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Turkish election board proposes new elections on Nov. 1

Turkish election board proposes new elections on Nov. 1

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

FILE - In this Saturday, May 30, 2015 file photo,supporters of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sing and wave Turkish flags as they wait for their appearance in Istanbul, during a rally to commemorate the anniversary of city's conquest by the Ottoman Turks. AP

ANKARA: Turkey's high election board has proposed holding a new election on Nov. 1, after efforts to form a government failed. The state-run Anadolu Agency said the proposal was submitted to representatives of Turkey's four main political parties on Thursday. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu abandoned efforts to build a coalition government on Tuesday, following the failure of talks with the leaders of two smaller parties. The deadline for forming a new government ends this week. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signaled that he does not plan to give other party leaders the chance to form a government. Erdogan reportedly favors an early election hoping that the ruling party which he founded can regain the majority it lost in the June election.