Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 3
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Some 31 political parties will take part in the parliamentary election in Turkey, to be held June 7, the Turkish Official Gazette (Resmi Gazete) reported Feb. 3.
The candidates in the parliamentary election must leave their previous positions until Feb. 10.
During the previous parliamentary election, held in 2011, Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party gained 46.66 percent of the votes.
Some 20.85 percent of the votes went to the Republican People's Party (CHP), and 14.29 percent - to the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).
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