Erdoğan praises 'People's Alliance' between AK Party and MHP
"We see the People's Alliance as one of the most important gains of our country recently, and we want to carry it into future," Turkish President Erdoğan said during his weekly speech to the ruling AK Party deputies at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on Tuesday.
- Türkiye
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 12:00 | 23 October 2018
- Modified Date: 01:46 | 23 October 2018
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan praised on Tuesday the People's Alliance between the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).
The People's Alliance between AK Party and the MHP was formed this February ahead of the June presidential and parliamentary elections, and continued in some forms between the two parties.
Addressing the group meeting of the AK Party at the parliament, Erdoğan said his party wants to carry the alliance into future.
"We see the People's Alliance as one of the most important gains of our country recently, and we want to carry it into future," Erdoğan stressed.
The president said they never did anything which will harm the spirit of the alliance, adding that his party will not be involved in any action.
Speaking at his group meeting ahead of Erdoğan, MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli said that his party no longer seeks any alliance in the upcoming local elections in March 2019.
Respecting Bahçeli's decision, Erdoğan said each party should go their own way in the local elections, slated for March 31, 2019 across Turkey.
Erdoğan added that diversity of views should not cast shadow on People's Alliance.