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Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu struck out at Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s statements on the Gezi Park protests upon the latter’s arrival from an African trip. 

During his speech late on June 6, Erdoğan said a lobby of interest groups was behind the protests, which started with a small sit-in gathering but turned into nationwide rallies within days. 

Election observers have called on political party leaders to do more to prevent poll-related violence from breaking out, following an arson attack in South Sumatra on Tuesday ahead of Thursday’s gubernatorial ballot there.

Zulfian S. Rehalat, the executive director of the Jakarta Institute, a think tank, said at a discussion on Wednesday that party elites were aware of the potential for friction from grassroots campaigns escalation into violence, and thus had a responsibility to scale back the tensions.

Vice Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Shamil Atakhanov vacated his office, the President’s Office reports.

According to its information, President Almazbek Atambaev signed his resignation letter.

“People should work in team and use team approaches in solving complex issues and crisis situations,” Shamil Atakhanov said.

The now ex-vice prime minister added “any leader must defend his team and listen to it; but when he doesn’t and when a government lacks constructive endeavor, working by oneself is useless”.

by: Makhinur Niyazova 

The Prosperous Justice Party is considering leaving the ruling coalition led by the Democratic Party, party lawmaker Sohibul Imam said on Tuesday.

Sohibul said a decision on the Islam-inspired party’s place in the coalition would be made by the party’s consultative council (Majelis Syuro). He said there had been no discussion on the matter at last month’s council meeting.

Plusieurs personnalités de la société civile et des partis politiques ont lancé des initiatives en vue d'une transition démocratique sereine.

Un nombre des militants du mouvement du 25 février a organisé, ce lundi, à Nouakchott, une manifestation pour dénoncer la déliquescence de l'économie.

Les manifestants ont critiqué l'absence de l'action du gouvernement dans un contexte marqué par "la recrudescence de maladies et de pauvreté"

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Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç told reporters today that he held a positive meeting and received instructions from President Abdullah Gül during a meeting to address the Gezi Park protests sweeping Turkey.

“We had a positive meeting. We received his instructions and shared opinions,” said Arınç.
Arınç said he met the president in his capacity as deputy prime minister amid Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Morocco. 

GEORGE TOWN: The Gerakan party election at the national level, which has been postponed since 2011 to concentrate on the 13th general election (GE13) on May 5, will be held on Oct 26.

The National Party Election Supervisory Committee chairman, Tan Sri Dr Chin Fook Weng said the election process would begin with elections at the branch level tomorrow (June 5).