ANKARA - Republican People's Party Agri deputy Cemal Kaya resigned from his party on Wednesday.
Upon question of A.A. correspondent regarding his resignation, Kaya said, ''I do not think to release a detailed statement at the moment. I resigned as I think it is necessary.''
Thus, the number of seats occupied in parliament by CHP decreased to 176 while the number of the independent deputies increased to four.
Below listed the current distribution of seats at the parliament:
Justice and Development Party (AK Party) .... : 366
Republican People's Party (CHP) ............. : 176
True Path Party (DYP) ....................... : 3
Independent ................................. : 4
Motherland Party (ANAP) ..................... : 1
Total ....................................... : 550
(GC-BRC) 30.07.2003