Turkey's parliament has approved key measures allowing the president to be a member of a political party and issue decrees, part of a constitutional reform the opposition says will fuel authoritarianism.
Turkey is amending its constitution to accommodate President Erdogan. It is widely recognized that a democracy focused on the President is the worst of all forms of democracy. The more power is shifted to the hands of the President, the greater the possibility things will go wrong. If Turkey revises its constitution, the president should be limited to a single term of 5 years, and not permitted to run for office again for 6 years afterward. The President of Turkey is acting in opposition to the intent of the constitution: sovereignty rests wholly and unconditionally in the hands of all citizens, and the people have the right to resist unconstitutional acts. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.
