2013 Turkish Parliament Speaker election

2013 Turkish Parliament Speaker elections Turkey presidential no no 2011 Turkish Parliament Speaker election 2011 2 July 2013 Turkish Parliament Speaker election, June–July 2015 Jun–Jul 2015 548 of 550 Members of Parliament voting in the Grand National Assembly367 votes needed to win in the first two rounds276 votes needed to win in the third round Constituency Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 165x165px FDC400 Cemil Çiçek Justice and Development Party (Turkey) Ankara (II) 292 (64.7%) 294 (65.2%) 299 (65.7%) 110x110px d50000 Osman Korutürk Republican People's Party İstanbul (I) 108 (23.9%) 110 (24.4%) 109 (24.0%) 165x165px 870000 Faruk Bal Nationalist Movement Party Konya 51 (11.3%) 47 (10.4%) 47 (10.3%) 380px Votes for each candidate in all four rounds:Justice and Development Party (Turkey) Cemil Çiçek   Nationalist Movement Party Tunca Toskay   #000000 Invalid/blank   #D8D8D8 Absent Speaker Cemil Çiçek Justice and Development Party (Turkey) Cemil Çiçek Justice and Development Party (Turkey) The mid-term Turkish Parliament Speaker elections of 2013 were held on 2 July 2013 in order to elect the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly. The election took place in three rounds, resulting in the incumbent Speaker Cemil Çiçek being re-elected to continue serving until the end of the 24th Parliament. The election took place half-way through the term of the 24th Parliament, which lasted from June 2011 to June 2015. Three candidates contested the election, with the Justice and Development Party (AKP) re-nominating Çiçek. The Republican People's Party (CHP) nominated Osman Korutürk while the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) nominated Faruk Bal. The Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) did not put forward a candidate. Çiçek was elected in the third round, winning 299 votes to Korutürk's and Bal's. Election process The Speaker is elected by secret ballot through a maximum of four rounds held within Parliament, with a two-thirds majority of 367 votes to be elected outright in the first two rounds. If the election goes into a third round, the votes needed to win is lowered to a simple majority (276) votes. If the election goes into a fourth round, the top two candidates who won the most votes in the third round contest a run-off, with the candidate winning the highest number of votes being elected. Candidates Potential candidates Before the candidates were announced, it was speculated that Burhan Kuzu could be selected as the AKP's nominee. When the AKP eventually settled for Çiçek, Kuzu released a statement claiming that he was not resentful but very hurt by the decision.http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/23633719.asp Burhan Kuzu: Çok kırgınım 2015-10-11 2015-06-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20150612013427/http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/23633719.asp live Declared candidates Cemil Çiçek, incumbent Speaker of the Grand National Assembly and AKP Member of Parliament for Ankara's second electoral district Osman Korutürk, former Ambassador and CHP Member of Parliament for İstanbul's first electoral district Faruk Bal, former Minister of State and MHP Member of Parliament for Konya Results PartyCandidatePartyMPsJuly 2, 2013 Round 1367 votes to win Round 2367 votes to win Round 3276 votes to win AKP Cemil Çiçek 327292294 299 CHP Osman Korutürk 134108110109 MHP Faruk Bal 52514747Invalid 10 8 7Blank 21 2415 Turnout 482 483 477Result Inconclusive Inconclusive Çiçek elected Source: Sabah See also Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly References 30em External links Speaker of the Grand National Assembly, official website Category:Speaker elections in Turkey Category:2013 elections in Turkey