Speaking to reporters at the Turkish parliament in Ankara, PACE's recently elected president Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said that Council of Europe (COE) attached great importance to the improvement of civil authority and considered it as one of the basic elements of democracy.
"Above all things, Turkey needs a new and civilian constitution. This should be done. We are supporting Turkey's efforts aiming at the improvement of civil authority," Çavuşoğlu said.
Upon a question on the 10 percent electoral threshold in Turkey, Çavuşoğlu said several COE reports indicated that Turkey had the highest threshold.
"We may consider it a high threshold, however, it is not a violation of human rights. Each country has its own decision on such matter," he said.
Çavuşoğlu said that he believed every segment of the Turkish society should be represented in the parliament.
"Consequently, the goal is to reflect the view of every voter in the parliament. We are supporting this idea," he said.
