Dutch Parties Expel Candidates for `Armenian Genocide’ Denial
By Cihan News Agency
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
zaman.com

Three Turkish candidates have been expelled from their parties in the
Netherlands due to their refusal to accept so-called Armenian
genocide, which the Armenians claimed the Turkish committed during the
World War One (WWI).

Ahead of general elections to be held in the Netherlands on Nov. 22,
on Tuesday two separate Dutch parties removed three Turkish-origin
politicians from their lists of candidates to run for a seat in the
parliament.

The Christian Democrat Appeal (CDA) officials decided to expel Ayhan
Tonca and Osman Elmaci from the party because they denied the
existence of the so-called Armenian genocide. The Labor Party of the
Netherlands also expelled Erdinc Sacan for the same reason.

CDA candidates Tonca and Elmaci are expected to hold a press
conference about the issue on Wednesday.

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