The Electronic Democracy Party (

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: ''Elektronik Demokrasi Partisi,'' abbreviated EDP, eP or e-Parti) is a

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which advocates

e-Democracy E-democracy (a combination of the words electronic and democracy), also known as digital democracy or Internet democracy, is the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in political and governance processes. The term is believe ...

and

liberalism Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on the rights of the individual, liberty, consent of the governed, political equality and equality before the law."political rationalism, hostility to autocracy, cultural distaste for c ...

. It was formed by Emrehan Halıcı, a

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from

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, on 26 November 2014. Halıcı had previously resigned from the

Republican People's Party The Republican People's Party ( tr, Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi, , acronymized as CHP ) is a Kemalist and social-democratic political party in Turkey which currently stands as the main opposition party. It is also the oldest political party ...

(CHP). The party highlights the democratic deficit and the lack of inner-party democracy as key areas of concern. The Electronic Democracy Party is legally inactive according to September 2016 records of the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.http://www.yargitaycb.gov.tr/sayfa/faaliyette-olan-siyasi-partiler/documents/SPartiler09092016.pdf

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