İhsanoğlu’s nomination a chance for developments in Middle East: MHP
The appointment of Ekmeleddin Ä°hsanoÄluâs as the oppositionâs joint candidate for Turkeyâs next president will be positive for the country given his vast knowledge and experience in the Middle East, the head of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has said.
âGiven the growing regional problems, Mr. Ä°hsanoÄluâs election as the next head of the nation will be a chance for Turkey,â Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the MHP, said in his weekly group meeting at Parliament.
Bahçeli recalled that Ä°hsanoÄlu, the former head of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and a renowned academic known for his studies on Islamic history, has vast knowledge and experience in the region and that would set a very good basis for his potential presidency.
Underlining that the MHPâs consensus with the Republican Peopleâs Party (CHP) over Ä°hsanoÄluâs candidacy was not an alliance between the two parties, but a reflection of the need for greater conciliation over the current national political situation, Bahçeli said this deal between the opposition parties was a promising move in terms of developing a democratic culture in Turkey.
âI hope the other parties with whom we had consultations over presidential elections will join us,â he said, referring to the Great Union Party (BBP) and Felicity Party (SP) who have around three percent of the votes.
Bahçeli strongly criticized the governmentâs Middle East policies and its inaction following the abduction of 80 Turkish citizens, including Ãztürk Yıldırım, the consul-general in Mosul, by members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levent (ISIL).
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