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2010-07-29 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Turkey's ruling party trailing in poll ahead of next year's vote

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Posted by tipper 2010-07-29 10:45|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 "There is a sense among some elements of the population that AKP has overreached on foreign policy,"

Not to worry. PM Cameron publicly assured all Turks that Erdogan has not done anything that would result in any sort of negative consequences for Turkey.

Smart move, Mr Cameron!

And in case Mr Cameron indeed should have acted at the behest of the US:

Smart move, Mr Obama!

Islamofascists ruling a NATO country...
What could go wrong?
/sarc

Posted by Joluns Borgia1159 2010-07-29 13:26|| 2010-07-29 13:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Do we expect this to be a free and fair election?

Posted by trailing wife 2010-07-29 14:26|| 2010-07-29 14:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Current Standings (MPs):

Justice and Development Party (AKP) (Erdogan)
Liberal Conservatism, Political Centrism, Islamist -- 341
(Won last election with 46.6% of vote. Has observer status in the European People's Party, a peculiar entity in its own right, mostly Christian conservative.)

Republican People's Party (CHP)
Social Democracy , Kemalist Ideology -- 112
(Strongly defeated in last election, with 20.85% of vote. A social democrat member of the Socialist International.)

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP)
Nationalism, Euroscepticism -- 71
(Jumped from 8.3% to 14.3% in last vote.)

Peace and Democracy Party (BDP)
Kurdish nationalism , Social Democracy -- 20
(Replaced an outlawed party associated with the PKK.)

Democratic Left Party (DSP)
Democratic Left , Kemalist Ideology -- 12
(Very opposed to US invasion of Iraq in GW2, then smote in an early election. Formerly allied with CHP.)

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-07-29 16:08|| 2010-07-29 16:08|| Front Page Top

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