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 Ergilovim rečima, PKK je odigrala ulogu u izboru kandidata i mogla bi da utiče na njihove političke stavove, remeteći napore da se porazi terorizam i kurdski politički pokret stavi u okvire demokratije.