Mr Erdogan garnered 52.2% support in a May 28 run-off vote. Read more at straitstimes.com.
ANKARA - Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to be sworn in as Turkey’s president on Saturday afterHe will later name his Cabinet, which is expected to signal a change to his unorthodox economic programme.
His new five-year mandate allows Mr Erdogan to pursue what have been increasingly authoritarian policies that have polarised the country, a Nato member, and strengthened its position as a regional military power. They include Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, according to state-run Anadolu Agency.He is almost certain to include former economy chief Mehmet Simsek in his new Cabinet, Reuters reported earlier this week.
A key role for him now could mark a departure from years of policy that was underpinned by low interest rates despite high inflation, and heavy state control of markets. The May 14 election and May 28 run-off were pivotal given the opposition had been confident of ousting Mr Erdogan and reversing many of his policies, including proposing sharp interest rate hikes to counter inflation, running at 44 per cent in April.
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