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Wednesday, 1 August 2007
An Analysis of the Turkish Election: Prime Minister Erdoğan on Top of the World
(Commentary, Turkish weekly)Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s victory in last Sunday’s election came as a surprise not because of the outcome, but because only a few people were expecting him to win with such a landslide. Mr. Erdoğan’s AKP (Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi – Justice and Development Party) took 46.6% of the national vote and gained 340 seats in the Turkish Assembly. For the first time in half a century, an incumbent party has increased its vote. Read more...
Labels: domestic politics, elections2007
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