The Parliament of Türkiye approved this Tuesday in a general vote the entry of Sweden in the NATOafter months of blockade because it was considered that the Scandinavian country was not doing enough against the Kurdish militants.
In total there were 287 votes in favor, 55 against, 4 abstentions while the rest of the chamber of 600 parliamentarians did not attend the vote.
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During the debate they expressed their position in favor of both the AKPthe Islamist party that governs Türkiye since 2002, as the social democrat CHPthe largest of the opposition.
Meanwhile, some minor formations, such as the Islamist Saadet and the leftist TIPin the opposition, as well as the fundamentalist Hüda-Parallied with the AKP, expressed their rejection of the NATO as a whole.
In recent months, the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoganhad linked the approval to the agreement with USA to sell F-16 fighter-bombers to Turkey, a transaction planned for years, but blocked by the US Congress.
Although it is not clear where these negotiations stand, Parliament has now backed the entry of Sweden in the Atlantic Alliance, which only requires the approval of Hungarygoverned by the ultranationalist Viktor Orbán.
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During the past year, Budapest He had hinted that he would not oppose Sweden’s accession, if Turkey agreed.
Just today, Orbán invited his Swedish counterpart, Ulf Kristerssonto discuss the issue of ratifying Sweden’s accession to NATO.
