Debate over Erdoğan's re-candidacy: lawyer raises objection over election law
According to Yeniçağ, Presidential Chief Advisor Mehmet Uçum said "Erdoğan's candidacy is settled, there is no obstacle before him," while lawyer Ömer Faruk Eminağaoğlu argued, citing election law provisions, that running again is not possible.
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- Yavuz says bringing elections forward by one week would suffice for Erdoğan's candidacy AK Party (AKP) Head of Election Affairs Ali İhsan Yavuz said that if the parliament renews the elections, President Erdoğan can run again, noting that bringing the date forward by one week would be sufficient.
- Debate over Erdoğan's re-candidacy: lawyer raises objection over election law According to Yeniçağ, Presidential Chief Advisor Mehmet Uçum said "Erdoğan's candidacy is settled, there is no obstacle before him," while lawyer Ömer Faruk Eminağaoğlu argued, citing election law provisions, that running again is not possible.