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Turkey needs election threshold for stability, Turkish premier says
ISTANBUL (A.A) - 02.05.2011 - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey needed 10 percent election threshold for stability.
Erdogan attended a tv program and responded to the questions on issues on Turkey's agenda.
When recalled that Higher Board of Election (YSK) cancelled candidacy of several independent applicants and asked about election threshold, Erdogan said YSK was an independent board. "We do not have any power to intervene in affairs of YSK. The coming process is important."
Erdogan said election threshold was important as it was an element of exploitation. "This threshold has not come with Justice & Development (AK) Party. AK Party has come to ruling despite 10 percent threshold. We have come to power getting 34 percent of the votes. We also got 65 percent of the parliament. One-party rulings have been successful in Turkey. Coalition governments unfortunately took the country back. We need election threshold for stability."
Asked to comment on the situation of Peace & Democracy Party (BDP), Erdogan said, "this party should embrace the whole nation. Why does it say 'I am the party of only the Kurds'. It should say it is the party of whole Turkey."
Responding to a question on the studies regarding the new constitution, Erdogan said the new constitution was the primary step of AK Party. He said democracy and fundamental rights and freedoms would be taken up primarily in this constitution.
"It will be the constitution of people. NGOs, economists and political scientists are working on the preliminary preparations of the constitution," he said.
Asked to comment on presidential system, Erdogan said, "this issue will definitely be discussed." Erdogan said he personally thought that presidential system would be more appropriate.
Commenting on "Canal Istanbul" project which he earlier described as "crazy project", Erdogan said, "we will do whatever the international law requires on the matter after we fulfill Canal Istanbul Project."
Erdogan said Istanbul really needed this project, underlining that Istanbul Strait was under a very serious threat. He said passage of heavy tankers posed very big dangers particularly when considered from the point of view of environmental means.
Erdogan referred to fire at Independent, "this fire broke out at the broadest part of the strait. We don't want similar incidents in the tight parts of the strait."
He said this was an energy and transportation project at the same time.
"When Montreux Convention was signed, there were no tankers. The convention was made on simple cargo ships. Now the conditions have changes and measures should be taken now," Erdogan said and noted all necessary measures would be taken against criticisms that it would step up traffic and population, and that it would have a negative impact on fish migration, water resources and forests."We should act considering next 50 years," he added.
Erdogan attended a tv program and responded to the questions on issues on Turkey's agenda.
When recalled that Higher Board of Election (YSK) cancelled candidacy of several independent applicants and asked about election threshold, Erdogan said YSK was an independent board. "We do not have any power to intervene in affairs of YSK. The coming process is important."
Erdogan said election threshold was important as it was an element of exploitation. "This threshold has not come with Justice & Development (AK) Party. AK Party has come to ruling despite 10 percent threshold. We have come to power getting 34 percent of the votes. We also got 65 percent of the parliament. One-party rulings have been successful in Turkey. Coalition governments unfortunately took the country back. We need election threshold for stability."
Asked to comment on the situation of Peace & Democracy Party (BDP), Erdogan said, "this party should embrace the whole nation. Why does it say 'I am the party of only the Kurds'. It should say it is the party of whole Turkey."
Responding to a question on the studies regarding the new constitution, Erdogan said the new constitution was the primary step of AK Party. He said democracy and fundamental rights and freedoms would be taken up primarily in this constitution.
"It will be the constitution of people. NGOs, economists and political scientists are working on the preliminary preparations of the constitution," he said.
Asked to comment on presidential system, Erdogan said, "this issue will definitely be discussed." Erdogan said he personally thought that presidential system would be more appropriate.
Commenting on "Canal Istanbul" project which he earlier described as "crazy project", Erdogan said, "we will do whatever the international law requires on the matter after we fulfill Canal Istanbul Project."
Erdogan said Istanbul really needed this project, underlining that Istanbul Strait was under a very serious threat. He said passage of heavy tankers posed very big dangers particularly when considered from the point of view of environmental means.
Erdogan referred to fire at Independent, "this fire broke out at the broadest part of the strait. We don't want similar incidents in the tight parts of the strait."
He said this was an energy and transportation project at the same time.
"When Montreux Convention was signed, there were no tankers. The convention was made on simple cargo ships. Now the conditions have changes and measures should be taken now," Erdogan said and noted all necessary measures would be taken against criticisms that it would step up traffic and population, and that it would have a negative impact on fish migration, water resources and forests."We should act considering next 50 years," he added.
