5 minutes agoWill the coalition of Babacan, Gul and Davutoglu tear down Erdogan's autocrat?
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)After the blow he received in Istanbul, Turkey's powerful President Recep Tayip Erdogan is facing another storm. On Monday, former deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan, influential officials in the Justice Party, has left the party, citing the <x0 insights deep” within the party. Babacan along with former President Abdullah Gul are planning to form [...]
Looks like losing Istanbul was the beginning. The worst for Erdogan is expected to come later. Cares within the party could eventually lose him power that has expanded in recent years by betraying his powers and power.
The first shot came today. The former Turkish Deputy Prime Minister, an influential official in Erdogan's Justice Party, has resigned from the party, citing deep differences and stressing that Turkey needs a new vision.
Babacan along with former President Abdullah Gulp is planning to establish a rival party this year, Reuters writes, calling to sources that are aware of these developments a development that could further erode support of Erdogan following Istanbul's defeat last month.
In a statement that has signaled the formation of the rival party, Babacan has said it has become impossible to stay further in the Justice Party.
„Under these conditions, Turkey needs a new vision for its future. We need an analysis in each field, new strategies, plans and programmes for our country“has said Babacan.
The „has become inevitable to launch a new effort for Turkey's present and future. Many of my colleagues like me feel historical responsibility for this “effort he said.
Babacan has served as economy minister and foreign minister in the early years of AKP's government before becoming deputy prime minister, a position he has held between 2009 and 2015.
Gul, meanwhile, has been at the helm of the Turkish state from 2007 to 2014, when Erdogan has moved to the Turkish Presidency.
It remains already unclear how many AKP deputies will join Davutoglu's Babacan, and if Erdogan loses most in Parliament, writes Der Spiegel. But it is already certain that Erdogan's opponents are discussing scenarios to oust Erdogan from power.
After that, the three opposition parties -- the CHP, Iyi and HDP -- wrote Spiegel would have to join forces with parts of the Justice Party to pass a parliamentary resolution to hold a new referendum on the presidential system to remove Erdogan's competencies provided in the 2017 referendum.
