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Will Turkey's new election law save Erdoğan from losing majority in parliament?

Will Turkey's new election law save Erdoğan from losing majority in parliament?

Faced with declining public support, Turkey's ruling alliance is set to amend the election law to secure the parliamentary majority without having to get the majority of the votes in the next year's elections.

17 March 2022 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Sancar: AKP, MHP aim to keep parliamentary majority despite losing public support

Sancar: AKP, MHP aim to keep parliamentary majority despite losing public support

The HDP co-leader has said that the ruling alliance is engaged in "political games" to keep the majority despite losing public support.

Report: AKP, MHP struggle to agree on amendments to election law

Report: AKP, MHP struggle to agree on amendments to election law

While the ruling alliance has announced that the election threshold will be lowered, it has yet to decide on other amendments to the law, according to BBC Turkish.

15 September 2021

Why has the AKP-MHP bloc decided to lower the election threshold?

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Why has the AKP-MHP bloc decided to lower the election threshold?

The ruling alliance seeks to maximize its seats in the parliament • Anti-vaxxers hold mass rally in İstanbul • Another Kurdish child killed by armored vehicles • Turkey confirms the first cases of the Mu variant

12 September 2021 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Turkey to reduce election threshold from 10 to 7 percent

Turkey to reduce election threshold from 10 to 7 percent

After President Erdoğan, his ally Bahçeli also stated that the election threshold will be lowered.

1 September 2021

Legislative Proposal from HDP to Abolish Highest Election Threshold in Europe

Legislative Proposal from HDP to Abolish Highest Election Threshold in Europe

HDP pointed out 10% election threshold was an obstacle for democratization and gave legislative proposal for threshold to be abolished.

PM Erdoğan Compared Journalist Şık's Book to a Bomb

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PM Erdoğan Compared Journalist Şık's Book to a Bomb

Prime Minister Erdoğan replied to the questions of the Members of Parliament of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. He emphasized the independence of the Turkish judiciary from the executive and compared journalist Şık's unpublished book to a bomb.

"We Want a Liberal, Democratic and Participatory Constitution"

"We Want a Liberal, Democratic and Participatory Constitution"

The Platform for a Liberal Constitution called for the removal of the ten percent election threshold as a crucial step for the preparation of a first civil constitution. It is also essential to include NGOs in the procedure to prepare a new constitution, the platform claimed.

Political Propaganda in Kurdish and Children's Rights

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Political Propaganda in Kurdish and Children's Rights

The Parliamentary Constitutional Commission accepted political propaganda to be made in other languages than Turkish for the Elections Law. The proposal to decrease the election threshold to three percent was rejected. Children shall be prosecuted at juvenile courts only.

29 March 2010 Tolga Korkut,Burçin Belge

Ruling AKP: Constitution and Election Threshold Remain Unaffected

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Ruling AKP: Constitution and Election Threshold Remain Unaffected

AKP member Kuzu made clear that the government is not going to touch the Constitution and the election threshold. BDP member Uras criticized the threshold conforms to AKP and CHP, constitutional lawyer Kaboğlu stated that the threshold percentage could be amended easily.

13 January 2010 Tolga Korkut