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Turkey's presidency vote annulled Turkey's presidency vote annulled
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A court in Turkey has annulled last Friday's parliamentary vote to elect a new president. The constitutional court in Turkey has annulled last Friday's parliamentary vote to elect a new president.
The only candidate, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, failed to win the required majority after a boycott by secularist opposition parties.The only candidate, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, failed to win the required majority after a boycott by secularist opposition parties.
The parties, which accuse Mr Gul of a hidden Islamist agenda, challenged the legality of the vote. The parties, which accuse Mr Gul of a hidden Islamist agenda, asked the court to rule that there was no quorum.
Analysts say PM Tayyip Recep Erdogan could propose a different candidate but may call a snap general election.Analysts say PM Tayyip Recep Erdogan could propose a different candidate but may call a snap general election.
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The constitutional court backed the opposition's argument that a quorum of two-thirds of the 550 lawmakers was not present for the vote. The constitutional court backed the opposition's argument that a quorum of two-thirds of the 550 lawmakers was not present for the vote. Its ruling cannot be appealed.
Its ruling cannot be appealed. A total of 361 lawmakers voted - 357 for Mr Gul - but 367 were needed to make a quorum.
Mr Gul and Mr Erdogan are both from the ruling AK party, which has Islamist roots and an overwhelming majority in parliament. Abdullah Gul was just short of the required majority
The army had expressed concern at Friday's election and on Sunday, hundreds of thousands of people rallied in Istanbul in support of secularism. A second round of voting in parliament had been scheduled for Wednesday.
The army has warned that it will defend the separation of state and religion, the legacy of the state's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. The government has expressed hope it can restart the election process then but it is unclear what form that will take.
Mr Gul and Mr Erdogan are both from the ruling AK party, which has Islamist roots and an overwhelming majority in parliament. They deny there is any hidden agenda.
But the BBC's Sarah Rainsford in Istanbul says the army had made it clear it would not tolerate Mr Gul as president.
It warned it would defend the separation of state and religion, the legacy of the state's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Our correspondent says the court is officially independent but had been under immense pressure to reach precisely this verdict. It is one that is likely to divide Turkey further, she says.
On Sunday, hundreds of thousands of people rallied in Istanbul in support of secularism.
Mr Erdogan appealed for national unity in a televised address to the nation on Monday.Mr Erdogan appealed for national unity in a televised address to the nation on Monday.