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Ruling party leads poll

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Ruling party claims win


year 2007 Top ^

Jul.22
  AK Party won a resounding election victory, giving the Islamist-rooted party a mandate for reform but risking fresh tensions with the secular elite
 AK Party won 47%, up some 13 on 2002. It will get around 341 out of 550 seats. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan called early parliamentary polls after losing a battle with the establishment. Army did not want his ex-Islamist ally as head of state

  Early projections suggest that AK Party holds a clear lead as general election votes are counted
Jul.21 Turkey to vote in key elections  The poll was called after MPs from secular parties and the ruling AK Party reached deadlock Jul.17 PM Erdogan to quit on lost election  Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan would pull out of politics if his ruling AK Party failed to form a single-party government after national elections Nicolas Sarkozy wins presidential election May.3 New election date July 22  Parliament approved July 22 as the date for new general elections, as a way out of a government crisis May.2   PM wants June 24 election  Ruling AK Party proposed to bring forward a parliamentary election to ease tensions after a standoff between the government and the elite Apr.27 Army 'concerned' by vote
  Army has warned against questioning the secular system after a disputed 1st-round presidential vote in parliament
 The ruling party has sharply criticised an army threat. The European Union and the U.S. have urged the Turkish army to respect the democracy after military chiefs voiced concerns over election


year 2003 Top ^

Dec.14   Draw in Turkish Cypriot elections
   Cyprus: Pro-European opposition parties have won a vote by about 2% in the unrecognised Turkish republic of Northern Cyprus Mar.9 Erdogan set to be PM
  Governing party leader has won a seat in parliament, opening the way for him to take over as prime minister


year 2002 Top ^

Nov.3 Landslide win for Islamic party
  A win allows Justice and Development Party to rule without a coalition and amend the constitution
Nov.2   Islamic party ahead
  Polls predict a defeat to ruling coalition parties and victory to the Justice and Development Party Leftist Lula wins presidency by landslide Oct.5 TV channels yanked off the air  Authorities turn off 3 channels for dedicating too much time to the businessman's parliamentary campaign Jul.31 Parliament votes for early elections  Elections will end political turmoil threatening the country's $16 billion IMF rescue programme Jul.16 Ecevit agrees to hold early polls  Prime Minister has agreed with his coalition leaders to hold elections in November. Government lost its parliamentary majority

year 2000 Top ^

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