Turkish President Gul to stay in office for 7 years June 15, 2012 - 17:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey's Constitutional Court has ruled that Turkish President Abdullah Gül's term in office is seven years, officially ending confusion over whether he would serve five or seven years in the post, Hurriyet Daily News reported. The ruling also granted Gül the right to run for the presidency again in the next elections, albeit only for a five-year term. By allowing Gül to stay in office for seven years, the court has ruled out any possible presidential elections in August. Parliament elected Gül for a single seven-year term in 2007, but a charter amendment enacted since then limits presidents to two five-year terms. The opposition has argued that the amendment is binding for Gül. The Justice and Development Party (AKP), however, insisted that the amendment could not be implemented retroactively to shorten Gül’s original tenure. In January the government passed a law fixing his term at seven years.   Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot".   Partner news |  Latest news Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday  Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1.Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri.Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament.Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |
