Sistema Presidencial En Turquía

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan took a step towards extending his powers on Tuesday after his ruling AK Party presented a proposal to parliament for setting up a presidential system:
Erdogan,who has dominated Turkish politics since the party came to power in 2002, is widely viewed as wanting to consolidate his position by becoming the head of state in a presidential election in 2014.
Theplan drew criticism from the opposition, however, with one politician saying it could lead Turkey into a "dark dictatorship".
Under the current system, the president is a largely ceremonial figure.The AK Party aims to create an executive presidency within the framework of a new constitution which the government says will advance Turkey's democratization.
Erdogan's plans will be challenged byother parties in parliament who fear such a reform will hand him too much power. However, the AK Party has a large majority in parliament which leaves it strongly positioned to push through reform."We presented a measure to the parliamentary speaker's office. Within that there is an AK Party proposal on the formation of a presidential system," Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag, a leadingadvocate of the reform, said.
"We think it is right to move Turkey to a presidential system which can establish strong leadership and create stability rather than disputes in the years ahead," he said.
Themove coincided with an announcement from Erdogan that local elections would go ahead in March 2014 as scheduled. He abandoned an attempt to bring the vote forward by five months after failing to winenough parliamentary support for the plan.
An earlier date for local elections would have given him more time to prepare for the presidential contest in 2014.
Under the AKP proposal, the presidentwould appoint ministers, who would not be members of parliament and there would no longer be parliamentary mechanisms such as confidence votes and censure motions, Bozdag said.
The proposal,...