A.K.P. Deputy Ericekli Resigns From His Party

ANKARA (AA) - Ismail Ericekli, the Justice & Development Party (AKP) MP from Cankiri, resigned from his party on Tuesday.
     Ericekli presented his resignation to the parliament. The number of AKP's deputies in the parliament decreased to 355 after Ericekli's resignation, while the number of independents increased to 8. Below is a list of the breakdown of the seats in the parliament:
    
     AKP : 355
     CHP : 162
     ANAP : 10
     DYP : 7
     SHP : 5
     HYP : 1
     Indepen.: 8
     Vacant : 2

2005-05-10