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  • This house, as the DEM, would accept guaranteed constitutional protection of minority rights for Kurds in Turkey in exchange for voting to change presidential term limits

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    Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is led by current president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and has declared intentions for Erdoğan to run for a fourth term, despite constitutional term limits. A constitutional amendment requires 360 out of 600 seats in parliament, of which AKP and its allies currently have 321. Erdoğan recently jailed İmamoğlu, the nominee for president from Republican People’s Party (CHP), the second largest political party (146/600), which has been met with popular protest. The Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) is Turkey’s third-largest political party and has been historically pro-Kurdish. Kurds have experienced high levels of political oppression in Turkey, such as political bans against Kurdish parties and the denial of basic human rights to citizens of Kurdish origin. In the 2023 election, DEM endorsed the CHP's presidential candidate. The DEM is the only party that might ally with AKP and has the requisite number of seats (57/600) in parliament to enable changes.

    SMU Hammers 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-05-10

  • In post-conflict states, This house prefers a centralist to a consociational model of governance

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    In political theory, two contrasting approaches to governance are consociationalism and centralism. Consociational governance refers to a model where political power is deliberately shared among distinct social groups—such as those divided by ethnicity, religion, or language. It often includes mechanisms like group- based representation, mutual vetoes, segmental autonomy, and coalition governments to ensure each group participates in state decision-making. Centralist governance refers to a system where political authority is concentrated in a single, unified central government. Decision-making power is held primarily at the national level, and regional or local units have limited autonomy. Centralist models typically emphasize uniform policies and institutions across the entire state. Both models are used around the world in varying forms depending on a country’s historical, social, and political context.

    SMU Hammers 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-05-10

  • This house believes that second generation immigrants raised in a Western country in a primarily white neighbourhood, should predominantly raise their children acoording to the social practices of their parent's home country.

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    "Second generation immigrant" refers to someone born in a country where at least one of their parents is a foreign-born immigrant. Social practices include encouraging kids to predominatly speak the native language, consume popular media from the country of origin, pursue culturally-accepted career paths and follow norms associated with gender, mannerisms, and child-rearing traditions of the culture.

    Ridge 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-05-09

  • This House would restrict the access to OverTheRainbow exclusively to historically marginalized groups

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    For the purposes of this debate, OverTheRainbow refers to a fictional virtual existence where human consciousness is consensually uploaded after physical death. On OverTheRainbow, individuals can exist digitally in their ideal form forever or whenever they want to end it with no aging, illness, or disabilities with Infinite opportunities for love, adventure, and personal growth.

    The 2nd Indonesia Wom*n and Gender Minorities: Asian Parli. · Open Grand Final · 2025-05-03

  • This House, as a large European multinational corporation with active DEI efforts and significant business in the USA, Would end these efforts

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    Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts refer to policies and practices that focus on promoting the fair treatment of all people, especially marginalised groups (e.g. racial minorities, women and gender minorities). Examples of such policies include, but are not limited to, blind hiring and unconcious bias training.

    Baltic IV 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-05-03

  • This house prefers niche banking becoming the predominant form of banking in the financial sector

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    A niche bank has a specific customer base, to whom it offers bespoke financial products and services that meet a highly specific financial and emotional need. It only serves the needs of a certain demographic segment of the population, and tailor their entire advertising, product mix, and operations to this target market's preferences.

    Malaysia Asian Parliamentary 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-05-02

  • This House Would convert

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    You are a successful orthodox Jewish professional in 15th century Spain who is given an ultimatum by the Inquisitors - renounce your faith and convert to Catholicism, or flee the country with only the goods you can fit on a wagon.

    Imperial Online Open 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-04-19

  • This House Opposes the Quebec language laws.

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    Quebec is the only Francophone-majority province of Canada. The Quebec language laws aim to keep French as the sole official and common language of Quebec. Requirements include, with limited exceptions, that: \- French is the language of instruction in schools; \- Public services are offered only in French; \- Businesses are to operate in French, and employees cannot be made worse off for a lack of proficiency in any language other than French; and \- All signs, advertising, and product information must be in French, and this must be more prominent than any other languages if present.

    Champagne Intervarsity 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-04-18

  • This house would embrace the role as the prophesied leader rather than reject it.

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    You are a young noble whose father was assassinated in a political power struggle orchestrated by the ruling empire. You are stranded among a historically oppressed and marginalized people who believe you to be the chosen one of an ancient prophecy, destined to lead them to victory in a revolution against the ruling empire. While your presence has sparked hope and resistance , you are uncertain whether the prophecy is divinely ordained or a myth born of desperation and legend. You are now faced with the option to accept the role as their leader or return to being a member of your noble family.

    Malaysia National Universities Debating Championship 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-04-12

  • This house believes that Hindu leaders in Malaysia should cooperate with the government’s move to relocate the temple

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    The Dewi Sri Pathrakaliamman Temple, a 130-year-old Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur, is being relocated to a location 50 metres away from its current location after the Malaysian Government sold the land to Jakel Trading for a mosque project.

    Ateneo Debate Open Pre-UADC 2025 · Round 5 · 2025-04-12

  • This house prefers states emerging from ethnic conflict to adopt policies of ethnic non-recognition, rather than ethnic recognition.

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    In post- conflict states, ethnic recognition is an approach which makes specific provisions in post-conflict constitutions, political settlements and institutions based on ethnicity (e.g. specific quotas, rights, or symbolic clauses). Examples include Burundi and Ethiopia. By comparison, ethnic non-recognition involves removing public references to ethnicity, including from identity documents, textbooks and public life. This approach was taken in Rwanda, where ethnicity can only be discussed during an annual remembrance period for the victims of genocide.

    Beijing International Debate Open 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-04-09