Erdogan calls snap elections for June

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Wed, 18 Apr 2018 - 04:03 GMT

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Wed, 18 Apr 2018 - 04:03 GMT

Erdogan said that his country will hold early parliamentary and presidential elections on June 24.

Erdogan said that his country will hold early parliamentary and presidential elections on June 24.

ANKARA - 18 April 2018: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his country will hold early parliamentary and presidential elections on June 24.

Erdogan made the announcement on Wednesday after talks with Devlet Bahceli, the leader of Turkey's main nationalist party, who made a surprise call for snap elections a day earlier, ABC news reported.

Erdogan said the elections that were originally scheduled to be held in November 2019 need to be brought forward in order to quickly usher in a new presidential system to deal with challenges ahead.

Turkey is switching from a parliamentary system to a presidential one that will increase the powers of the president. The changes will come into effect with the next elections.

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