The candidate from the Nationalist Movement Party, former head of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu gained 80 votes, while the candidate from the Peoples’ Democratic Party Dengir Mir Mehmet Fırat gained 80 votes as well.
None of the four candidates for the post of the Turkish parliament speaker gathered the necessary votes of the MPs on the results of the second round of the voting.
The third and the fourth round of voting will take place tomorrow, on July 1.
Turkey held parliamentary election June 7, which involved 20 political parties. Over 53 million people cast ballots in this election.
The coalition government should be formed in Turkey, within 45 days after announcing the results of the parliamentary election.
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has submitted a resignation letter June 9.
The Turkish president accepted the resignation of the prime minister, but Davutoglu will officiate until the formation of the new government.
As a result of the parliamentary election, the ruling Justice and Development Party garnered 40.9 percent of the votes, the Republican People’s Party (CHP) – 25 percent, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) – 16.3 percent, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) – 13.1 percent.
The other political parties gathered a total of 4.7 percent of the votes.
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