 Turkish opposition MPs demand speaker’s resignation February 9, 2012 - 10:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has occupied the parliament’s rostrum Wednesday, Feb 8, night in outrage of a parliamentary bylaw sponsored by the ruling party CHP claims is designed to silence the opposition, Today’s Zaman reported. The government's recent effort to amend the parliamentary bylaw has created chaos in the parliament last week, escalating on Wednesday as members of the main opposition occupied the rostrum to protest the new amendment. Last week, fifty CHP deputies rushed furiously into the hall where the parliamentary Constitutional Commission was discussing the bill to amend the bylaw and stated that they were determined to block the amendments. After the bill to amend the bylaw was sent to parliament's plenary session for approval, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) jumped on the CHP bandwagon of unrelenting opposition, completely blocking the functioning of parliament. Seeing the ruling party's determination to pass the bill at all costs, the opposition camp further intensified its efforts to produce a harsher confrontation and resorted to every filibustering method available. The CHP, the MHP and the BDP argue that the amendments to the bylaw are designed to silence the opposition. The AK Party, on the other hand, accuses them of being not eager to solve the country's problems, by dragging their feet on the amendments. CHP deputies who blocked the access to the rostrum chanted slogans, calling on parliament speaker Cemil Çiçek to resign. Çiçek strongly criticized the move and said CHP deputies’ occupation of Parliament doesn’t solve the problem.   Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot".   Partner news |  Latest news Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants  Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province.Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes.Armenia says ready to extend nuclear plant’s lifetime by 10 years Armenia has taken necessary measures to extend the lifetime of its nuclear power plant until 2036.Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. |
