Speaking at the HDP 4th Ordinary Congress, co-chair Sezai Temelli invited everyone to join the alliance for democracy.

Highlights from Temelli's speech are as follows:

"With full awareness of the responsibility given by our honorable duty since February 11 2018, we have put up a struggle against an authoritarian government, which launched an operation to crush the Kurds. I would like to thank all the provincial and district organizations with which we have marched on together in this struggle.

Capitalism, which is a system of injustice, inequality and exploitation, is in a great crisis today. Authoritarian leaders are imposing war everywhere to overcome this crisis. The Middle East is at the center of this war. These oppressors want to strangle humanity in the cradle of humanity. With the gangs in their command, they impose the Third World War on the people in the form of death, suffering and poverty.

People all over the world are now resisting these colonialist attacks. Workers, peasants, youth and women are at the forefront of this resistance. The Rojava Women's Revolution is fighting for humanity against the ISIS gang.

Now it is time for politics to return to the neighbourhoods, to its roots. And that is what I will be doing, too. Although our path is long and challenging, our resistance is young. Although our path is full of obstacles, our belief is strong. With these sentiments, I greet each and every one of you. Even though saying farewell is always sad, it  also keeps the enthusiasm of new beginnings in its heart."