The top leader of Turkey�s main Kurdish party has vowed that his movement will not allow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to go ahead with his plans to establish an executive-style presidency in the country, saying that such a change would bring Turkey into the state of dictatorship.

Selahattin Demirtas, a co-chair of the People's Democratic Party (HDP), said Monday that his party is totally opposed to changes in Turkey�s constitution which would�allow Erdogan to boost�his power as president.

�Mr. President is trying to create a constitutional dictatorship by collecting all the power for himself,� said Demirtas, vowing that HDP will block�Erdogan�s plans for pushing through with the changes.

Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) rely�on HDP�s support for their plans�ahead of the parliamentary elections slated for June 7. However, Ankara�s delay in fulfilling its promises regarding the peace process with the Kurds has apparently led to a new controversy.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (� AFP)
Erdogan, who was elected as president last year after serving�two terms as the prime minister, is trying to gain the needed support for rewriting the constitution and establishing�an executive-style presidency.

Kurds constitute�about 20 percent of the Turkey�s population and their role�in Turkey�s 550-seat parliament is of vital importance to Erdogan.

Some opposition parties claim HDP has secretly agreed to support AKP�s plans for changing the constitution in return for more reforms. However, recent remarks by Erdogn on downgrading the �Kurdish issue� in Turkey has clearly infuriated the Kurds, who say Erdogan is ignoring them in order to win�the support of the Turkish nationalists in the June polls.

By Press TV