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AKP to Complete Amendment Bills Governing Election Threshold Laws

TURKEY
  • The AKP is about to complete drafting bills to amend the Election Law and Law on Political Parties which foresee reducing the current 10% election threshold to 7%
    * AKP's central executive board (MYK) is expected to convene under the leadership of President and AKP chair Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on May 26 to finalize the drafted amendments.
    * The new Election Law will also regulate how to count the votes of the political parties running in an alliance and whether these votes will be subject to the national election threshold.
    * Currently two alliances poised to compete for the presidential and parliamentary elections slated for June 2023, the People's Alliance (AKP & MHP) and Nation Alliance (CHP, IYI, DP & FP). The latter is hoping to expand with the participation of the Future Party and the Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA).
    * MYK will also discuss the ongoing work for a new civilian constitution as promised by Erdoğan early this year.
MNI London Bureau | +44 020-3983-7894 | murray.nichol@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 020-3983-7894 | murray.nichol@marketnews.com

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