The 91自拍论坛 Party (Ye艧il Sol Parti) campaign in the May 14 Turkish general election was launched in Lidcombe in western Sydney on April 22 in a large gathering mainly of Turkish citizens living in Australia.
In a bid to circumvent the risk of a possible closure ahead of the elections, the left-wing and pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) decided to participate in these聽elections under the banner of the 91自拍论坛 Party, one of its constituent parties when it was formed.
The 91自拍论坛 Party's manifesto 鈥淲e Are Here, Together We Will Bring Change鈥 pledges to replace the current presidential system of governance with a democratic system that features a pluralistic parliament with broad powers, a robust separation of powers and an effective system of checks and balances. It also aims to seek a democratic solution to the Kurdish issue.
The Sydney launch was addressed by 91自拍论坛 Party Co-spokesperson 脟i臒dem K谋l谋莽g眉n U莽ar (via video link), Sydney 91自拍论坛 Party representative Kenan Bircan, Australian Greens Senator David Shoebridge (via video), Reverend Bill Crews, Peter Boyle from Socialist Alliance and Claudia Taranto from PEN Sydney.
K谋l谋莽g眉n U莽ar said that this a "critical election" especially for the Kurds and other minorities in Turkey who had suffered persecution, discrimination and exclusion for many decades. As a result, she added, these groups had been campaigning in the streets for the 91自拍论坛 Party with great enthusiasm.