In a televised interview on Kanal7 on Wednesday, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu yet again reiterated that there will be no confrontation with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on talks of switching from the parliamentary system to a presidential one. Davutoğlu stressed that it was necessary to address crucial political matters, especially a presidential system that has been discussed for decades. Davutoğlu has sought to convince the public that neither he nor Erdoğan demanded to hold ultimate power in the country, refuting claims from the opposition that adopting a presidential system would bring a "dictatorship" to Turkey. "There is an argument that a presidential system will create authoritarianism. What's your proof for that? Even those who have limited knowledge of politics and political science know that ensuring democracy is possible under both the presidential and parliamentary systems. These are both described as democratic systems in comparative political studies. Inclinations for authoritarianism can come from parliamentary systems as well," Davutoğlu said.Throughout modern Turkey's history, the governmental system has been a hotly debated issue that began with the eighth president, Turgut Özal, and continued with the ninth president, Süleyman Demirel, and has been brought up again by Erdoğan, who has asserted that a presidential system is more suitable for the country's political structure."[Authoritarianism] can be born out of either a parliamentary or presidential system. What is important is political mentality and how one looks at this issue," Davutoğlu said, adding that in countries where democratic culture is "not mature" there is always a risk of drifting toward authoritarianism. As an example of an authoritarian leader emerging from a parliamentary system, Davutoğlu gave the example of Adolf Hitler.Davutoğlu said a new constitution will be one of the main items of his ruling party's pre-election campaign, describing the current charter as intending to "protect the state rather than the people." He added that surveys show the Justice and Development Party's (AK Party) support is around 50 percent, almost double that of the main opposition.With only months left before the June 7 national election, AK Party has stepped up its efforts to shift the Turkish political structure toward what it believes to be a more comprehensive and applicable presidential system. While subcommittees were established to create an effective election campaign, it appears that a presidential system will be the most attention-grabbing promise ahead of the election, since the party is in search of an amendment that will be easily adapted to Turkish politics.Erdoğan has said that the presidential system model on which the party work is expected to be based will expedite the decision-making processes between state mechanisms. Reportedly, the AK Party is not interested in a bicameral legislature – two legislative houses – or the system used in France since it is reminiscent of the 1960 constitution enacted after the 1960 coup, which was the first coup in modern Turkish history where the Constitution introduced a senate to form a bicameral system. The party is working on a unicameral system instead of this model. The presidential model brought to the table by the AK Party stipulates that the president is the head of executive power. He represents the state and the unity of the nation. The president would be directly elected and his or her tenure would be five years and could not be elected more than twice. Like the current system, the president will approve laws and will have the authority to assign or discharge senior public officials and to assign or discharge ministers.The duties and responsibilities of the current Parliament will continue, as it will have the authority to enact laws, approve budgets, decide issues on money or wage war. It will be responsible for controlling the executive branch.It is expected that all details of a presidential system will be brought to the table after the June 7 national election. Government sources say that a presidential system will be the framework and details will be clarified after negotiations.