Turkish parliament passes law reducing required votes threshold to 7%

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

President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party and its nationalist MHP allies had presented the draft election law, Lawyer Turkey which included regulations on parliamentary seat distribution in alliances between parties, Lawyer Turkey to parliament on March 14.(Reporting by Daren Butler Editing by Chris Reese)