ANKARA: Turkey faces a snap election this autumn after talks on forming a coalition government broke down yesterday, increasing uncertainty in the Nato member state as it battles Islamic State (IS) insurgents on its borders and Kurdish militants at home.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said a fresh election now appeared to be the only option after last-ditch negotiations between his Islamist-rooted AK Party and the main opposition CHP yielded no deal.
He urged parliament to call for a new vote and said he would prefer it was held as soon as possible.
“An understanding has emerged that there are no grounds right now to form a government partnership,” he told a news conference after meeting CHP leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu. “It seems that ... the duty of appealing to the national will again once all channels are exhausted, to ensure permanent stability of our country, has increased greatly as a possibility. Actually it has become the only possibility.”
AKP and the pro-business, centre-left CHP fear another election will serve only to prolong instability. “From a sentiment standpoint, Turkey needs a snap election now like it needs a hole in the head,” said an official. reuters
ANKARA: Turkey faces a snap election this autumn after talks on forming a coalition government broke down yesterday, increasing uncertainty in the Nato member state as it battles Islamic State (IS) insurgents on its borders and Kurdish militants at home.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said a fresh election now appeared to be the only option after last-ditch negotiations between his Islamist-rooted AK Party and the main opposition CHP yielded no deal.
He urged parliament to call for a new vote and said he would prefer it was held as soon as possible.
“An understanding has emerged that there are no grounds right now to form a government partnership,” he told a news conference after meeting CHP leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu. “It seems that ... the duty of appealing to the national will again once all channels are exhausted, to ensure permanent stability of our country, has increased greatly as a possibility. Actually it has become the only possibility.”
AKP and the pro-business, centre-left CHP fear another election will serve only to prolong instability. “From a sentiment standpoint, Turkey needs a snap election now like it needs a hole in the head,” said an official. reuters
