Turkey govt to work with opposition on new constitution: PM

A rally against the military coup at Kizilay Square in Ankara, on Monday. — AFP/VNA Photo Viet Nam News ANKARA – The Turkish government is ready to work with all the main opposition parties in drafting a new constitution, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said yesterday, after months of deadlock on the issue. “All the main parties are ready to start work on a new constitution,” Yildirim told reporters in Ankara, saying that this was made clear in a meeting between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and two opposition leaders earlier in the day. He said that in a first step a “small amendment” would be made to the constitution in the aftermath of the July 15 attempted putsch, without specifying further. “There will be a small change to remove obstacles from the constitution and the work is underway to do this,” Yildirim said. He added that work would then begin on a brand new constitution, an issue that has been one of the most controversial issues in Turkish politics over the last few months. The current constitution was drawn up in the wake of 1980 coup and the government has long called for it to be changed. Erdogan and the ruling… Read full this story

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