Erdogan Aspirations for More Power Get Blessing From Opposition
- Ruling party needs MHP support to rewrite constitution
- AKP wants to revise charter to give Erdogan wider powers
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Turkey’s nationalist opposition party is signaling that it is close to an agreement with the ruling AKP party on a new constitution that would broaden President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s powers.
AKP’s proposals on changes to the charter were found to be “generally reasonable” and compromise is possible on provisions where there is disagreement, MHP leader Devlet Bahceli told party lawmakers in a weekly address at the parliament on Tuesday.