With black t-shirts saying "No", the PKK "MPs" appeared in the "parliament" in the occupied territories, voting against the new government of Unal Ustel, which secured a vote of confidence from its three constituent parties. This was preceded by a protest by the PKK and small "extra-parliamentary" parties in front of the "parliament" building.
The new "government" received 29 votes, 20 voted against and one "deputy" was absent, according to the TC media. The "deputies" of the PTK and CL parties, after the vote and while the counting was taking place, left the plenary chamber.
The "country" is going through a difficult period and we start with consultation, unity and unanimity, said the new "prime minister", Unal Ustel. "We put on the jersey of fire, we will work for our country, for our state and we start," he said, meaning the pseudo-state . He added that they will leave these difficult days behind with the cooperation of the motherland, meaning Turkey.
Outside the building of the "parliament" before the start of the voting, the PKK and the parties KKK, KKA, KNK and KEK held a protest event. The PTK 'MPs' walked from the roundabout near the illegal Tympu airport to the park near the 'parliament' (about 20-22 km), where PTK members and supporters were waiting for them and from there they walked to the 'parliament' again.
The other "extra-parliamentary" parties held a separate event, which took place simultaneously outside the "parliament" and the Turkish "embassy" in the occupied territories, located just across the street.
"Democracy will flourish in this country. Because democracy is necessary for Turkish Cypriots," said the chairwoman of the Community Democracy Party, Mineh Atli. We are working, she continued, for the survival of democracy, we stand against external interference and the attempt to give a voice to the opposition, she added. There will be differences among the opposition parties, she continued, but we must not forget that the existence of Turkish Cypriots is threatened.
In this context, Mineh Atli said, we must find ways to act together, aiming for pluralism on the left and not unity on the left.
March also towards Ersin Tatar's office
Participants in the PTK march held banners with slogans such as "We don't want a puppet (puppet) administration" and "No to government and interference".
What we have been experiencing lately, in the midst of the economic crisis, is not acceptable to any part of society, nor is it possible to accept the interventions that have been made, RTC chairman Toufan Erhiurman said outside the "parliament". The interventions, he said, are not accepted even by those who voted for the CEC.
The no vote of confidence, Erhiurman said, is a no and non-validity of the "government" in the situation in which democracy and "the people" have found themselves. People are now saying no to all this, we still have a long way to walk together for democracy, he concluded.
The four smaller parties also shouted messages against Turkey, addressing the "embassy" side.
After the voting process inside the "parliament", the PKK "MPs" and those gathered outside the building marched towards the "presidential" building, where they shouted slogans such as "Unity, unity" and "We will win by resisting". They called on Ersin Tatar to resign.
The duty of a "president", the PTK president said there, is to represent the whole "people", to uphold the will of the "people" and the "constitution". Ersin Tatar, he continued, has been doing the exact opposite since the day he took office and continues to do so. One of the most important people responsible for the new "government", which is a product of intervention, is Tatar, Toufan Erhiurman noted, and accused him of dividing the people. Very soon since he took office Tatar has lost his credibility in the world, he added, calling him a "medium - instrument of interference."
The opposition party president said the "parliament" will be much more in the streets and the streets much more in the "parliament," meaning the will of the people.
Source: CNA
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