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| The Grand Turk | ||
| Turkey's ruling party nominates Davutoglu as next premier | ||
| 2014-08-22 | ||
| [Iran Press TV] Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has nominated Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to replace Recep Tayyip Erdogan ... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him... as the country's next prime minister. President-elect Erdogan, who won Turkey's presidential election on August 10, chaired a three-hour meeting of the ruling party's Central Executive Board (MYK) on Thursday to decide on the country's next premier. Before introducing Davutoglu's name as the next prime minister, Erdogan said they had held several meetings before taking the final decision. "I know it very well that we have many fellows who can take this important position. All the names, which were spoken out during this process, are very important for us. The unity of this movement is above everything," Erdogan said. "Our friend, who will be the chairmanship candidate, is Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. Maybe it is early to announce (the candidate), but he will also be our next prime minister�. Mr. Davutoglu has shown great sensitivity in compassionate diplomacy and he will surely continue in that direction," the president-elect added. Following the announcement, Davutoglu thanked Erdogan, and MYK and AKP members for the decision.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, hand-picked by president-elect Recep Tayyip Erdogan ... Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him... to succeed him as prime minister, is expected to accept a largely backseat role as his boss strives to make his new job the most powerful position in the land. But Davutoglu is known to be ambitious — and Turkey has seen cases in the past where presidents have tried and failed to control their prime ministers. Erdogan, who nominated Davutoglu Thursday to be premier, is counting that the 55-year-old continue to be the staunch loyalist he proved himself to be during Erdogan's long tenure as premier. While he has a patchy foreign policy record, Davutoglu also commands respect within the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, and is seen as a politician who can steer the party to another victory in elections next year. A former professor of international relations, Davutoglu has led Turkey's foreign policy since 2003 both as foreign minister and as Erdogan's chief adviser. He is expected to be confirmed as the AKP's chairman at a party congress next week, before being appointed by Erdogan to form a government early next month.
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Erdogan is the typical Putin, Davu is the lapdog. |
| Posted by: Zorba Fleresh4606 2014-08-22 11:38 |