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Wednesday 26 June 2019

Boris Johnson fails to answer questions on private quarrel

By DANICA KIRKA sought to turn the conver-
Associated Press sation back to his wish to
LONDON (AP) — Boris John- bring Britain out of the EU
son failed to shut down by Oct. 31 — with or with-
questions about his private out a deal. He told talkRA-
life Tuesday as a round DIO that he would succeed
of media appearances where Prime Minister There-
served only to bog him sa May had failed.
down further in questions “I think a bit of positive en-
about character and trust. ergy would help, frankly.
Johnson, who is running to I’ve never seen such mo-
be the next leader for both rosity and gloom from a
the Conservative Party and government,” he said. “For
the nation, has refused to three years, we’ve been
address personal questions sitting around wrapped in
despite an ongoing clamor defeatism, telling the British
to face public scrutiny after public that they can’t do
a reported quarrel with his this or that. It is pathetic. It’s
girlfriend last week prompt- absolutely pathetic.”
ed a police visit. The winner of the con-
In break from his previous test will replace May, who
strategy, the front-runner Britain’s prime ministerial contender Boris Johnson addresses Conservative Party members during stepped down as party
took part in three interviews the Conservative Party leadership contest at the ICC in Birmingham, England, Saturday June 22, leader after failing to se-
in less than 24 hours, re- 2019. cure Parliament’s approval
sponding to challenger Jer- Associated Press for her Brexit deal.
emy Hunt’s criticism that he showing him and girlfriend people, your loved ones, ply refused to answer. What the public makes
was a “coward” and need- Carrie Symonds in the leafy your family, into the public “This conversation is now of the Johnson’s personal
ed to face greater public Sussex countryside amid domain in a way that is not descending into farce,” life remains unclear. While
scrutiny if he is to become speculation that it was fair,” Johnson said. Johnson declared. chatting with supporters
prime minister. staged and released by Asked where the photo- Johnson is the favorite in the during a campaign visit
Johnson toughened his his campaign. Symonds, a graph had come from and runoff against Hunt but has Tuesday to the Royal Hor-
stance on Britain’s pending former Conservative Party when it was taken, Johnson refused to appear at some ticultural Society’s gardens
departure from the Euro- press officer, has remained said “the longer we spend debates and shunned at Wisley, one supporter
pean Union, promising he firmly out of the public eye on things extraneous to the media before chang- was caught by a BBC cam-
would take the country out since the reported quar- what I want to do ... the ing tack. He granted the era telling Johnson “we
of the bloc by Halloween rel Friday when a neighbor bigger the waste of time.” BBC an interview that was thought you were the best
“do or die.” He challenged hear shouting, screaming LBC host Nick Ferrari broadcast Monday eve- from the word go” before
Hunt to do the same. and banging at the home pressed on. He said the pic- ning and took on two other adding jokingly: “Just don’t
But the personal issues were the couple shares. ture showed Johnson with appearances by midmorn- have any more rows.”
never far away. Speaking “The difficulty is that the a hairstyle he no longer ing Tuesday. Johnson replied: “No more
on LBC radio, Johnson was minute you say one thing, wears and suggested it was In all the interviews, the rows. No, no, no. All quiet,
questioned over a picture you obviously are bringing an old image. Johnson sim- former mayor of London all quiet.”q

Turkey’s leader vows to heed ‘messages’ of Istanbul election

By SUZAN FRASER marked the anniversary “Let’s lift this one-man re-
Associated Press of last year’s electoral win gime and build a demo-
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — In that also ushered in a new cratic system,” Kilicdaroglu
his first public appearance political system by abolish- said in a speech in Parlia-
since a crushing defeat in ing the office of the prime ment.
a rerun election for mayor minister and vastly ex- Speaking to journalists on
of Istanbul, Turkish President panded the powers of the his way out of parliament,
Recep Tayyip Erdogan on president. Critics say the Erdogan wouldn’t rule out
Tuesday vowed to draw system has eroded democ- a Cabinet reshuffle follow-
lessons and make adjust- racy and paved the way to ing Sunday’s defeat.
ments in line with “the one-man rule. “If one is needed we will do
messages given by the Erdogan said the people it, but we won’t take an or-
people.” Addressing legis- and country had “ac- der,” Erdogan said.
lators from his ruling party in cepted” and “adjusted” to Sunday’s repeat election
Parliament, Erdogan again the new system but stated in Istanbul was held after
congratulated opposition Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his ruling that a committee lead by the ruling party challenged
candidate Ekrem Imamo- party MPs, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, June 25, 2019. Vice President Fuat Ok- the first vote over alleged
glu who garnered 54.21% Associated Press tay, would nevertheless be irregularities, and Turkey’s
of the vote in Istanbul on lamic-leaning ruling party’s He said his ruling party, formed to assess possible electoral board nullified
Sunday to become Istan- decades-old grip on Tur- which is scheduled to meet shortcomings. the results and revoked
bul’s mayor. Erdogan had key’s most important city. It later Tuesday, would de- Hours later, Kemal Kilicda- Imamoglu’s mandate after
previously congratulated was also a personal blow to termine its “failings, disunity roglu, who leads the main 18 days. Imamoglu won by
Imamoglu in a tweet. Erdogan whose rise in Turk- and errors” and look for opposition party that around 800,000 votes more
Sunday’s results came as ish politics had started with ways to fix them. backed Imamoglu, called than his rival, compared
a rare electoral defeat for his own election as Istanbul In a related development, for the new presidential sys- with a 13,000-vote margin
Erdogan and broke the Is- mayor 25 years ago. Erdogan in his speech tem to be scrapped. in the first vote. q