Turkey's prime minister appointed to form interim government to oversee election
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shakes hands with Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu before a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015. Erdogan on Tuesday appointed Davutoglu to form an interim government that will lead the country into a new election, likely to take place on Nov. 1. Erdogan formally called for a new election late on Monday, following an inconclusive vote in June, and the collapse of coalition-building efforts.(Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool) (The Associated Press)
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has been appointed to form an interim government that will lead the country into a new election, likely to take place on Nov. 1.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan selected Davutoglu on Tuesday, a day after Erdogan formally called for a new election following an inconclusive vote in June, and the collapse of coalition-building efforts.
Davutoglu has five days to form a temporary Cabinet that would include legislators from opposition parties and oversee the new election. Two main opposition parties however, have already ruled out participating in the interim administration.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The opposition accuses Erdogan of triggering a new election in the hope that the ruling party, which he founded, can win back the parliamentary majority it lost in June.