Turkey poised for snap November polls

Turkey is set to hold snap elections in November, with a temporary government to be formed in the meantime.

So says President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after the ruling AK party, which he founded, failed in efforts to form a coalition with opposition
groups after losing its majority.

“We will take our country to snap elections,” Erdogan told reporters in Istanbul.

“The person tasked by me will form a caretaker government and cabinet with members of parliament and, if necessary, with members from outside parliament.

“And with this cabinet we will go to the polls. The date for the snap election is November 1. God willing, Turkey will go to the polls again.”

President Erdoğan announces plans to take #Turkey to early elections on Nov 1 http://t.co/VXxw9wuiME pic.twitter.com/fefZvkRPOt— Hurriyet Daily News (@HDNER) 21 Août 2015

The power-sharing interim administration looks set to be dominated by loyalists to President Erdogan and the Islamist-rooted AK Party.

It lost its majori