| ballot box, ballot paper and stamp or festival of democracy |
14. Jun 2011|01:06 |
Nedēļas nogalē biju Kapadokijā - brīnumskaistā Turcijas reģionā. Ar bagātīgu kristietības vēsturi, ar kuru turki taisa labu naudu tagad. Bet to, ka viņi prot taisīt naudu, viņiem pārmest nevar, to vajag tikai mācīties.
Vakar/ svētdien, 12.06./ notika vēlēšanas un kā jau tas bja paredzams, valdošā AK partija uzvarēja ar 49.9% atbalstu - tas ir teju vai puse vēlēšanu dalībnieku savu balsi atdevuši par konkrēto partiju. Nu neko - ļoti iespējams, šī valsts paliks vēl konservatīvāka un yabanci (ārzemnieku) dzīve šeit būs vēl grūtāka.
Drusku par citu tēmu un tomēr: Vai es jums stāstīju, ka mūsu vietējās draudzes dievkalpojumus pēdējā mēneša laikā "apsargāja" policija? Un tas tāpēc, ka pirms vēlēšanām bija saņemti daudz vairāk draudu zvani nekā iepriekš? Zinot to, man katru reizi paliek slikti, kad kaut kādi turki uzstājas ar tekstiem par reliģijas brīvību šajā valstī. Bet nekas - es arī to nesagaidu.
Kas mani priecē sakarā ar to, ka vēlēšanas ir aiz muguras? Tas, ka pa ielām vairs nebraukā busi un busiņi ar "diskotēku" aka skaļu mūziku un partijas vadoņu tekstiem - it is really disturbing. Jo princips ir dzelžains - jo vairāk diskotēkas busiņu tev ir, jo vairāk atbalstītāju tu noteikti dabūsi. Grrrr.
Šovakar mani aizveda uz divām labām vietām, kur mūsu necilajā pilsētā var padzert labu kafiju. Un abas ir savā ziņā tādas kā skeletu vietas. Pirmajā es konkrēti sāku psihot un tas man ir netipiski. Un kad nonācām otrajā - man likās - nu jā, protams, pareizā secībā: darbība un tās sekas. Bet nekas - tā ir daļa no dziedināšanas, kas man ir jāpiedzīvo. Restorāniem nav manī jāizraisa tik spēcīgas emocijas lai vai tur kas.
Bet šis ir raksts, kas man iekrita acīs šovakar dzerot kafiju. Par vēlēšanām.
Nation takes its turn to speak
by FATMA DİŞLİ ZIBAK, http://www.todayszaman.com/columnist-247051-nation-takes-its-turn-to-speak.html
More than 50 million Turks went to the polls on Sunday to determine the government that will administer the country for the upcoming four years. Party leaders and politicians said much during the lead-up to the elections; they held rallies across the country, they made various election promises and they sometimes engaged in harsh criticism and even verbal attacks against each other in order to win the support of the voters. After all this, the nation took its turn yesterday to speak and exercise its most democratic right.
Zaman’s Mustafa Ünal says it is possible summarize election day with three words, “ballot box, ballot paper and stamp,” as he appreciates the Turkish nation’s interest in the elections. “The Turkish nation loves the ballot box. It knows the value of the ballot box and gives it the importance it deserves. Since 1946, the nation has not been indifferent to the elections and has known election day as a ‘festival of democracy’,” explains Ünal.
Ünal says today [Sunday] the nation will speak and the equality of citizens is at its highest level. “Every member of society will feel like a sultan as he or she will have the stamp. The nation has the stamp and it is sultan for one day,” says Ünal.
Bugün’s Nuh Gönültaş says that although those running for government speak every day, the nation speaks on one day and gives the final word and that that day is today [Sunday]. “Until today, every politician has spoken much. Today, it is forbidden for them to speak, to make propaganda, tell lies and make abundant promises like some did during the election process,” says Gönültaş.
He describes election day as a day of action, decision-making, punishing and rewarding. He thinks it is a day when balances are readjusted.
Gönültaş calls on everyone to exercise their right to have the final say and go to the ballot box. “You never denigrate your power. Whatever you say today will happen, and you will open the way before the great Turkey of tomorrow. You just go to the polls and vote,” says Gönültaş.
Another Bugün columnist, Ahmet Taşgetiren, describes election day as a historic crossroads for the country because the solution of the country’s problems will be determined according to the results of the elections. “We have very crucial problems, but Turkey is bigger than those problems. Our area is filled with problems, but at the same time it has the power to resolve them. A healthy administration in Turkey may fulfill a very big mission in this chapter of history,” suggests Taşgetiren. |
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