Kani Torun Resigns from Yeni Yol Party, but Its Parliamentary Group Survives
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- Bursa lawmaker Cemalettin Kani Torun resigned from the Yeni Yol Party and now appears on Parliament’s website as an independent lawmaker.
- The party’s seat count fell to 19, but Ali Yüksel’s move from the Welfare Again Party restored its total to the 20 needed for a parliamentary group.
- The number of independent lawmakers rose to 11.
Cemalettin Kani Torun’s resignation briefly put the Yeni Yol Party’s parliamentary group at risk, after its representation in Turkey’s Grand National Assembly fell to 19 lawmakers.
Torun, a lawmaker from Bursa, now appears on the assembly’s website in the independent lawmakers’ list. His departure also increased the number of independent members of Parliament to 11.
The party regained the threshold needed to maintain a parliamentary group when Ali Yüksel, a lawmaker from the Welfare Again Party representing Konya, joined Yeni Yol. Parliament requires at least 20 lawmakers to form a group.
Yeni Yol had faced a similar setback in recent weeks. Mustafa Bilici’s resignation had reduced the party’s strength to 19, but the arrival of CHP Kütahya lawmaker Ali Fazıl Kasap restored its eligibility. The latest changes again leave the party at the minimum level required.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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