Turkey: No Presidentialism Without Federalism?
Turkey, like many other countries, could adopt a presidential system of government without decentralizing the administrative system by introducing federalism.
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HDP Is One of the Losers of New 'Turkeyfication' Era
As the HDP has become rather marginal after the attempted coup, the PKK and Gülenist Terror Cult (FETÖ) have been identified as the two enemies for the country's security and future.
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What keeps opposition leaders up at night is the off chance that the AK Party will be able to build a grand multi-party coalition to push presidentialism through Parliament.
To be clear, it is true that the president and Davutoğlu disagreed on a number of issues. The important point is that the ongoing process will put the AK Party's unity and commitment to group values to the test.
In an op-ed piece published by The Washington Post last week, Mort Abramowitz and Eric Edelman, former U.S. ambassadors to Turkey, called on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to "reform or resign." What a joke!
2016: A Year of Important Decisions
2016 will be a year of important decisions, especially for Kurdish nationalists.
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Why Coalition Talks Were Doomed to Fail
There were two additional reasons, which deserve attention. One is short-term considerations and the second is ideological differences.
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Both the CHP and the MHP leadership openly state that they would rather stay in opposition than serve in the nations political leadership.
If it becomes clear that the AK Party and the CHP will fail to form a coalition government, the MHP will be faced with a tough decision. The party will either stick to its guns or limit its criticism of the AK Party to negotiate the terms of coalition.
Ahead of the presidential election in Turkey, candidates begin to challenge each other over foreign policy.
Having agreed to nominate Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu as their joint candidate, the opposition parties have successfully taken a first step. We will have ample time to analyze whether or not he can live up to the expectations over the coming weeks.
Keeping all above-mentioned scenarios in mind, the only certain thing about the upcoming presidential election is that the main opposition CHP's decision to endorse a candidate with no ideological affinity to the party organization will result in a prolonged controversy.
