A riiddle, wrapped up in a mystery inside an enigma
Ronaldinho  |  by www.turkishdailynews.com.tr. All rights reserved. 21.05 | 9:13

The late British statesman Winston Churchill was not describing Turkish politics when he coined the adage, "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma." But the phrase summarizes the mood in Ankara yesterday as the capital reacted to effective cancellation of a nomination round for a new president with more questions than answers amid a cacophony of calls for early elections, constitutional amendments and even an interim, caretaker president to replace the retiring Ahmet Necdet Sezer The lingering confrontation in the presidential election process, with Turkey's powerful military, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), the Constitutional Court and the opposition all at odds, continued yesterday with questions far more plentiful than answers. Following interference in the process by the military and the country's top court, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) offered a constitutional package, which proposes to swap the current parliamentary nominating system the president with direct elections by the public.

The package, however, added to controversy in the Turkish capital.

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