Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the President of Turkey, has formally presented the ratification of Sweden’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to the Turkish Parliament, as reported by AP. The delay from Ankara has been attributed to Sweden’s perceived leniency toward Kurdish groups within its borders, some of which are regarded as terrorists by the Turkish government, as they oppose Turkish policies. Should both Turkey and Hungary eventually ratify Sweden’s NATO membership, Sweden will become the 32nd member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.