Türkiye officially launched relevant procedures for early general elections on the 11th. Earlier, President Erdogan of Türkiye signed a presidential decree announcing that Türkiye will hold presidential and parliamentary elections in advance on May 14. Erdogan delivered a speech after signing the presidential decree on the 10th, saying: "In accordance with article 116 of our Constitution, I decided to reschedule the election scheduled to be held on June 18 to May 14." According to the official procedures, Türkiye started the relevant procedures to modify the date of the election on the 11th. In addition, the Supreme Electoral Commission of Türkiye will announce the specific agenda after the new electoral agenda is determined. When talking about the reasons for holding the general election in advance, Erdogan said that the original time of the general election was just the time for university examinations and the time for pilgrimage, which Turks attach great importance to. In addition, if the general election is held as scheduled, many schools will be closed, and many Turks will have returned home or are on vacation. (Xinhua News Agency)