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| Prime Minister slams CHP for ‘acting with HDP’ against constitution changes |
| 2017-01-28 |
| [Hurriyet Daily News] Prime Minister Binali Yildirim slammed the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) for "acting with the [Kurdish issue-focused Peoples’ Democratic Party] HDP" in criticizing government-supported constitutional changes ahead of a key referendum this spring. "They are exaggerating the constitutional amendment, saying ’it will lead to regime change,’ ’the apocalypse is coming,’ ’the country is slipping away.’ Who says so? The HDP takes a step and the CHP puts its foot in the same place," Yildirim said on Jan. 27. "They did the same thing at parliament. Apparently they will join the ’no’ choir at rallies in squares," he added. "What happened to Ataturk’s party? Is it right for Ataturk’s party to be arm-in-arm with those who want to divide the country?" Yildirim said. "," he said. "I don’t understand why the CHP is opposing the change ... There is no issue of regime [change], nor is ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... at risk of division. On the contrary, in the presidential system the country will be embraced more and more, together with all its different sects and marches. It will make the national will become more dominant," he added. |
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