Turkish election board announces parties in local elections

Turkey's Supreme Board ofElection's resolution about 25 parties which will participate in the local elections set for March 30, 2014, has been published in the Official Gazette on Thursday. The political parties to compete in the local election are as follows: 1- Justice and Development Party (Adalet ve Kalk?nma Partisi), 2- Alternative Party (Alternatif Parti), 3- Independent Turkey Party (Bagimsiz Turkiye Partisi), 4- Peace and Democracy Party (Baris ve Demokrasi Partisi), 5- Grand Unity Party (Buyuk Birlik Partisi), 6- Republican People's Party (Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi), 7- Democrat Party (Demokrat Parti), 8- Democratic Left Party (Demokratik Sol Parti), 9- True Path Party (Dogru Yol Partisi), 10- Labor Party (Emek Partisi), 11- Youth Party (Genc Parti), 12- Rights and Equality Party (Hak ve Esitlik Partisi), 13- Rights and Liberations Party (Hak ve Ozgurlukler Partisi), 14- People's Salvation Party (Halk?n Kurtulus Partisi), 15- People's Ascent Party (Halk?n Yukselisi Partisi), 16- Peoples' Democratic Party (Halklar?n Demokratik Partisi), 17- Free Cause Party (Hur Dava Partisi), 18- Workers' Party (Isci Partisi), 19- Liberal Democrat Party (Liberal Democrat Party), 20- Nation Party (Millet Partisi), 21- Nationalist Movement Party (Milliyetci Hareket Partisi), 22- Freedom and Solidarity Party (Ozgurluk ve Dayan?sma Partisi), 23- Felicity Party (Saadet Partisi), 24- Communal Agreement Reform and Development Party (Toplumsal Uzlasma Reform ve Kalk?nma Partisi), 25- Communist Party of Turkey (Turkiye Komunist Partisi).