Turkish Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is reacting coldly to the idea of lowering the percentage of votes required to elect a president from 50% to 40%, saying voters want to see "serious politicians" elected to the office. The next presidential election is in 2023.
The issue was raised by former minister Faruk Çelik who suggested that the presidential elections should allow just 40% of support in the first round to be elected.
In April 2017, the Turkish people voted to switch Turkey from a parliamentary system to an executive presidential system of governance.
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