EP Turkey Turkey shock reporter Pirie: We will call for the suspension of negotiations

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European Parliament (EP) rapporteur on Turkey, Dutch MEP Katie Piri, after the elections 24 June and elections in Turkey – EU relations DW assesses Turkey. AP formally that the sign will be asked to suspend membership negotiations Piri with Ankara, models of EU membership of the opinion that the option to stop for Turkey

"I suppose to say that the fair electoral campaign would not be wrong"

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Piri: First of all, I guess it's not wrong to say that the election campaign is not fair. The time allotted to the candidates on the television channels was not exactly equal. If we look at the election results, President Erdogan lost 7 points compared to previous elections. In contrast, the coalition partner MHP has a majority in parliament, which is weakened compared to the old. The new presidential administration means that the president will have unprecedented gentleness in any democracy without the separation of forces. If President Erdogan is the largest democracy in the world, all politics is necessary for the separation of forces.

DW Turkish: Conclusions How did it unfold in the European Parliament (EP)

Piri: We, as the Parliamentary Authority, follow the report of the Venice Commission l & rsquo; Last year if the implementation of the recent constitutional changes that told us that we would be urged to formally suspend Turkey's EU accession negotiations. Unfortunately, we are at that moment. The attitude of the AP has not changed. Unfortunately, the Turkish government has made no change. In these circumstances, and at least for the next five years, it is necessary to abandon the dream that the accession negotiations can continue. The red line has been crossed from our angle. This year, Turkey has suspended talks with certainty that we will report requested.

Turkish DW: You made a statement after the elections, the presidential administration argued that it did in Turkey, in accordance with EU criteria. What is incompatible?

Piri: You must be a liberal democracy for membership in the EU. This means that politics can not appoint judges. If you look at the new constitution, the president governs the country by decision. He can make laws without parliament or any other common legislative body. Parliament does not have a say in the cabinet. Parliament can disappear. It is not a typical feature of liberal democracy that only one person has so much power. The Council of Europe says the same thing through the Venice Commission. In the future, it does not change the constitution, but this constitution is, the most effective and fundamental rights in Turkey, under the current conditions remain as long as human rights and minority rights, our relations must to be honest and we should not go that way everywhere. Politics with President Erdogan in Turkey – was very good to know that EU relations are jeopardizing. I think that politics in the interior were more important than relations with the West.