PodcastHDP's sister party DBP becomes 10th party in Turkish parliament
Saliha Aydeniz has resigned from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and joined its sister party Democratic Regions Party (DBP). As a result, the number of political parties represented in Turkish parliament has risen to 10.
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The number of political parties represented in Turkish parliament has risen to 10 as a lawmaker resigned from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and joined its sister party Democratic Regions Party (DBP).
Saliha Aydeniz, who was elected as a HDP deputy for the southeastern province of Diyarbakır in the June 24, 2018 parliamentary elections, will now represent the DBP in the parliament.
On Nov. 30, the DBP held its fifth ordinary congress and appointed Aydeniz as its new co-chair. Aydeniz then notified the parliamentary speaker's office of the situation, as a result of which the number of parties represented in the parliament has risen to 10.
Currently, in the parliament, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has 290 seats, while the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has 139 seats.
The HDP has 61 lawmakers, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has 49 lawmakers and İYİ (Good) Party has 39 lawmakers.
Other seats belong to minor parties, including the Felicity Party (SP) with two seats, the Turkish Workers Party (TİP) with two seats, the Great Unity Party (BBP) with one seat and the Democrat Party (DP) with one seat. There are also four independent deputies in the parliament.