Turkish presidential election, 2007

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The 11th President of Turkey will be elected by the Turkish Grand National Assembly from 1 May 2007 onwards (in at most four rounds of voting), before Ahmet Necdet Sezer's term expires on May 16, 2007. This is also the date when his successor will be sworn in.^[1]

[edit] Procedure

Should the voting system remain unchanged from the last election, the presidential vote will be held among MPs in parliament by secret ballot. A candidate requires a two-thirds majority - or 367 votes - to be elected in the first two rounds. If there is no clear winner before the third round, the winning threshold is dropped to a simple majority, or 276 votes. If there is still no winner, the two candidates with the most votes from the third round progress to a runoff election, where the simply majority rule still applies. In the event of no clear winner among the two, the Turkish constitution states that a snap general election must be called to overcome the parliamentary deadlock.