Former Turkish Minister of Justice, Okar Okoyan, has claimed that 63 deputies from the ruling Justice and Development Party are preparing to move to the Deva Party led by Ali Babacan, the former ally of Turkish President Erdogan.
Okoyan said, according to information conveyed to him from a “very important source”, these deputies are preparing to resign from Erdogan‘s party and join the Deva party (progress and democracy) in preparation for the upcoming elections.
Turkish media said that the Justice and Development Party and the National Movement party, which constitute the ruling coalition, are pushing for a change in the political parties law and the election law. It will prevent the two new “Future” opposition parties headed by former Prime Minister Ahmed Dawud Oghlu, and “Diva” headed by former Minister Ali Babacan, from contesting the upcoming elections.
According to the election law currently in force in Turkey, parties wishing to participate in parliamentary elections must hold a conference and form a partisan presence in half of the country’s regions, or already have a group of at least 20 deputies in parliament, which are criteria that a party does not currently meet. Ahmed Dawud Oghlu and Babacan.
Source: Agencies
