Turkish parliament passes law reducing required votes threshold to 7%
Turkey's parliament has approved a new electoral law providing for, among other things, the lowering of the vote threshold needed for parties to enter parliament from 10 to 7%. The bill was introduced by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its coalition partner, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).
- Türkiye
- Reuters
- Published Date: 11:41 | 31 March 2022
- Modified Date: 11:43 | 31 March 2022
The Turkish parliament on Thursday passed a law lowering the minimum required votes for a party to enter parliament to 7% from 10%, in a move that analysts have said would reduce the likelihood of early elections this year.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's AK Party and its nationalist MHP allies had presented the draft election law, which included regulations on parliamentary seat distribution in alliances between parties, to parliament on March 14.