"Update on Turkish elections
Presidential Elections
The political impasse surrounding the presidential elections in Turkey continues. Following the Constitutional Court ruling, the AK Party unexpectedly stepped back, saying that it wants the newly formed government to elect the next president. However, upon the proposal of the opposition leader Baykal that the new president should be someone outside the parliament, PM Erdogan blamed Baykal for not being cooperative and decided to leave the last word to the public. If the people elect the new president, the new parliament will need to pass an urgent law allowing the election of the president by popular vote. It seems that, apart from forming the new government, this parliament is expected to assume many important roles, including deciding on how to elect the new president, whether to cross into Iraq, and how to continue accession negotiations with the European Union."
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