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Turkish CHP deputies won't take part in interim government - spokesman

ANKARA (Reuters) - Deputies of Turkey's main opposition People's Republican Party (CHP) will not take part in the interim government to be formed by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, its spokesman Haluk Koc said on Tuesday. Davutoglu earlier urged Turkey's opposition parties to "assume their responsibilities" and join an interim power-sharing government, saying he would offer cabinet posts to their deputies even if party leaders objected. (Reporting by Gulsen Solaker and Ece Toksabay; Editing by Nick Tattersall)