ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that the nation will hold an early election on Nov. 1, after no group won a majority from voters in June and Erdogan’s party was unable to find a coalition partner.

Erdogan said he will meet with the parliament speaker on Monday, the day after the deadline for forming a new government, to complete the formalities. “After that, we will take our country to early elections,” he said.

The widely expected announcement comes days after Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu abandoned efforts to build a coalition government, following the failure of talks with the leaders of two smaller parties.