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Erdogan pledges 'constitution by consensus'
[Al Jazeera] Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's re-elected prime minister, has pledged to build a new constitution for the country by consensus after winning a third straight term in parliamentary elections.Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) won nearly 50 per cent of the vote on Sunday, but came up just short of its target of 330 seats in the new parliament, which would have enabled it to draft a new constitution without consulting other parties. In a victory speech before thousands of flag-waving supporters in the capital, Ankara, Erdogan pledged "humility" and said he would work with rivals. "People gave us a message to build the new constitution through consensus and negotiation," he said. "We will discuss the new constitution with opposition parties. This new constitution will meet peace and justice demands." Posted by: Fred 2011-06-14 |
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