Baku, Azerbaijan, April 20
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
Didem Engin, a Turkish MP from the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has put forward her candidacy for participation in the upcoming presidential election in Turkey, Turkish media reported April 20.
Thus, the number of presidential candidates from CHP reached two.
On April 19, CHP nominated its current leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu for the post of president of Turkey.
Kilicdaroglu's candidacy was put forward during a vote within the party. As many as 85 percent of party members voted for Kilicdaroglu's candidacy.
On April 18, 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] to hold early elections. The elections will be held on June 24, 2018," he said.
Devlet Bahceli previously proposed to hold early parliamentary and presidential elections in Turkey. Bahceli said the early elections should be held on Aug. 26.