The Venice Commission and ODIHR express their concern due to the impact that the change in the conditions for running in elections may have on part of the opposition, now organised in the HDP party. On 7 June 2021, the Turkish Prosecutor General’s office submitted an application to the Constitutional Court of Türkiye, seeking the dissolution of HDP on account of its alleged cooperation with and support of the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) – considered as a terrorist organisation, inter alia, by the European Union - and of its alleged activities directed against the unity of Türkiye. On 21 June 2021, the Constitutional Court accepted the application and it is expected to render its decision in the upcoming months. Should the decision result in the dissolution of HDP, it would be nearly impossible for its members and supporters to establish a new political party that would be able to meet the single condition foreseen in Law No. 2820 and to run in the upcoming 2023 elections.