Turkish president urges voting in hope of surviving repeat election
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged his country to vote for "stability" in hope of surviving November repeat election.
"I believe that November 1 will be an election of stability or instability," Erdogan said during a speech in Turkish capital Ankara on Wednesday. "God willing, this country will reach stability again."
He went on to voice hopes that "the problems created by the June 7 election results will be solved on November 1," adding, "What's essential is the will of people. Our people will have its word once again on November 1."
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is currently seeking the formation of a caretaker cabinet to rule Turkey until the polls. The caretaker government is a constitutional obligation resulting from the snap election, which is called following Turkey’s political parties’ failure to form a coalition.
Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) fell short of securing sufficient votes during the legislative elections in June to form a single-party government.
Based on Turkey’s constitution, an interim government must be formed with ministries shared from Turkey's four parties according to their share of parliament seats. Thus, 11 ministries can be from the AKP, five from the Republican People's Party (CHP), three from the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), three from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP). Independent ministers would oversee the rest of the ministries.
CHP and MHP have reportedly announced that they would not take part in the government. If the HDP lawmakers accept the invitation to form a coalition, it will be the first time in Turkey’s history that a pro-Kurdish party’s representatives are present in the government.
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