Turkish PM says he will push for early elections

ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that he would ask for early legislative elections after the country's top court annulled a parliamentary vote to elect the next president.
"We will apply to parliment at once, tommorrow (Wednesday) morning, to bring general elections forward," Erdogan told a news conference after a meeting of his Justice and Development Party's (AKP) leadership.
"For us, the election date could be June 24 or July 1 because those are the earliest possible dates to hold elections," he added.
Legislative elections are currently set for November 4.

05/01/2007 20:03 GMT