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TURKISH OPPOSITION BOYCOTTS PARLIAMENT SWEARING-IN
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 28, 2011
PanARMENIAN.Net - Opposition parties in Turkey have boycotted the
swearing-in of the new parliament after judges barred nine elected
MPs from taking their seats.
The biggest opposition party, the secular CHP, joined pro-Kurdish
members in shunning the swearing-in ceremony at the parliament
in Ankara.
The ruling AKP won this month's polls but is under pressure to consult
the opposition on big policy decisions. One such decision is the
drafting of a new constitution.
The election was widely praised as a sign of Turkey's political
maturity but Tuesday's boycott has exposed old fault-lines that still
threaten the country's democratic development, BBC reported.
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 28, 2011
PanARMENIAN.Net - Opposition parties in Turkey have boycotted the
swearing-in of the new parliament after judges barred nine elected
MPs from taking their seats.
The biggest opposition party, the secular CHP, joined pro-Kurdish
members in shunning the swearing-in ceremony at the parliament
in Ankara.
The ruling AKP won this month's polls but is under pressure to consult
the opposition on big policy decisions. One such decision is the
drafting of a new constitution.
The election was widely praised as a sign of Turkey's political
maturity but Tuesday's boycott has exposed old fault-lines that still
threaten the country's democratic development, BBC reported.