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Turkey: President approves interim cabinet

Turkey’s President has approved an interim government to run the country until elections in November. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu revealed details of the power-sharing executive on television. MHP figure becomes Deputy PM; HDP gets EU & Development ministeries, in AKP-led interim gov’t http://t.co/TMZmHLew3b pic.twitter.com/ji3VjAJhjw— Hurriyet Daily News (@HDNER) August 28, 2015 There are 11 ministers from the AK Party and one from the nationalist MHP. There are two ministers from the HDP, the first time a pro-Kurdish party has been represented in parliament. Why is the election being run again? The electoral re-run comes after the governing AK Party failed to win an overall majority in a previous election in June. Subsequent talks to form a coalition government broke down. The election is due to be held on the 1st of November.