Confusion surrounds selection of People's Assembly members in Hasaka and Kobani

The selection of members of the People's Assembly is taking place today in a manner that raises confusion, through pre-established electoral bodies in the cities of Hasaka, Qamishlo, and Kobani, amidst tight security measures.

The committee designated the meeting hall in the Hasaka Governorate building as the polling center in Hasaka, and the old cultural center near the Engineers Syndicate in Hasaka city as the polling center for Qamishlo. The cultural center in Kobani was allocated for the election of the city's representatives.

What is striking about the process is not only the limited number of participants, but also the selection mechanism itself. Only 9 members will be elected from Hasaka Governorate out of 15, while the head of the interim government will directly appoint 5 members, in addition to one member previously selected for Serêkaniyê. Kobani will elect only two members.

The People's Assembly currently comprises 210 members, 70 of whom are appointed by the head of the interim government, raising questions about the nature of representation and the mechanism for forming the Assembly.

The number of electoral bodies remains limited. There are 200 members in Qamishlo, 198 in Hasaka, and only 100 in Kobani. In Hasaka, 13 people ran for 3 seats, and in Qamishlo, 7 candidates ran for 4 seats. Two representatives were chosen in Derik without an election, and a former member from Serêkaniyê was appointed. In Kobani, 11 people ran for only 2 seats.

All of this is taking place within a closed and limited electoral process, raising serious questions about the selection criteria and the actual representation of the population.

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ANHA