Presidential Rule in Turkey Could Be Fast Tracked, Official Says
- Executive powers for Erdogan possible with few charter changes
- Ruling AK Party whip Elitas comments on change in interview
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Turkey could move to an executive presidency with the swift amendment of only about a dozen articles of the constitution, according to a senior member of the ruling party.
AK Party whip Mustafa Elitas said that the shift from a parliamentary system, which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has long sought, wouldn’t necessarily require a full reworking of the national charter, something opposition parties have in the past rejected.