Two-way comedy at parliament's oath-taking ceremony

Once again, Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Leyla Zana has not taken the MP's oath "correctly." We know why she does this. 

The following sentence is included in the oath that deputies must take at the opening of parliament: "I swear upon my honor and integrity, before the great Turkish Nation." By not saying this sentence, Zana must have wanted to again point out that there are in fact nations other than Turks living in Turkey. 

Still, this is not the right way to convey her thoughts. The oath-taking procedure is written in the constitution and it is unacceptable for anybody to change that written text however they want. Zana knows that as long as she does not read the oath as it is written in the constitution she cannot start her duties as a deputy. Before she ran for office, she knew that she would have to take the oath if she was elected. If she knew that she would not read the oath, why did she run for office? 

Zana should take the oath, start her duties, and then work in parliament to try to change the part that she does not find suitable in the text of this oath. Politics is about solving problems; all the deputies should keep that in mind. Still, I would also like to remind you that the uproar over Zana's move is also deeply hypocritical. I am particularly referring to the protests coming from the benches of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).   

From the day he was elected, President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has been openly violating the constitution. He swore upon his honor and integrity to be impartial, but he is violating this. 

He is interfering in the duties of the prime minister, trying to use his powers. He was constitutionally required to formally cut all ties with his party on the day he...

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