Cem proposes unity on the left

ANKARA (AA) – The New Turkey Party (YTP) leader Ismail Cem has written a letter to all leftist political party leaders proposing cooperation in the coming local elections.

He underlined the damage this division had caused Turkey in the letter and noted that a party with only 34 percent of the backing of the people had won 66 percent of parliamentary seats.

Cem proposed that in every locality only one of the leftist contest the election and that way unify the leftist votes.