Top adviser says Erdogan will run in April 2028
A senior adviser, Mehmet Ucum, told Turkish media that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan would run in an early election likely on April 16, 2028 if parliament secures the 360-lawmakers threshold to call one. By law, the vote would normally be in May 2028, but the constitution allows an early poll with 360 of 600 parliamentary votes. Erdogan's AKP and ally MHP hold 326 seats, short of the threshold, and the opposition's main rival, Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, was jailed after his CHP nomination, leaving uncertainty over who could challenge Erdogan.
Parliament can trigger an early election with 360 votes.
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A senior adviser said Erdogan could run in an early April 2028 vote if parliament approves it. The constitution allows an early election with 360 of 600 votes. The ruling parties now have 326 seats and the nominated opposition candidate is…
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