Destabilized Turkey’s Erdogan calls snap election to redraw government after major turn in policy | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

ANKARA (AFP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday he would call snap elections likely to be held on November 1 after coalition talks failed in an unprecedented political impasse. Erdogan, who suffered a rare political setback in inconclusive June polls, said he would meet the parliament speaker on Monday to make the arrangements and…

ANKARA/ISTANBUL – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Friday that Turkey will hold a snap election on Nov. 1 after coalition talks between the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and opposition parties failed following the June 7 polls. “I will take Turkey to election on Nov. 1,” he told media after Friday prayer in…