The head of Turkish diplomacy denounced Friday September 25 "
the blatant ignorance
" of the president of the House of Representatives in the United States Nancy Pelosi, who had cited Turkey among the non-democratic countries by attacking the president Donald Trump.
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Donald Trump drew outraged reactions on Thursday after refusing to promise a peaceful transfer of power if his rival Joe Biden won in the US presidential election on November 3, with some comparing him to a dictator.
You have to "
remind him: you are not in North Korea, you are not in Turkey, you are not in Russia Mr. President.
And besides, you are not in Saudi Arabia.
You are in the United States of America.
We are a democracy
”, hammered in a press conference the
democratic
“
Speaker
”Nancy Pelosi.
Ire of Ankara
By ranking Turkey among the countries it considers non-democratic, it has aroused the ire of Ankara.
"
What is really worrying for American democracy is the rise of Nancy Pelosi to become Speaker of the House of Representatives, given her blatant ignorance,
" tweeted Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.
“
You will learn to respect the will of the Turkish people
,” he added to Ms. Pelosi.
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The Turkish presidency's communications director, Fahrettin Altun, also denounced Ms. Pelosi's comments.
"To
denigrate Turkey for domestic political gain goes against the national interests of the United States and the spirit of our alliance,
" he said.
"
When was the last non-peaceful passage of power in Turkey, with the exception of military coups?"
And we also remember who supported these blows against Turkish democracy
, ”he added, in a veiled allusion to previous American administrations.
Accused of authoritarian drift by his detractors, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in power since 2003 first as Prime Minister before becoming president, has won all the national elections in which he has participated.
His victories have never been questioned by the opposition.