Iako je pobjeda nezavisnih kandidata koje podržava BDP isprva bio razlog za slavlje, situacija se ubrzo pogoršala kad je nakon izbora poništena kadidatura jednog od izabranih parlamentaraca Hatipa Diclea.
Though the victory of the BDP-backed independent candidates was initially a cause for celebration, the situation quickly deteriorated when the candidacy of one of the elected parliamentarians, Hatip Dicle, was nullified post-election.