Turkish President calls for new govt `as soon as possible`

  12 June 2015    Read: 773
Turkish President calls for new govt `as soon as possible`
In his first public remarks since the general elections were held in Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said a new government should be formed "as soon as possible", Anadolu Agency reported.
Addressing a graduation ceremony of international students in Ankara Thursday, Erdogan said: "Everyone should put aside their egos and avoid the onus of leaving Turkey without a government and a leader".

The president also called for respecting the will of the Turkish people.

"The election result reflects the national will; everybody should respect it. The results show that no single party majority is available. I hope every political party evaluates the results carefully," he said.

In Sunday`s general election, none of the four parties elected to the Turkish Grand National Assembly could achieve the majority necessary to form a single-party government.

About the coalition options available to the political parties, Erdogan hoped that the parties would choose a path of settlement within constitutional boundaries instead of crisis.

The president also pledged to carry out his duty during the coalition talks process, saying: "The result without (a single party) majority does not mean Turkey will be left ungoverned".

"Anybody who leaves Turkey without a government cannot answer to our nation or to our history," he said.

On Tuesday, Erdogan accepted the cabinet`s resignation submitted by the Prime Minister and AK Party Chairman Ahmet Davutoglu. The cabinet was asked to continue its duties until the formation of a new government. He is expected to ask Davutoglu to form a government after the parliament convenes.

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