Democracy in despair: Erdogan's sweeping new powers
Democracy in despair: Erdogan's sweeping new powers
Democracy in despair: Erdogan's sweeping new powersWednesday, April 19, 2017
In a referendum in the weekend, Turkey chose to grant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers. The country’s long-standing parliamentary system has been abolished in favour of an executive presidency, which will merge the roles of the president and the prime minister and could potentially keep Erdogan in office until 2029. Ximena speaks to Stephen Hoadley from the University of Auckland’s political studies department about the significance and meaning of the move.