▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁local ▁election ▁amid ▁alleg ations ▁of ▁fra ud . ▁Upon ▁announ cing ▁his ▁candid acy , ▁Y ava ş ▁declared ▁himself ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁' N ation ▁Alliance ' ▁candidate . ▁ ▁H DP - DB P ▁Alliance ▁With ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Pe op les ' ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( H DP ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁existing ▁dominant ▁pro - K urd ish ▁party , ▁the ▁Peace ▁and ▁Dem ocracy ▁Party ▁( B DP ) ▁rest ruct ured ▁itself ▁into ▁a ▁purely ▁local ▁election - based ▁organisation ▁and ▁renamed ▁itself ▁to ▁Democratic ▁Reg ions ▁Party ▁( DB P ). ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁local ▁elections , ▁the ▁DB P ▁cont ested ▁areas ▁with ▁a ▁significant ▁Kur d ish ▁population ▁while ▁the ▁H DP ▁ran ▁in ▁provinces ▁where ▁Kur d ish ▁populations ▁were ▁minimal . ▁While ▁the ▁DB P ▁won ▁ 1 0 0 ▁may ors ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁H DP ▁failed ▁to ▁win ▁any ▁municipal ities ▁and ▁won ▁just ▁ 9 ▁municipal ▁coun c ill ors . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁existing ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁H DP ▁and ▁DB P , ▁where ▁the ▁latter ▁would ▁contest ▁Kur d ish ▁populated ▁regions , ▁would ▁be ▁abandoned ▁and ▁the ▁H DP ▁would ▁contest ▁the ▁election ▁throughout ▁the ▁whole ▁country . ▁The ▁DB P ▁announced ▁its ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁H DP , ▁with ▁both ▁parties ▁launch