Details of the fourth meeting of Erdogan’s opposition parties; Agree on ten principles

According to Fars News Agency’s International Group, the leaders of six opposition political parties in Turkey discussed yesterday (Sunday, May 29) during a meeting on coalition with each other in the upcoming presidential election and agreement on the principles of forming a future political system in the country. This is the fourth meeting of political leaders opposed to Turkey’s ruling party this year.

According to «The new ArabThe meeting, hosted this time by the Future Party (Gelecek Partisi), featured figures such as Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kamal Kلیlچçdaroغlu, Good Party ()P) leader Miral Akşner, and Tamla Kara Molla oglu. The leader of the Saadat Party, Ali Babacan, the leader of the Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA), the chairman of the Future Party, Ahmet Davutoglu, and the chairman of the Turkish Democratic Party (DP), Goltkin Ovisal, were present.

The meeting took place on Sunday evening, and after dinner, the leaders of the parties spoke behind closed doors, away from media cameras and reporters.

According to the People’s Republican Party affiliated with the People’s Network, four issues were discussed at the meeting.

1- Ensuring the security of the elections and listening to the reports of the approved committees and their proposals, including reviewing the voter list, monitoring the polling stations at night and related measures.

2- The basic principles for the transfer to the parliamentary system, including the details of the general topics that were agreed upon in the previous session in this regard.

3- At the request of Ahmet Davutoglu, the leader of the Future Party, the meeting discussed the timetable for choosing a presidential candidate to challenge and compete with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, if there is no consensus in this meeting, but in The final statement did not mention this.

4. Possible alliances that six parties can form in different regions in connection with the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections.

According to the report, the meeting lasted seven hours, this morning (Monday) a statement was issued regarding the main principles and goals of the talks held in it, and it was announced that during this meeting, cooperation between the parties was reviewed and the participants discussed ten principles. Consensus reached.

Consensus on the principle of separation of powers based on a strengthened parliamentary system to re-establish the rule of law, normalize politics and return the economy to prosperity and prosperity; The principle of ending discrimination and focusing on democracy based on freedom, participation and majority rule was also mentioned in the final statement of the meeting of the leaders of the six opposition parties in Turkey.

The statement also addressed the issue of agreement on freedom of expression and freedom of the press, principles of religious freedom, conscience and belief, social peace, accountability to a fair and impartial judiciary, equitable income distribution, production and employment economy, and reform of political ethics. And authoritative and influential foreign policy was mentioned.

The fourth meeting of these parties will be strengthened only one month after the third meeting in Ankara and three months after the announcement of their common approach to the principles of the parliamentary system, and will be held in the parliament after the adoption of the new election law.

Turkish oppositionists are uniting their ranks to reach a comprehensive approach to gaining popular vote. After losing several times since 2002 to the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), they are now seeking an organized and united presence in the upcoming elections to oust their permanent rival.

Analysts believe that “since the establishment of the presidential system after the referendum held on April 16, 2017, the presidential system has become the center of sharp polarization of Turkish political circles, because the ruling coalition sees it as an ideal system for Turkey. , While the opposition parties consider it individual sovereignty and authority and say that this system is not suitable as a political system ”(more details).

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