PRIME Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has urged opposition parties to unclench their fists and turn swords into ploughshares if they want to form a coalition with the Justice and Development Party (AKP). 

Gathered with the newly elected deputies of his party, Davutoğlu called on other political parties, which have intentions of forming a coalition government, to have discussions with the AKP.

“Let’s talk [about the] future of the country. We can’t get to the field with fists,” he said.

The prime minister reiterated the AKP would exhaust all options to form a government before it would consider an early election.

The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has stated that they are open to all possible meetings aimed at forming a coalition government, while underlining their party’s priority on solving crises, not creating crises.

The HDP has so far received no official proposal for an appointment from any political party, HDP’s co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ said in response to questions by reporters. 

“We have stated that our door is open to all appointment requests that might come in the future process,” Yüksekdağ said.

Her comment came in light of a June 15 statement by Republican People’s Party (CHP) head Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, which outlined his party’s hopes of forming a coalition that would reflect the desires of “the 60 percent bloc,” effectively ruling out any governing alliance with the Justice and Development Party (AKP).