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Monday, 30 July 2007
Turkish election board confirms ruling party's resounding victory
(AP) - Turkish authorities announced the final results of the country's general elections Monday, confirming the ruling party's victory. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AKP took 341 of the 550 seats, down from 351 in the outgoing Parliament, electoral board director Muammer Aydin said. Aydin also confirmed that the AKP got 46.6 percent of the votes, almost 12 percentage points more than in the previous elections. Read more...
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