Baykal: "The CHP opposes party closures, but we also respect the law"

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) opposes party closures, but it also respects the law, said CHP leader Deniz Baykal yesterday. "When a party gets 47% of the votes, doesn't the law still apply?" he asked at a meeting in Istanbul. "I said that the AKP shouldn't interfere with the republic's values. They denied that had any such aim. The current situation is clear."