HPD supporters protest candidate dismissal by decree HPD supporters protest in Diyarbakir after the Supreme Electoral Council (YSK) ordered that individuals sacked by an emergency decree during purges after a 2016 failed coup could not take up their posts despite being elected. The HPD said it would appeal to electoral authorities to annul elections in five districts and towns after some of its successful candidates were blocked from taking office after a March 31 local vote. IMAGES of the protest at the Baglar Municipality building in Diyarbakir and SOUNDBITES from HPD politicians