For the presidential election, Turkish authorities are planning to put up ballot boxes in 56 countries and 118 foreign missions.
The first round voting for Turkish expat voters will be held between 31 July and 3 August while another round will be held, if necessary, between 17 and 20 August.
Nomination process
According to the new Law on Presidential Election, the nomination of a person among Turkish Parliament lawmakers or outside the parliament will be possible via a written bid from at least 20 lawmakers, where each can present only one candidate.
The names and the nomination papers will be offered to the Office of the Turkish Parliamentary Speaker or the Supreme Electoral Board before a deadline yet to be announced by the electoral board itself.
Once the candidate list is finalized, the nominees - if they are public officers, judiciary members, mayors or army officers - will be regarded as resigned from their posts as of the finalization date.
The officially-confirmed election results will be announced by the Supreme Electoral Board as soon as it informs the Office of the Turkish Parliament Speaker and the Office of Turkish President.
The president-elect will take his or her oath during a plenary session of the Turkish Parliament on the day the tenure of the incumbent president terminates.
As the article suggests, the person elected the President of Turkey will be discharged as a political party member and as a lawmaker in the Turkish Parliament.
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