Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan‘s excessive votes from Belgium within the elections on May 14 disturbed the Flemish Regional Government Minister of State for Equal Rights and Combating Poverty, Zuhal Demir.
Criticizing the voters overseas who voted for Erdoğan, Demir mentioned, “Erdoğan is much more popular in the Flemish region than in Türkiye. He got 72 percent of the vote.”
”European Turks are doing some kind of electoral doping. The only way to stop the brainwashing of Turks in the Flemish region is to make it impossible to vote for Erdoğan.” she added.
Demir known as for “removing dual citizenship or reducing it to a symbolic form that does not recognize the right to vote.”
AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik slammed the remarks of Demir on his Twitter account by saying: “Belgian Minister Zuhal Demir’s targeting of our citizens living abroad who voted for our President is deeply concerning. We firmly condemn her statement. It is alarming to witness a minister in an EU country resorting to the language reminiscent of European fascists.”
”Our residents will as soon as once more reply to this distorted mentality by democratic means. Being well-informed about President Erdoğan’s ongoing efforts in combating this distorted mentality, our residents are prone to reveal even stronger help for our President. They perceive the significance of standing in opposition to such mentalities and can make their voices heard accordingly.” Çelik mentioned.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
