Any partner but the AKP, says Turkey's pro-Kurdish HDP party
- 9 years ago
The pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (or HDP) is preparing to enter parliament in Turkey for the first time. But this will not be in partnership with the ruling AK Party, it has announced.
Chaired by Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ, the party says it is open to all other options for a coalition government. In a statement, it added that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (the founder of the AKP) should “remain within his constitutional limits.”
The unprecedented election result has seen the AKP stripped of an overall majority and for the first time since 2002, Turks do not know who will govern their country.
We asked Professor of Political Science, Ilter Turan, for his opinion on the future Turkish government.
“I think, in fact, the HDP has started compensating for the lack of a leftist party in Turkey, but they will stick to their party line. On a practical level, the CHP will probably be a more suitable coalition partner for the AKP. But, the MHP would be a more ide
Chaired by Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ, the party says it is open to all other options for a coalition government. In a statement, it added that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (the founder of the AKP) should “remain within his constitutional limits.”
The unprecedented election result has seen the AKP stripped of an overall majority and for the first time since 2002, Turks do not know who will govern their country.
We asked Professor of Political Science, Ilter Turan, for his opinion on the future Turkish government.
“I think, in fact, the HDP has started compensating for the lack of a leftist party in Turkey, but they will stick to their party line. On a practical level, the CHP will probably be a more suitable coalition partner for the AKP. But, the MHP would be a more ide