Baku, Azerbaijan, April 20
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
Early parliamentary and presidential elections in Turkey are a preventive measure against forces that intend to destabilize the country, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, Turkish media reported April 20.
Erdogan noted that Turkey will enter a new political era after the early parliamentary elections.
“At the elections, the people of Turkey will give a decent response to the forces that planned to destabilize the situation in the country,” Erdogan said.
As many as 386 MPs out of 537 voted on April 20 for holding the early parliamentary and presidential elections on June 24.
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.