While there are less than 3 months left for local elections, YSK President Ahmet Yener announced the election calendar.
YSK, which will manage the process from the beginning of the election to the voting day, also announced that election propaganda and bans will begin on March 21.
Turkey is moving towards local elections to be held on March 31. While there are more than 3 months left for the ballot boxes to be held, the Supreme Electoral Board (YSK) announced the election calendar.
Making a statement regarding the calendar in front of the YSK, YSK President Ahmet Yener stated that the election calendar has officially started as of January 1.
Stating that he hopes the elections will be beneficial to all political parties and voters, Yener stated that they will operate the work and transactions in the process from the beginning of the election to the voting day according to the calendar announced by the YSK.
According to the calendar; Voter registers will be finalized on February 7 and will be completed on February 11.
POLITICAL PARTIES WILL SUBMIT THE CANDIDATE LISTS TO THE YSK ON FEBRUARY 20
While the atmosphere of local elections spreads throughout Turkey, political parties continue their efforts to determine their candidates for provincial, district and provincial council members.
While almost all political parties are expected to announce their mayoral candidates in January, according to the election calendar, the parties will submit their candidate lists to the YSK by Saturday, February 20.
YSK, which will examine the candidate lists in about two weeks, will announce the final candidate lists by the provincial and district election boards on March 3. YSK President Ahmet Yener also announced the parties that will participate in the local elections.
Stating that they act in accordance with the conditions within the scope of the Political Parties Law, YSK President Ahmet Yener announced that the number of political parties that fulfill their obligations is 36.
The 36 parties eligible to participate in the elections are as follows:
Justice Unity Party, Justice Party, Justice and Development Party, Anatolian Union Party, Motherland Party, Bright Democracy Party, Independent Turkey Party, Grand Unity Party, Great Turkey Party, Republican People's Party, Democracy and Progress Party, Democratic Left Party, Democratic Party , Labor Party, Future Party, Young Party, Union of Forces Party, Rights and Freedoms Party, People's Liberation Party, Rights Equality and Democracy Party, Free Cause Party, İYİ Party, Homeland Party, Nation Party, Nationalist Movement Party, National Road Party, Saadet Party, Left Party, Workers' Party of Turkey, Communist Movement of Turkey, Communist Party of Turkey, Homeland Party, Re-Welfare Party, Innovation Party, New Turkey Party and Victory Party.