The rallied Turkish opposition, the so-called "Table of Six", announced on Monday a constitutional package of measures to restore democracy, the rule of law and the parliamentary system in the event of its victory in the 2023 elections against Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
"We pledge to implement the 'Constitutional Amendment Proposal for a Strengthened Parliamentary System' with the hope that it will bring peace and tranquility to our entire nation and future generations," the six opposition leaders wrote in a joint statement, according to Balkaninsight.
What it includes
The constitutional package consists of 167 articles covering nine key issues and mainly aims to return the country to a parliamentary system of democracy, as opposed to the current executive presidential system created by Erdogan in 2017 with a controversial referendum.
"The most problematic part of the current constitution, which affects the entire system, is (...) the 'one-man regime'," Serhan Yucel, secretary general of the Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA), said at the official ceremony.
The package would return the presidency to the symbolic role it previously had and restore the powers of parliament with strong constitutional checks on the government. In addition, the current 7 percent electoral threshold would be reduced to 3 percent.
Representatives of the six opposition parties, the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), the Good Party (İYİ), the Happiness Party, the Democratic Party, the Future Party and the Democracy and Progress Party (DEVA), have been working for months on the constitutional amendment proposal.
The so-called "Table of Six" was launched in February by Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the social democratic CHP.The six parties pledged to work together to end the rule of Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) by submitting a common candidate for the presidency and proposing a new political system. The move was seen as an important step by political observers.
Amid intense political polarization and a grim economic crisis, Erdogan faces his biggest challenge in 20 years of rule, as he lags behind the opposition in the polls.
The exact date of the elections has not yet been set, but the polls are expected to be held by the end of June.
Source: in.gr
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