Türkiye: Erdogan sworn in for new term







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ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in on Saturday for a new five-year presidential term, extending his 20-year reign at the helm of a divided country by another five years.

“As president, I swear on my honor and integrity before the great Turkish nation and history to safeguard the existence and independence of the state (…) to respect the constitution, the state of law, democracy, the principles and reforms of Atatürk as well as the principles of the secular republic”, he declared during a ceremony in Parliament, broadcast live on television.

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is the father of secular Turkey.

The outgoing president won 52.1% of the votes cast in the second round of the presidential election on May 28, against 47.9% for his rival Kemal Kiliçdaroglu, candidate of an alliance of opposition parties.

This unexpected victory, in a context of acute economic crisis, thwarted the forecasts of most polling institutes.

After his swearing in Parliament, a ceremony will be held at the presidential palace attended by senior officials from 78 countries and international organizations, including NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, according to the Anadolu news agency.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan should then announce the composition of his government where changes at the economic level are expected.

Reuters reported last month that former economy minister Mehmet Simsek, popular with financial markets for his monetary orthodoxy, is likely to join Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s new government.

(Report Huseyin Hayatsever and Ezgi Erkoyun; French version Claude Chendjou)











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