Turkish PM resigned to forming government

  19 August 2015    Read: 1044
Turkish PM resigned to forming government
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan adopted a petition of the Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on removal of his authority on the formation of a coalition government, Anadolu Agency reported.
Earlier, the Supreme Electoral Council of Turkey (YSK) decided that the constitutional preparatory period of three months for the elections could be shortened.

Turkey held a parliamentary election June 7, which involved 20 political parties. Over 53 million people cast their votes in the election.

During the June 7 parliamentary election, Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party garnered 40.9 percent of the vote, while the Republican People`s Party (CHP) gained 25 percent.

Aside from that, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) got 16.3 percent, and the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) garnered 13.1 percent of the vote.

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