On 26 September 2006, a candidate for the Labour Party, Erdinç Saçan, was removed by his party, because he would not hold to the party stance that the Armenian Genocide was caused by the Young Turks.
Den 26. september 2006 blev en kandidat for arbejderpartiet, Erdinç Saçan, fjernet fra opstillingslisten, fordi han ikke ville støtte partiets linje, der lagde skylden for det armenske folkedrab på bevægelsen Unge Tyrker.