Republican People's Party

Erdo?an takes Turkey to re-election as opposition warns PM over 'indecent proposal'

As President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an officially announced his decision to take Turkey to re-election in November, Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu?s bid to offer posts in the interim government to individual figures from the Republican People?s Party (CHP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has been given the cold shoulder, with senior executives from both parties dubbing the proposal ?indecen

CHP seeking way out of holding primaries before snap vote

The Republican People's Party (CHP) has begun reviewing its options after the Supreme Election Board (YSK) suggested Sept. 8 in its election calendar draft as a possible date for CHP primaries. Turkey is expected to hold an early parliamentary election on Nov. 1, in line with an earlier proposal by the YSK.

Election Board Proposes Holding Snap Polls in Turkey on November 1

The Supreme Election Board proposed November 1 as the date for holding early elections in Turkey.

The holding of snap polls has become very likely after negotiations to form a coalition government failed and Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu returned the mandate to President Recep Erdogan on Tuesday.

Latest Coalition Negotiations in Turkey Fail to Reach Agreement

The latest round of negotiations on forming a coalition government in Turkey failed to reach agreement and the country is increasingly heading for early elections.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and leader of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) met with the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Devlet Bahceli on Monday.

Futile talk in politics

The June 7 election appears to have taken place somewhere in outer space, not in Turkey. Since the June 7 polls the country first wasted precious time with the president exercising whatever power he has not to designate a prime minister and since the designation of the premier the country has been witnessing a futile and insincere effort to kill time rather than forge a new government.

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