Turkey 2021: Is Turkey returning to the old electoral system?
Turkey 2021: Is Turkey returning to the old electoral system?
Author(s): Not Specified Author
Subject(s): Politics, Political history, Government/Political systems, Electoral systems, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: IFIMES - International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies
Keywords: Turkey; 2021; politics; electoral system; political history;
Summary/Abstract: President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated at the press conference on 1 February 2021 that preparations have started to draft the new constitution. “It is time for Turkey to discuss a new constitution again,” he said noting that “the source of the problem in Turkey since 1960 is the constitution made by putschists.” All political parties agree that the 1961 and 1982 constitutions were written after bloody military coups in 1960 and 1980 and do not accommodate for the current problems Turkey is facing. However, the opposition also demands early parliamentary elections.
Series: IFIMES Research Papers
- Page Count: 5
- Publication Year: 2021
- Language: English
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