Turkish local elections

There seems to be two visible stumbling blocks in front of the Republican People?s Party (CHP) and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). One is how the relations between the government and President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an will be shaped in a possible coalition scenario. The other is whether the corruption dossier concerning four former ministers will be reopened or not.

The two parties which received the most votes in the June 7 parliamentary election among the four political parties that made their way to the national assembly have been mulling how to get their candidate elected as parliament speaker in case of an eventual disagreement on the formation of a coalition government.

The two parties which received the most votes in the June 7 parliamentary election among the four political parties that made their way to the national assembly have been mulling how to get their candidate elected as parliament speaker in case of an eventual disagreement on the formation of a coalition government.

Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Council has decided to allocate the area of the controversial palace to the presidency, just two months after allocating the area to the prime ministry, while the Ankara Chamber of Architect said it will appeal the decision.

On June 23, Turkey?s new parliament will convene and lawmakers will take oaths to begin their legislative works officially. A day after on June 24, President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an is expected to give the mandate to Ahmet Davuto?lu, the leader of the Justice and Development Party (AKP). Thus the 45-day countdown will begin next Wednesday and will end in the first week of August.

Sevil Erku? sevil.kucukkosum@hdn.com.tr The governor of Tunceli, an eastern province, distributed white goods to voters using the means of his office to support the election propaganda of the Justice and Development Party (AKP). 

What was the message of the electorate? Did it say it wanted an end to the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in government? Or did it say it wanted a three-way coalition government of the Republican People's Party (CHP), Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP)?

A modest villager in one of the villages of the Aegean province of Manisa was asked by an expert, ?What will the price of grapes be this year?? He responded, ?That first depends on the harvest of grapes in Iran, then on the price of the dollar.? The expert?s eyes popped at the villager?s knowledge and awareness of global developments.

The June 7 general election obviously launched a new era in Turkey, with the Justice and Development Party (AKP) losing its majority at parliament and with the one-party government it has enjoyed since 2002 coming to an end.

Is Turkey moving forward to embrace an early election within months? Will it not be possible to form a coalition government? Why the parties are so adamant in their positions? Or are the parties just consolidating their positions, like heavy weight wrestlers waiting for the start of the match that is the opening of the coalition talks?