Wow. The secular opposition won the day in their fight to block Foreign Minister Gul's election to the presidency. The Constitutional Court decided that since their boycott of the election meant there was not the 2/3's quorum called for, the first round of voting (which takes place in the national legislature) was illegitimate. Prime Minister Erdogan has now said he may call for early general elections as soon as June 24 - and campaign for the direct election of Turkey's president by the people (currently the president is elected by the national legislature).
Posted by armand at May 1, 2007 07:07 PM | TrackBack | Posted to International Affairs