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| The Grand Turk |
| Preliminary election results announced with objections from parties |
| 2015-06-10 |
| [Hurriyet Daily News] ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... 's Supreme Election Board (YSK) announced June 9 the temporary results of the June 7 general elections, but the exact number of deputies that will represent the four parties at the parliament remains uncertain, mainly due to ongoing objections in at least four places. Voter turnout reached 84 percent, according to the official announcement, as 47.5 million out of 56.6 million registered citizens cast their votes. Nearly 1.35 million of the votes, however, were invalid. In accordance, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) netted more than 18.86 million votes, 40.87 percent of the total, as the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) won 24.96 percent with 11.6 million votes. The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) got 7.6 million votes, or 18.29 percent, which was above the 6 million votes or 13.12 percent by the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP). But the latter has caught the nationalist party in parliament members, which is linked to the quotas of the country's 81 provinces. Along with objections to the vote count, the votes abroad, a first for Turkey's general election, has also made calculations rather complicated, as this new input was proportionally distributed to all provinces. |
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