Balkan politicians support Erdogans presidental bid with joint letter
Representatives of political parties in Macedonia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Greece and Kosovo send letter to Erdogan supporting his presidental candidacy.
Representatives of political parties in Macedonia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Greece and Kosovo have sent a letter to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan saying they support his presidential candidacy.
Representatives thanked Erdogan in the letter for his support for the region over the last 10 years, according to Erdogans Presidental Election Coordination Center.
You have a place in our hearts as well as the other oppressed people in the region and in the world that wont be erased and will last throughout history, the letter said.
The letter was signed by Kasim Dal, founding member of Bulgaria Freedom and Dignity Peoples Party; Mahir Yagcilar, the public administration minister of the Kosovo Peoples Democratic Party; Ahmet Haciosman, parliament member for Greek Bodop; Rafet Husovic, the president of the Bosniak Party of Montenegro; and Kenan Hasip, president of the Macedonian Turkish Democratic Party.
Turkish voters will directly elect the country's president for the first time on Aug. 10. If no candidate takes more than 50 per cent of the vote, a second round will take place on August 24.
Representatives thanked Erdogan in the letter for his support for the region over the last 10 years, according to Erdogans Presidental Election Coordination Center.
You have a place in our hearts as well as the other oppressed people in the region and in the world that wont be erased and will last throughout history, the letter said.
The letter was signed by Kasim Dal, founding member of Bulgaria Freedom and Dignity Peoples Party; Mahir Yagcilar, the public administration minister of the Kosovo Peoples Democratic Party; Ahmet Haciosman, parliament member for Greek Bodop; Rafet Husovic, the president of the Bosniak Party of Montenegro; and Kenan Hasip, president of the Macedonian Turkish Democratic Party.
Turkish voters will directly elect the country's president for the first time on Aug. 10. If no candidate takes more than 50 per cent of the vote, a second round will take place on August 24.