Turkey's parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted in favour of Sweden's accession to NATO, clearing a long-standing hurdle for the Nordic country to join the Western military alliance. The vote was 287 in favour, 55 against with four abstentions. The Swedish government welcomed the Turkish parliament's approval and urged Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to finalize the ratification as soon as possible. "Today we are one step closer to becoming a full member of NATO," wrote Prime Minister
(Bloomberg) Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is poised to prepare his lawmakers to ratify Sweden’s accession to NATO after Turkey’s parliamentary approval effectively left Budapest as the lone holdout to the alliance’s enlargement.Most Read from BloombergApple Dials Back Car’s Self-Driving Features and Delays Launch to 2028China Weighs Stock Market Rescue Package Backed by $278 BillionRussia Says Plane Carrying 65 Ukrainian Prisoners CrashedAckman Ramps Up Israel Support With 5% Stake in
Following Turkey's approval, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has promised to press ahead with the long-delayed ratification of Sweden's accession to NATO. He will urge parliament to vote on the matter "at the first possible opportunity," Orbán posted on platform X, formerly Twitter, on Wednesday after a phone call with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Stoltenberg said he welcomed Orbán's "clear support." "I look forward to the ratification as soon as parliament reconvenes," Stolten
Turkish lawmakers are expected to vote on Sweden's accession to NATO before Jan. 28, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 22, citing a senior government official.
Turkey's parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted in favour of Sweden's accession to NATO, clearing a long-standing hurdle for the Nordic country to join the Western military alliance. The vote was 287 in favour, 55 against with four abstentions. Following Tuesday evening's decision, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan must now sign the so-called accession protocol and it must be published in the Official Gazette before it takes effect. Turkish approval leaves Hungary as the only NATO member yet to