2015 Rojava local elections

Elections September 2015 2015 Northern Syria Local Elections Rojava Coat_of_Arms_of_Rojava.svg parliamentary 2017 Rojava local elections 2017 All 12 municipal councils seats of Dêrik, Girkê Legê, Tirbespiyê, East and West Qamişlo, Amûdê, Dirbêsiyê, Serêkaniyê, Hesekê, Til Koçer, Çilaxa, and Ebu Raseyn. Syria left yes 300 Councils holding elections. 37.166667 42.133333 top Dêrik 0 37.016389 41.954444 top Girkê Legê 0 37.035375 41.623917 top Tirbespiyê 0 37.05 41.22 top Qamişlo 0 37.104167 40.93 top Amûdê 0 37.072778 40.651944 top Dirbêsiyê 0 36.8503 40.0706 top Serêkaniyê 0 36.5117 40.7422 top Hesekê 0 36.8117431 42.0665483 top Til Koçer 0 36.9878734 41.8205469 top Çilaxa 0 top Ebu Raseyn 0 In the de facto autonomous Rojava region of northern Syria, the first local elections took place on March 13, 2015. The municipal governments in the three predominantly Kurdish cantons Cizîrê, Kobanî and Afrin were to be elected. Background Syrian Kurds declared their own region, Rojava, in November 2013. Following the Cizîre and Kobanî cantons, the Afrin Canton was then established in January 2014. In 2013, the YPG’s umbrella organization, the PYD, declared unilateral autonomy in Rojava.13 March 2015 Syrian minister: we are ready to negotiate with Kurds https://rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/130320151 30 April 2026 Rudaw The YPG, backed by the US at the time, made significant gains in the weeks leading to the elections against the terrorist group ISIS, cutting an important supply route from territory controlled by that group in Iraq. During this, the YPG emerged as a key partner for the ISIS war in Syria. Backed by Peshmerga fighters and the United States, the YPG defeated ISIS in the Siege of Kobanî in January 2015. Election According to the Rojava High Election Commission, 565 candidates stood for the twelve municipal councils. The polls were opened at 8:00 A.M. and voters were able to cast their votes until 8:00 P.M. in the evening.Bic0475 2015-03-27 Rojava Goes To The Polls https://www.kurdishinstitute.be/en/rojava-goes-to-the-polls/ 2026-04-30 Koerdisch Instituut Brussel en-US 160 polling stations were opened across the Cizîrê Canton in the following twelve cities and towns: Dêrik Girkê Legê Tirbespiyê East and West Qamişlo Amûdê Dirbêsiyê Serêkaniyê Hesekê Til Koçer Çilaxa Ebu Raseyn Of the 565 candidates, 237 were cited to be women, and apart from the majority being Kurdish, 39 Assyrians, 28 Arabs and one Chechen stood for the election.Rojava Goes To The Polls The Rojava Report https://rojavareport.wordpress.com/2015/03/14/rojava-goes-to-the-polls-2 14 March 2015 15 March 2015 https://archive.today/20250724165539/https://rojavareport.wordpress.com/2015/03/14/rojava-goes-to-the-polls-2 2025-07-24 live In Tell Tamer (Girê Xurma), the election had to be postponed as Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) troops attacked the town with mortars.Municipal elections called off in Syrian Tal Tamir because of ISIS fighting Rûdaw https://rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/13032015 14 March 2015 15 March 2015 https://archive.today/20250724165737/https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/13032015 2025-07-24 live Reactions The Kurdish National Council (KNC) boycotted the elections, and a spokesperson for the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government criticized the elections as being in contradiction to the Duhok Agreement. On the other hand, Syrian Information Minister Omran Zoghbi announced that his government considered recognizing the Kurdish autonomy "within the law and constitution."KRG: Elections in Jazira are Not Acceptable Basnews http://basnews.com/en/news/2015/03/14/krg-elections-in-jazira-are-not-acceptable/ 14 March 2015 15 March 2015 See also 2017 Northern Syria local elections References 30em Category:2015 in the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria Category:Local elections in Syria Category:Politics of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria