Steven, the seat balance will not effect the election of a president. That is now up to the voters.
If voters in October approve the referendum (just cleared by the Constitutional Court–see the link in my F&V post that you linked to yesterday), then there will be an election before the end of the year. Obviously, the big gain in AKP votes suggests it can indeed win a majority (in two rounds, if not in one) in a presidential election.
Also, on the Kurdish issue, two comments at my thread suggest that the Kurds were pretty effective at getting representation, despite bans on their parties. Of course, they are under-represented, but they saw a substantial increase in their presence in parliament.
Turkey’s newly elected parliament must still attempt to elect a president, because the term of the current president has expired and thus it is not constitutionally permissible to wait for possible voter approval in October of the referendum on d…
Steven, the seat balance will not effect the election of a president. That is now up to the voters.
If voters in October approve the referendum (just cleared by the Constitutional Court–see the link in my F&V post that you linked to yesterday), then there will be an election before the end of the year. Obviously, the big gain in AKP votes suggests it can indeed win a majority (in two rounds, if not in one) in a presidential election.
Also, on the Kurdish issue, two comments at my thread suggest that the Kurds were pretty effective at getting representation, despite bans on their parties. Of course, they are under-represented, but they saw a substantial increase in their presence in parliament.
Comment by MSS — Monday, July 23, 2024 @ 1:58 pm
I somehow managed to miss that a referendum had been approved. Thanks for the correction.
Comment by Dr. Steven Taylor — Monday, July 23, 2024 @ 2:13 pm
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Turkish presidential election update & correction
Turkey’s newly elected parliament must still attempt to elect a president, because the term of the current president has expired and thus it is not constitutionally permissible to wait for possible voter approval in October of the referendum on d…
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