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Self-Governance of the Kurds: We Reject Marginalization and Exclusion
After the Syrian authorities announced the postponement of the legislative elections in the provinces of Hasakah, Raqqa, and Swaida for security reasons, the "Self-Governance of the Kurds" emphasized in its first comment that the regions of North and East Syria are the most secure.
In a statement issued today, Sunday, the administration stressed its rejection of any measures that ignore the legitimate rights of all components within the country, considering that history is repeating itself as the right to elections and voting is being taken away from all Syrians.
It was considered that these elections do not reflect the true will of the Syrian people, noting that they are not democratic but rather a continuation of the policies of marginalization and exclusion that prevailed during 52 years of Ba'ath rule.
In its speech, the decision to postpone was described as "disenfranchisement and exclusion of about half of the Syrians," according to its words.
This comes after the Higher Committee for the Council Elections announced the exclusion of the provinces of Swaida, Hasakah, and Raqqa from the upcoming elections in September for security reasons.
An indirect electoral process is scheduled to take place to elect one-third of the members of the People's Assembly, where the transitional president, Ahmed al-Shir, will appoint one-third of the members from among 210 candidates considered to be from the provinces according to the population.
Regarding the field situation, the Self-Governance of the Kurds controls the provinces of Raqqa and Hasakah despite ongoing tensions with Damascus, despite the signing of an agreement to merge civil and military institutions in March last year, which has not yet been implemented due to disagreements between the two sides.
As for Swaida Province, which has a Druze majority, tensions still persist, especially after the bloody violence in July between armed Druze groups and Bedouin tribes, according to official security authorities.
