“Our agenda does not include any early elections. Turkey has just come out of an election and it is looking forward,” Unal said to a group of journalists on July 3 in the parliament, Hurriyet daily reported.

His comments came after the AKP’s move to bring the ordinary congress date earlier was interpreted as a preparation for early local elections. Some AKP officials have also fueled rumors, stating that bringing the election earlier would be beneficial.

The ruling party’s priority is to implement the new executive presidential system in the following days, said Unal, refuting the rumors. They “do not find it right to begin discussions on early elections at a time when Turkey has just come out of an election period,” he said.

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