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Turkish opposition party against creation of coalition gov’t

Türkiye Materials 1 July 2015 14:24 (UTC +04:00)
Head of Turkey’s opposition Nationalist Movement Party Devlet Bahceli spoke against the creation of a coalition government with the ruling Justice and Development Party.
Turkish opposition party against creation of coalition gov’t

Baku, Azerbaijan, July 1

By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:

Head of Turkey's opposition Nationalist Movement Party Devlet Bahceli spoke against the creation of a coalition government with the ruling Justice and Development Party, TRT Haber news channel reported July 1.

Bahceli said that the creation of such a government is "out of question".

Turkey held parliamentary election June 7, which involved 20 political parties. Over 53 million people cast ballots in this election.

As a result of the parliamentary election, the ruling Justice and Development Party garnered 40.9 percent of the votes, the Republican People's Party (CHP) - 25 percent, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) - 16.3 percent, the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) - 13.1 percent.

The other political parties gathered a total of 4.7 percent of the votes.

The coalition government should be formed in Turkey within 45 days after announcing the results of the parliamentary election.

Edited by SI

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