The European Kurdish Democratic Society Congress (KCDK-E) stated that two Kurdish candidates are to contest the nexy general elections to be held in the UK and called on voters to support them.

Ibrahim Dogus, a Kurdish politician who has been the mayor of Lambeth for a year, is standing as candidate for the Labor Party in the West Bromwich East constituency.

"We should support candidate Ibrahim Doğuş who is a Kurd and a friend of the Kurdish people. Our work for Ibrahim Doğuş will make a great contribution to his election as a member of parliament."

The statement added: "Ibrahim Doğuş participates in the election campaign in West Bromwich. We have to mobilize Kurds, intellectuals, democrats and all friends living in West Bromwich."

The KCDK-E continued: "We believe that Ibrahim Doğuş and Feryal Demirci, who is a candidate in Enfield North Constituency can do useful works for the people and friends of Kurdistan and we believe that they will be the voice of our people. Therefore, as KCDK-E, we support and call on people to make the election of these two Kurdish candidates a reality."