Browsing Tag
electoral threshold
7 posts
Three things that could ignite Turkey’s election
A series of important but low-key developments over the weekend could revolutionise Turkish politics in the seven months before next year's general election
Monday 1 December 2014
Erdoğan’s reform: how to kill the MHP
The prime minister's proposed electoral reforms are mainly designed to destroy Turkey's nationalist party
Wednesday 16 October 2013
Golden Numbers of Election Night
The main figures to watch out for in this weekend's election
Friday 10 June 2011
This man is going home, but watch what he does next
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu isn’t a name that is instantly recognisable, neither in his native Turkey nor the many countries…
Friday 18 February 2011
Who will win Turkey’s next general election?
Thoughts and predictions ahead of the next Turkish parliamentary vote Some astonishing news for you: Turkey’s parliament is…
Sunday 16 January 2011
Opinion poll suggests huge gains for CHP; hollow victory for AK Party
Metropoll’s latest opinion poll* just over a week ago asked, among other things, for voting intention. Here are…
Wednesday 5 January 2011
Not a very normal threshold
Europe's highest court throws out arguments that Turkey's electoral threshold, at 10%, is too high
Wednesday 31 January 2007