MPs Cast Votes in Parliament While Absent, but Face No Action
Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- A June voting scandal in Turkey’s Parliament found that only four of 60 lawmakers who voted by ballot were present in the chamber.
- Parliament said its internal rules do not regulate lawmakers who submit ballots while absent from the General Assembly.
- No action was taken against the absent lawmakers.
A “fake ballot” scandal in Turkey’s Parliament has ended without disciplinary action against lawmakers who voted while they were not in the chamber.
During deliberations on a bill in June, 60 lawmakers took part in a ballot vote, but only four were found to be present in the General Assembly hall.
The Parliament’s administration said its internal rules contain no provision governing lawmakers who send in ballots after leaving, or without being in, the chamber. As a result, no action was taken against those who submitted ballots despite their absence.
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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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