Baku, Azerbaijan, April 19
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
The Turkish opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has nominated a candidate for the post of a president of Turkey, Turkish media reported on April 19.
Reportedly, the opposition party nominated its current leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu to run for the presidency in the upcoming election.
Kilicdaroglu's candidacy was put forward during a vote within the party. 85 percent of party members voted for Kilicdaroglu's candidacy.
Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated about the need for early presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey.
"The government welcomed the proposal of Bahceli [Leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) of Turkey Devlet Bahceli] to hold early elections. The elections will be held on June 24, 2018," he said.
President Erdogan and Bahceli held a meeting and considered proposals of the MHP on holding early presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey.
Devlet Bahceli previously proposed to hold early parliamentary and presidential elections in Turkey. Bahceli said the early elections should be held on Aug. 26.