"Who will write Turkey’s new constitution?
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
SONER ÇAĞAPTAY - HALE ARİFAĞAOĞLU
On June 12, Turkey faces general parliamentary elections. Opinion polls show that the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, will win the polls for the third consecutive time since 2002. In anticipation of its victory, the AKP has promised to draft a new constitution for the country. The governing party needs to receive 367 seats in the 550 member Turkish parliament, i.e. 2/3 supermajority, to single handedly write a new constitution without first seeking consensus. "
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