According to Ergil, the PKK played a role in the choice of candidates and could affect their policy positions, hindering efforts to defeat terrorism and place the Kurdish political movement within the framework of democracy.
Prema Ergilu, PKK je imala ulogu u odabiru kandidata i mogla bi utjecati na njihove političke stavove, sprečavajući napore na borbi protiv terorizma i stavljajući kurdski politički pokret u demokratski okvir.