Erdogan accepts Turkey cabinet resignation after poll defeat

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday accepted the resignation of the cabinet of Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu after legislative elections, but asked it to stay on in an acting capacity until a new government is formed, the presidency said in a statement.

Davutoglu had met Erdogan for one hour at his Ankara palace to discuss the future of the government after the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost its majority in parliament in Sunday’s polls.