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Ruling party is only hope of Turkey – PM

Türkiye Materials 11 June 2015 15:54 (UTC +04:00)
The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is the only hope of Turkey
Ruling party is only hope of Turkey – PM

Baku, Azerbaijan, June 11

By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is the only hope of Turkey, the Turkish TRT Haber TV channel said June 11 with reference to Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu.

The prime minister said that the Justice and Development Party surely plays a key role in the political life of Turkey.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has submitted a resignation letter June 9.

The Turkish president accepted the resignation of the prime minister, but Davutoglu will officiate until the formation of the new government.

On June 7, Turkey held parliamentary election, which involved 20 political parties. Some 53,765,231 people cast their votes in the election.

The voting results in Turkey's June 7 parliamentary election are as follows: the ruling Justice and Development Party garnered 40.9 percent of the vote, the Republican People's Party (CHP) - 25 percent, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) - 16.3 percent, the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) - 13.1 percent.

Other political parties as a whole gathered 4.7 percent of the vote.

Edited by CN

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