Türkiye is set for May 14 to hold the presidential and parliamentary elections.
According to the country’s Supreme Election Council’s decision, 36 parties will participate in the elections. The list of the parties in question was published in the Official Gazette on Sunday.
Parties to participate in the elections
The Justice and Development (AK) Party, Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Grand Unity Party (BBP), Republican People’s Party (CHP), Felicity Party (Saadet Partisi), Democracy and Progress Party, Future Party, Good (IYI) Party, Homeland Party, New Welfare Party, Democrat Party, Democratic Left Party, Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and Communist Party of Türkiye are among them to attend the elections.
Some practices and prohibitions for election day were also published in the Official Gazette.
The sale of alcoholic beverages will be prohibited from 6 a.m. local time (0300GMT) to 00.00 a.m. local time (2100GMT) on election day.
No one will be allowed to carry weapons except those responsible for maintaining security and order.
Media outlets are forbidden to make predictions and comments on the elections and their results until 6 p.m. local time (1500 GMT).
Media outlets will be able to publish news and communique to be released by the election council, between 6 p.m. local time (1500GMT) and 9 p.m. local time (1800GMT).
After 9 p.m. local time (1800GMT) or earlier, broadcasters will be free to report on the election results.
The date of the second round
The same provisions will be applied on May 28, determined as the date for a possible second round of presidential elections.
Voting is scheduled to start by 8.00 a.m. local time (0500GMT) and end by 5.00 p.m local time (1400GMT).
