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Abdullah Gul ready to head Turkish government

Türkiye Materials 14 June 2015 17:21 (UTC +04:00)

Baku, Azerbaijan, June 14

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Turkey's former president Abdullah Gul has expressed readiness to head the coalition government, Al Jazeera reported June 14.

Gul said that he is ready to head the Turkish government provided the president does not interfere in the parliamentary affairs.

On June 7, Turkey held parliamentary election, which involved 20 political parties. As many as 53,765,231 people cast their votes in the election.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu submitted a resignation letter June 9.

Turkish president accepted the resignation of the prime minister, but Davutoglu will officiate until the formation of the new government.

The voting results in Turkey's June 7 parliamentary election are as follows: the ruling Justice and Development Party garnered 40.9 percent of the vote, the Republican People's Party (CHP) - 25 percent, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) - 16.3 percent, the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) - 13.1 percent.

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