People have refused presidential system, demand coalition gov't: Turkish PM

In his first comprehensive statement after the June 7 general election, Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has stressed that the Turkish people have closed the door on the presidential system and called for parties to form a coalition government. He added that he has no red lines on such a partnership and will hold ?genuine talks? with other parties to this end. 

Davuto?lu was speaking to state broadcaster TRT late on June 10, just hours after President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an held a surprise meeting with the former leader of the Republican People?s Party (CHP), Deniz Baykal. The surprise meeting led to speculation that the president was involved in plans to form a coalition between the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the CHP, the top two parties in the election. 

?This meeting was not a talk about forming a coalition. Our president is not part of coalition talks, he is not the one who will carry out these talks. It is wrong to consider him part of these talks. That would be against the nature [of politics]. The presidency is an institution to help overcome impasses,? Davuto?lu said. 
 
He also said he was not ruling out any coalition government option because as ?the winner of the elections and the backbone of Turkey,? the AKP would not allow the country to fall into chaos. 

?The fate of the country is in our hands. It is only us who will head a coalition government. If the others are thinking of closing all the doors, then we?ll think about all other options. If the other parties are in cooperation, we will also think about that, without ruling out any possibilities. But if they are planning to do something on their own, we are also open to that. What is important is staying within legitimate boundaries,? he said.

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