidate list. According to party chairman Michiel van Hulten Sacan had changed his mind on supporting the PvdA’s point of view. Sacan was nr. 53 on the list. Van Hulten: “It has been a very difficult decision, but there was no other way. Sacan did no longer share our point of view on the genocide. We wouldn’t have been politically credible if we had maintained him on the list.

 

Cause was the report in Trouw that the candidate managed a website, where mainly Turkish nationalists rule and where the Armenian Genocide is being denied.

 

Van Hulten: “Erdinc Sacan is a talented 27 year old man who is trapped between two cultures and who doesn’t want to choose. We are sad to have had to take this decision.

 

Within the PvdA there are more local politicians of Turkish origin that share Sacans opinion. Van Hulten however says that it’s is up to the PvdA-devisions to start a dialogue with those concerned. Yesterday Sacan wasn’t available for comment.

 

Source: http://www.trouw.nl/hetnieuws/nederland/ar...n_van_kieslijst

 

* PvdA = Party of Labour

* CDA = Christian Democratic Appel.

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