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Thu, 04/21/2011 - 10:22
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Turkey discusses presidential system
ANKARA (A.A) - 21.04.2011 - Turkey's State Minister & Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said on Wednesday that the Justice & Development (AK) Party was not planning of including presidential system in a new amendment package to be introduced after the upcoming general elections.
Arinc said seeking or discussing a new system was nothing to be feared of as they were not changing the regime, but they were just seeking a new system with which the country could be better administered.
"This can be a presidential system or a semi-presidential system, or something peculiar to Turkey, or some new arrangements that can help us mend the deficiencies of the current system," Arinc told a televised interview.
Arinc said the AK Party was not thinking of including such arrangements in the new constitutional amendments planned to be made after the June 12th general elections.
The minister said the AK Party was willing to make a brief, liberal, new, contemporary, pluralist and civil constitution, by making use of drafts submitted by all segments of the society, after the elections.
Arinc said the new constitution would be prepared by the widest participation and would be put to referendum irrespective of how much it was supported by parliamentarians.
The minister said the parliament should decide on whether the president would serve for five or seven years, not the Higher Election Board (YSK).
Moreover, Arinc said the party's target was to get at least 47 percent of votes in the general elections.
"I think that it will be a good result to preserve this rate, and in my opinion, it is safe for a ruling party to win over 40 percent of votes in Turkey," Arinc said.
Arinc also said such a result would mean a third-term AK Party government, which was the party's goal.
Arinc said seeking or discussing a new system was nothing to be feared of as they were not changing the regime, but they were just seeking a new system with which the country could be better administered.
"This can be a presidential system or a semi-presidential system, or something peculiar to Turkey, or some new arrangements that can help us mend the deficiencies of the current system," Arinc told a televised interview.
Arinc said the AK Party was not thinking of including such arrangements in the new constitutional amendments planned to be made after the June 12th general elections.
The minister said the AK Party was willing to make a brief, liberal, new, contemporary, pluralist and civil constitution, by making use of drafts submitted by all segments of the society, after the elections.
Arinc said the new constitution would be prepared by the widest participation and would be put to referendum irrespective of how much it was supported by parliamentarians.
The minister said the parliament should decide on whether the president would serve for five or seven years, not the Higher Election Board (YSK).
Moreover, Arinc said the party's target was to get at least 47 percent of votes in the general elections.
"I think that it will be a good result to preserve this rate, and in my opinion, it is safe for a ruling party to win over 40 percent of votes in Turkey," Arinc said.
Arinc also said such a result would mean a third-term AK Party government, which was the party's goal.
