Tuesday, January 30, 2007

SABAH Newspaper English Edition - National - ECHR: "Turkey's 10 pct vote threshold is not a breach"

"ECHR: 'Turkey's 10 pct vote threshold is not a breach'

The European Court of Human Rights has found Turkey right about the 10 pct vote threshold. The Court has recognized Turkey's right by five votes against two Turkish nationals who claimed that the threshold was intended to keep Kurdish party DEHAP (Democratic People's Party) out of parliament."

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