No deal reached in latest Turkey coalition talks
Turkey’s ruling and opposition parties have yet again failed to come to an agreement on the formation of a coalition government that would end the country’s political impasse.
On Monday, Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, who heads the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), met with Devlet Bahceli, the head of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), to discuss a possible coalition government.
The premier, however, said afterwards that the negotiations had ended without result, Turkey’s Anadolu Agency reported.
The MHP had previously voiced unwillingness to join a coalition government with the AKP, preferring to remain in the opposition.
The dialogue took place after talks between the AKP and the Republican People’s Party (CHP), the country’s main opposition list, ended without agreement last week, with Omer Celik, the Turkish culture minister and an AKP member, saying, “For two parties who are politically opposed to reach a consensus requires great effort.”
For the first time since coming to power in 2002, the AKP fell short of securing sufficient votes during elections on June 7 to form a single-party government. The party has since been searching for a coalition partner.
The country would have to hold another election if no government is formed by August 23.
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