Kurdish Patriotic Council boycotts Syria farce elections

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The pro-Kurdish Patriotic Council has announced in a statement that it has boycotted upcoming Syria presidential election set for June 3. – According to Rudaw TV that statement has asked Kurds and pro-democracy people” to boycott the elections and do not go to ballot boxes. The chief of the Kurdish council Taher Safuk had earlier asked Syria opposition coalition to officially recognize the right of the Kurds. The Kurdish council is affiliated with the opposition body.

Meanwhile the chief of Kurdistan Democratic Party in Syria (KDPS) told Kurdpress in an exclusive interview two days ago that his party is against Syria elections and that the reelection of President Bashar al-Assad is a threat to future of the war-torn country. He further blamed upcoming Kurdish canton elections and called the polls unofficial and non-democratic. The Kurdish council is affiliated with Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani. It has 11 seats in the Syrian opposition body.