ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s parliament on Thursday ratified Finland’s software to hitch NATO, lifting the final hurdle in the best way of the Nordic nation’s long-delayed accession into the Western army alliance.

All 276 lawmakers current voted unanimously in favor of Finland’s bid, days after Hungary’s parliament additionally endorsed Helsinki’s accession.

Alarmed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a yr in the past, Finland and Sweden deserted their decades-long coverage of nonalignment and utilized to hitch the alliance.

Full unanimity is required to confess new members into the 30-member alliance and Turkey and Hungary had been the final two NATO members to ratify Finland’s accession.

Sweden’s bid to hitch the alliance, in the meantime, has been left hanging, with each Turkey and Hungary holding out on giving it the inexperienced mild regardless of expressing assist for NATO’s growth.