Turkey's pro-Kurd party elects new co-leader to replace jailed predecessor
In a statement from his jail cell in northwest Turkey, Demirtas called for the HDP to prepare "a plan to fight for democracy and peace" in the face of a "political purge."
The pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) entered the parliament for the first time, exceeding the 10 percent threshold with 13.12% of the votes(photo credit: REUTERS)ByREUTERS
