As the referendum on a constitutional amendment package that will introduce the presidential system draws near with only 23 days left, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that the codes to the new governing system are "stability and security." President Erdoğan, addressing the Balkan Federation members at the presidential complex in Ankara on Thursday, explained once more the details of the 18-article constitutional change and affirmed that "the governing system's codes are stability and security." "Turkey has paid a great price in the past due to impacts on stability and security," he said.President Erdoğan added on to his remarks by criticizing the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu without mentioning his name over "false claims" that "18-year-old youth will enter Parliament and immediately gain pension rights."Erdoğan strongly criticized the remarks and said, "If those who gain a seat in Parliament are not there for a second term, the government does not pay their pensions. There is no such thing. Enough with the lies and be honest." The Turkish president also urged the CHP leader to read the constitutional amendment before "lying" about it."I look at the 20 to 25 list of things mentioned [in the proposed constitutional amendment] by the person at the head of main opposition party and I get second thoughts on whether we live in a different country or if this individual lives in a different world," the president said. Adding on to his remarks by stating that there were many "deceiving" statements circulating, Erdoğan said, "I sincerely feel saddened by the frivolous approach to the matter [constitutional amendment] that is vital for our country."Meanwhile, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım, also speaking on Thursday in Turkey's eastern Anatolian Elazığ province, criticized the main opposition leader and said, "The [CHP's] aim is not to open up the space for young people, but to take advantage of the youth by exploiting [their situation]."Prime Minister Yıldırım further emphasized that the CHP's "18-year-old claims" were misleading."The CHP is speaking [to the public] as if all deputies [in Parliament] will be 18 years old, others [who are older than 18] will not be able to practice politics following the amendment. We will only pave the way for the Turkish youth," Yıldırım said.Regarding the main opposition's claims that the Justice and Development Party's (AK Party) aim to reduce the age of candidacy for the sake of their own male children, in order to provide them with exceptional retirement plans and exempt them from mandatory military service, Yıldırım stressed that a deputy must pay a premium for at least 23 years to retire as well as fulfill the condition of the legal retirement age, which is 65 years old in Turkey. Furthermore, Yıldırım noted that the new system is to give the president both authority and responsibility in many terms, while indicating that the new system will provide democracy for the Turkish nation.