A lot of characterizations, such as “decisive” and “very important”, have been spoken so far about the parliamentary elections of May 12. Certainly, these characterizations are correct, as many things depend on the fairness of these elections. The problem is not the positive or negative estimations found by international observers, but the fact of whether the elections will be really fair and democratic this time or not. In other words, it depends on whether there will be traditional violations such as ballot stuffing, stuffing mobile boxes, organizing “carousel” voting, intimidating, and other violations that were common during the previous elections. Today is also an election day for the authorities; they should make a choice between enabling the voters to express their free will through fair elections or falsifying the elections. Today the voters should also make a choice between exercising their constitutional right to form the government through their fair and democratic vote, or the view that their vote does not mean anything and that there is no need to vote. Whether the parliamentary elections will be transparent and fair depends on this choice too. In a word, everyone should understand this and make a conscious choice.
