'Early election' reaction from Re-Welfare to Kılıçdaroğlu: 'Love to those who can stop the government now'

Re-Welfare Party Chairman Suat Kılıç made statements about the agenda at the press conference he held after his party's Central Executive Board meeting.

Kılıç said, "Do you think Erdoğan's step regarding retirees is a signal for early elections? Would you support an election in April 2028?" He gave the following answer to a question:

"It is obvious that the election will be held in April or May 2028. In fact, the Chairman of the CHP also supported this process. Normally, there was a general opinion in the opposition that if the elections were brought forward at least 6 months, the constitutional requirement of holding early elections would be fulfilled. However, after the Chairman of the CHP said, 'Even if it is held a day earlier, the election is an early election,' kudos to whoever can stop the government. Because there is a Constitutional Court that will decide on the unconstitutionality of the date of the election in the direction the opposition wishes. "There is no Supreme Election Board that will make a determination of unconstitutionality on the date of the election. They will largely make decisions in the direction the government wants, regarding the election process. Therefore, we anticipate that the government will hold the election on the date it wants."

"WE WANT EARLY ELECTIONS"

Kılıç stated that the number of 360 must be met for early elections and said, "Both AK Party and MHP do not have the ability to provide this number. They will definitely look for allied parties in the parliament. In order to decide on early elections and to prepare the ground for Mr. President to be a candidate again. Will they have difficulties? In my opinion, they will not have difficulties. We support the date of any election to be held in 2027. But we are not in favor of keeping it until 2028. Why are we not? "The election to be held in 2028 is not an early election. That's why we are an opposition party. We want an early election. We see that it is not possible for Türkiye to continue on its path with today's socio-economic conditions."