36 parties to run in Turkish elections, polling hours announced: YSK
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Erdogan's only opponent so far and the sole candidate of the opposition People's Alliance is Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the head of the People's Republican Party.
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Ministers and his ruling party officials listen as Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks after he signed a decision confirming the election date, in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, March 10, 2023 (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
Turkey’s High Election Board (YSK) said on Saturday that 36 political parties will be participating in the parliamentary elections.
"Thirty-six parties will take part in the May 14 parliamentary elections," the council's statement read, as quoted by the Haber Global broadcaster.
It also announced that polling hours will begin on May 14 between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM local time.
On Friday, the YSK unanimously voted to approve May 14 as the date for the presidential and parliamentary elections.
"Our commission unanimously voted to approve May 14 as the date of the presidential and parliamentary elections. The second round of the presidential election, if necessary, is scheduled for May 28," the commission's statement read.
Erdogan's only opponent so far and the sole candidate of the opposition People's Alliance is Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the head of the People's Republican Party.
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