Baku, Azerbaijan, April 20
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
Turkish Parliament has approved the date for holding early parliamentary and presidential elections, the Parliament said in a message April 20.
As many as 386 MPs out of 537 voted for holding the early parliamentary and presidential elections and the elections will be held on June 24, according to the message.
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.