Turkey’s Constitutional Amendment

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/01/24/how-a-constitutional-amendment-could-end-turkeys-republic/ 

On January 21st the Turkish parliament approved a amendment to their constitution changing the government from parliamentary to presidential. It went through parliament because of deal Erdogan (AKP party) made with MHP nationalist party. The amendment will go popular referendum on April 16th. It would also abolish the prime minster office and allow 3 back to back 5 year terms. The president can also not be impeached by parliament and dissolve parliament at anytime.

 

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