Baku, Azerbaijan, May 3
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim made a farewell speech and urged the people to unite around the government, Turkish media reported May 3.
The PM noted that the economic and political heights reached by Turkey were not easy.
"Let everyone know that the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has always acted in the interests of the Turkish people," Yildirim said.
Yildirim also expressed confidence that during the presidential and parliamentary elections, the people of Turkey will support the AKP.
In the parliamentary election held in Turkey on November 1, 2015, the Justice and Development Party won 49.41 percent of the votes, the People's Republican Party (CHP) - 25.38 percent of the votes, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) - 11.93 percent, and the Democratic Party of Peoples (HDP) - 10.7 percent of the votes.
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