World Bulletin / News Desk

Turkish candidates call on all Turks to join Macedonian local elections as Macedonian parties are preparing for the vote to be held on March 22.

Turkish candidates are very hopeful for the Macedonian local election due to March 22.

Turkish Democratic Party of Macedonia, which represents Macadonian Turks in the parliament and in the government, wants all Turks to vote on election day.

Turkish Democratic Party of Macedonia announced it would compete with their own candidates in 5 municipalities for the office.

The party will cooperate with "For Better Macedonia" coalition in many municipalities.

Cevad Kerala, Turkish candidate for mayor of Gostivar, works hard and gets together with voters. Kerala told Turkish state TV his goal is to provide better sevices.

"Gostivar is like a castle for Turks who lives in Macedonia. We choose to run for the office because we want to protect this castle and provide better services to our people" he said.

Vrapciste`s mayor candidate Salih Murat thinks that the success of Turkish Democratic Party of Macedonia will contribute to the Turkish presence in Macadonia.

"We hope that we will end our centuries long await in this land, which we rode our hourses for centuries. We`d like to get the best result in Vrapciste and win municipal election" he said.

Güncelleme Tarihi: 09 Mart 2009, 15:19