Yasin Makineli, a young Dutch politician of Turkish descent, nominated as a candidate for the Farmer-Citizen Movement in the Netherlands, was removed from the electoral list following pressure from pro-Armenian and pro-Israeli groups.
The 24-year-old politician drew parallels between his situation and that of three Turkish-origin politicians who were expelled from their parties in 2006 / Photo: TRT World
Yasin Makineli, who was running for the Farmer-Citizen Movement , revealed in an interview with TRT Deutsch on Tuesday that he had been asked to label the events of 1915 as 'genocide' and apologise to an Israeli lobbying organisation for his support of Palestine. Makineli aimed to address"current issues affecting people," such as increasing energy costs and declining purchasing power in the Netherlands."We were born and raised here and we want to engage in discussing important matters," he said.
"It's disheartening that nothing has changed in 17 years. I've encountered the same situation as my political predecessors and I'm deeply disappointed," he said.
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