A senior official of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party said the party, led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was considering making a “slight change” to its mid-June election date.
“Bring the date forward a bit.”
In response to a question about the possibility of calling early elections, party spokesman Omer Celik told a press conference: “We want to call elections on June 18… but as this date coincides with the summer holiday season, when people travel, we are trying to bring the date forward a bit”.
“Not Early Elections”
He also clarified, “Changing the date will not amount to early elections. The party’s Supreme Council has not yet made a final decision. We are looking into the matter.”
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Parliamentary and presidential elections in Turkey are scheduled for June 18. Erdogan has previously said that elections will be held that month.
Erdogan’s rival!
Furthermore, Erdogan has been emerging for months as a presidential candidate for his party’s alliance with the “National Movement” party (the People’s Alliance), while the opposition parties have not yet disclosed the identity of the competitor .
The Justice and Development Party has been governing the Turkish Republic continuously for 20 years, after winning the November 2002 elections for the first time, while the next national elections will be held in June 2023, when voters will choose the “name of the president”, so like all 600 members of Parliament. .
