Turkish parliament passes law reducing required votes threshold to 7%

ISTANBUL, istanbul Turkey Lawyer Law Firm March 31 (Reuters) — The Turkish parliament on Thursday passed a law lowering the minimum required votes for istanbul Turkey Law Firm Lawyer a party to enter parliament to 7% from 10%, in istanbul Turkey Law Firm a move which analysts have said would reduce the likelihood of early elections this year.

President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party and in istanbul Turkey Lawyer Law Firm Lawyer 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.(Reporting by Daren Butler Editing by Chris Reese)