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Early election risk to economic growth: Turkey’s finance minister Şimşek

by Daily Sabah with Reuters

ISTANBUL Jul 15, 2015 - 12:00 am GMT+3
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by Daily Sabah with Reuters Jul 15, 2015 12:00 am
Uncertainty about the formation of Turkey's next government poses a risk to economic growth and the best scenario would be a strong coalition agreement rather than a fresh election, Finance Minister Mehmet Şimsek said on Wednesday.

The ruling AK Party lost its majority for the first time in a parliamentary election on June 7, forcing it to seek a junior coalition partner or face a re-run, and plunging Turkey into political uncertainty not seen since the 1990s.

"Everyone wants Turkey to have a strong coalition government," Şimsek told a news conference in Ankara to announce June budget developments.

Coalition talks between the AK Party and opposition parties entered a third day on Wednesday. The parties have until late August to agree on a working government or else President Tayyip Erdoğan could call for a new election.

"Having an election again is of course a negative scenario because another election means in a sense facing uncertainty through virtually the whole of 2015," Şimsek said.

The central government budget showed a surplus of 3.2 billion lira ($1.21 billion) and a primary surplus of 4.9 billion lira in June, Şimsek said, noting that a 15.8 percent rise in tax revenues in the first half had helped.

Inflation was likely to continue its fall this year if oil prices remain low and a normalization in food prices continues, Şimsek said.

The finance minister welcomed Iran's nuclear deal with world powers, saying the deal could help keep oil prices low in the medium term and lessen geopolitical tensions, providing a boost to Turkey.

Tehran on Tuesday reached a historic agreement with Western powers to curb its nuclear programme in exchange for the gradual lifting of sanctions.
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