Representatives of political parties:

(Change: 17/5/1979 - 2234/1 art)

 Any political parties, which at least one member elected from their lists to one of the legislative assemblies in recent parliamentary or Republican Senate elections or those which have organizations in such province and district determined and declared by Supreme Election Council as defined in fourth clause of article 14, have one representative in provincial and District Election Boards. (added second sentence:   8/4/2010-5980/1 art.) Furthermore, four political parties that took the highest amount of votes in recent parliamentary general elections, and the parties that have groups in Turkish Grand National Assembly, with the condition of written consent of leaders of such political parties, may have one permanent and one reserve members in Supreme Election Council.   These representatives attend all works and meetings of the Council but do not participate voting. But, the right to have a representative diminishes for representatives of political parties which are not found eligible to attend elections by Supreme Election Council due to 11th clause of article 14.            

 In case representatives deliver their opinions on negotiating subject, Council, after listening such opinions, negotiates the subject and decides and announces its final decision to representatives.

Absence of representatives of political parties does not hinder the negotiations of the works.