The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) led by Davutoglu had negotiated for several weeks with the CHP, after losing its overall parliamentary majority in June 7 polls for the first time since it came to power in 2002.
"We have not been successful in assuring a favorable base for the creation of a government," Davutoglu told reporters after a final meeting with CHP leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu.
"There is a strong possibility of appealing to the national will," he said in reference to new snap polls following the inconclusive June elections.
"Actually the snap elections have become the only option for Turkey," he noted.
Davutoglu said AKP negotiators had offered a "medium-term reform government" to the CHP but "no common ground has been found."
"Our party has done its best not to leave Turkey without a government and I'm sure that our nation has witnessed this," Davutoglu said.
"But it's obvious that AKP and CHP have deep disagreements, which is quite natural."
The political impasse comes as Ankara wages one of its biggest security operations in years - a cross-border offensive against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria, and an offensive targeting Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rebels in northern Iraq and southeast Turkey.
While an initial round of talks began warmly, opposition politicians and commentators have accused President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of meddling in the process in order to trigger early elections.
The results of the June 7 elections were one of the biggest blows yet to the combative Erdogan and torpedoed his dream of parliament agreeing a new presidential system.
The Turkish lira plunged to a new record low against the dollar. The lira, which has faced months of pressure, fell 1.85 percent to trade at 2.8214 to the dollar.
Under the constitution, Davutoglu, as leader of the largest party, has until August 23 to agree a coalition. Erdogan has said he does not have the authority to extend the deadline.
The main reason for the AKP's failure to win an overall majority was the strong performance of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) which won over 13 percent of the vote.
Critics have suggested that Erdogan ordered the security operation with the aim of discrediting the HDP by linking it to the outlawed PKK in order to harm its chances in a vote. The government has denied it.
Turkey's initial air strikes against IS targets were warmly welcomed by the West but Ankara then triggered concern by concentrating its firepower against PKK rebels in Iraq.
US F-16 jets on Wednesday carried out their first air strikes against IS targets in Syria after taking off from a Turkish air base and analysts expect Turkey may now play a fuller role in the coalition.
Source: AFP
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13/8/15
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Turkey faces autumn election after coalition talks fail...
ReplyDeleteTurkey faces a snap election this autumn after talks on forming a coalition government broke down on Thursday, increasing uncertainty in the NATO member state as it battles Islamic State insurgents on its borders and Kurdish militants at home.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said a fresh election now appeared to be the only option after last-ditch negotiations between his Islamist-rooted AK Party and the main opposition CHP yielded no deal. He urged parliament to call for a new vote and
said he would prefer it was held as soon as possible.
"The likelihood of going to (elections) has increased. In fact, it has become the only option," Davutoglu said after the talks that lasted less than two hours.
He did not say when the elections could be held but said a date should be set "at the closest time possible".
The news sent Turkish assets tumbling. The lira currency weakened to a record low and stocks fell as much as three percent. Many investors had hoped for a deal between the AKP and the pro-business, centre-left CHP, and fear another election will serve only to prolong instability.....................http://www.france24.com/en/20150813-turkey-faces-autumn-election-after-coalition-talks-fail
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