Yeni Party lawmaker Arslan to vote 'no' on framework law

Yeni Party lawmaker İbrahim Arslan announced on social media that he will vote against the "framework law." This follows similar statements from two other party members, Süreyya Öneş Derici and Cemal Enginyurt.

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I say NO to the Framework Law!

Arslan stated that while ending conflict and achieving lasting peace are common goals, the debate should focus on the legal and democratic means to reach them, not the goals themselves. He objects to the law not because it expands rights for some, but because it fails to apply law, democracy, and freedoms equally to all.

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The problem is not the lack of new legal texts; it is the non-application of the Constitution and existing law.

He criticized the current situation, where constitutional principles like the rule of law, national sovereignty, separation of powers, and adherence to court rulings are ignored. Arslan argued that the problem is not a lack of new legislation but the failure to implement existing laws and the constitution. He pointed to arrests of elected officials, the use of court-appointed trustees, and operations against the opposition as evidence of the erosion of democratic rights and freedoms.

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Social peace cannot be a tool for political calculations.

Arslan also expressed concern that the ruling party is using the framework law to shape future political dynamics, including presidential elections and parliamentary majorities. He believes that using a historic issue like social peace as a tool for political engineering to extend the government's term is unacceptable. He asserted that true social peace is achieved through an applied constitution, the rule of law, freedom, equal citizenship, and the will of the people, not through political maneuvering.

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Democracy is indivisible. The law cannot be selectively applied. National will cannot be remembered only when it suits the government.