PM Davutoğlu Explains Why There Won’t be a Coalition

After the general election which was held on June 7, 2015, ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) couldn’t compromise. Coalition talks have been going on for 60 days.

AKP Leader Ahmet Davutoğlu made a press statement on June 13 and explained why there wouldn’t be a coalition.

Davutoğlu and CHP Leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu had come together for exploratory talks going on for 35 hours in 5 different sessions and then held a last session continuing for 4 hours and twenty minutes.

Dichotomy in the fields of foreign policy and education

PM Davutoğlu told they couldn’t come to terms with CHP on education and foreign policy so AKP didn’t lean to a long-term coalition.

Kılıçdaoğlu stated AKP didn’t propose a coalition to CHP but suggested instead:

"They suggested us to form a pre-election government, in three months to make reforms and then to go to the polls again.”

Why did AKP suggest a reform government?

Davutoğlu explained the “Reform Government”:

“There will be difficulties considering the deep difference of opinions if a long-term coalition is formed. I suggested CHP to form a reform government for a limited period, to collaborate and not to leave Turkey leaderless and to provide immediate political stability.”

“However, Kılıçdaroğlu looks positively against a long-term coalition while he expresses his worries about a reform government as a result of exploratory talks.”

Score: "There is no agreement for a coalition”

Davutoğlu expressed that there was no agreement for a coalition.

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Leader, Devlet Bahçeli, replied positively for a meeting with PM Ahmet Davutoğlu. Bahçeli emphasized they disapproved a minority government or reform government. (HK/BD)

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