Turkish government majority unsure ahead of national poll
- 9 years ago
In Turkey’s general elections on June 7th, 19 parties will be competing for votes.
These will include communists, liberals, Islamists and former ruling parties, to determine the composition of parliament for the next four years.
For the first time since coming to power in 2002, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu are under fire over the economy. Investment analysts think AKP will win just enough seats to remain in power as a single-party government. One closely watched poll has predicted the right-wing party which has Islamist origins could be forced to form a coalition.
Stalling growth, stubbornly high unemployment and worrying levels of household debt have given the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) a new line of attack. However, led by former civil servant Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the CHP has been struggling to poll above 30 percent due to its lack of popularity among the Anatolian working class, the millions of pious poor who f
These will include communists, liberals, Islamists and former ruling parties, to determine the composition of parliament for the next four years.
For the first time since coming to power in 2002, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu are under fire over the economy. Investment analysts think AKP will win just enough seats to remain in power as a single-party government. One closely watched poll has predicted the right-wing party which has Islamist origins could be forced to form a coalition.
Stalling growth, stubbornly high unemployment and worrying levels of household debt have given the opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) a new line of attack. However, led by former civil servant Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the CHP has been struggling to poll above 30 percent due to its lack of popularity among the Anatolian working class, the millions of pious poor who f