The Turkish authorities have underlined that “The bilateral renewal of the elections is a check and balance mechanism. While the first dimension of the instrument is that the President can renew the elections of the legislative power, the second conjuncture reveals that the legislative power can renew the presidential elections. The renewal of elections will be possible upon the three-fifths majority of the total number of deputies in the Turkish Grand National Assembly or upon the decision of the President. Where the TGNA decides to renew the presidential elections, the parliamentary elections will also be renewed. Likewise, the presidential elections will be simultaneously renewed where the President decides to renew the parliamentary elections.”