Turkey’s president on Tuesday officially asked Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to form a new government following the Nov. 1 general election.
“Mr. President accepted Konya deputy and Chairman of the Justice and Development Party Ahmet Davutoglu at the presidential complex and has tasked him to form the 64th government,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s office said in a statement.
Erdogan and Davutoglu met for 40 minutes behind closed doors.
The Justice and Development (AK) Party won the election with 49.5 percent of votes, taking a majority in the Grand National Assembly.
A caretaker government under Davutoglu has run the country since June, when an earlier general election failed to produce a single-party government. Coalition talks failed, leading to an election rerun.
“Mr. President accepted Konya deputy and Chairman of the Justice and Development Party Ahmet Davutoglu at the presidential complex and has tasked him to form the 64th government,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s office said in a statement.
Erdogan and Davutoglu met for 40 minutes behind closed doors.
The Justice and Development (AK) Party won the election with 49.5 percent of votes, taking a majority in the Grand National Assembly.
A caretaker government under Davutoglu has run the country since June, when an earlier general election failed to produce a single-party government. Coalition talks failed, leading to an election rerun.
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