33rd government of Turkey
The 33rd government of Turkey was a government in the history of Turkey. It is also called the First Erim government.
Background
After the memorandum of the army on 12 March 1971, prime minister Süleyman Demirel of the Justice Party resigned, and a new government was founded by Nihat Erim, who had recently resigned from the Republican People's Party. However, his appointment caused unrest in CHP and Bülent Ecevit resigned from his post as the general secretary of his party to protest the appointment. Nevertheless, İsmet İnönü, the leader of the party, supported Nihat Erim and Erim formed a semi-technocratic government with the support of CHP, AP, and the National Reliance Party.The cabinet was endorsed by the President Cevdet Sunay on 26 March 1971 and was given a vote of confidence in the National Assembly by 321 in favor and 46 against on 7 April.