Turkish opposition parties promise to slash presidential powers

FILE PHOTO: Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), speaks during an interview with Reuters in Ankara, Turkey February 18, 2022. Picture taken February 18, 2022. REUTERS/Cagla Gurdogan/File Photo

ANKARA (Reuters) - Six Turkish opposition parties set out a joint plan on Monday to slash presidential powers and strengthen the role of parliament if they win the next election.

The new system would reverse changes made in a 2017 referendum that gave President Tayyip Erdogan near unchecked authority, Muharrem Erkek, a deputy head of the Republican People's Party (CHP), said.