The Turkish Electoral Commission approved Erdogan’s decision to hold the elections on May 14 which is a month earlier than initially planned.
The date of the presidential elections assigned by the president, May 14, was approved by Turkey’s High Electoral Commission on Friday, according to Resmi Gazete.
On Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a decree setting general elections for May 14.
“Our commission unanimously voted to approve May 14 as the date of the presidential and parliamentary elections. The second round of the presidential election, if necessary, is scheduled for May 28,” the commission’s statement read.
Erdogan’s only opponent so far and the sole candidate of the opposition People’s Alliance is Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the head of the People’s Republican Party.
Back in January, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that the general elections will be held on May 14 which is a month earlier than initially planned.
Erdogan explained that “seasonal conditions” including exams and agricultural work had been taken into consideration when deciding to move the election from June 18 to May 14.
Source: Almayadeen