Turkey approves draft amendments giving president more power

Turkish Parliamentary Commission on
Friday, approved draft constitutional
amendments that would introduce a new
executive presidential system, giving
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan more
powers according to report.
The commission’s nod after nine days of debate
paves the way for a vote in parliament and is
supported by lawmakers from the ruling Justice
and Development Party (AKP) and the far-right
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).
Under the changes, the prime minister’s post will
be abolished, while the president and vice
president will have full executive powers.
The draft proposal allows the president to be a
party member.
Erdogan had to nominally step aside as AKP
leader after he was elected president in 2014, as
the constitution designates the head of state as
a non-partisan office.
The number of parliamentarians will increase
from 550 to 600 and general elections will be
held every five years, instead of four years, the
report said.
It calls for the next parliamentary and
presidential elections to take place on Nov. 3,
2019.
The centre-left CHP and the pro-Kurdish HDP
are staunchly opposed to the proposed
presidential system, fearing a “dictatorship’’ in
Turkey.
The changes will be put to a referendum, which
the government expects will be held in spring.

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