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[Tim Drayton]

Any comments or thoughts on the municipal elections in Turkey? Some commentators were saying that if the AKP polls less than 40% this would point to a waning of support for the current ruling party. They are currently running at 38.9%, although there are plenty of votes left to count.

[paliometoxo]

whoever turkey wants to win will win

[CopperLine]

whoever turkey wants to win will win

Who is Turkey ?

[turkkan]

whoever turkey wants to win will win

The expert on turkish affairs has spoken.




The elections are amazing, with 52% of the votes in AKP are leading, but they have lost nearly every coastal municipiality on the west, they are fighting by a 1% difference in istanbul, and 4% in ankara, MHP has made gains and DTP has basically stayed the same. THis is a very bad result for AKP.

[turkkan]

http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/yerelsecim2009/default.html You can see live update of the results coming in from this website.

[Tim Drayton]

http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/yerelsecim2009/default.html You can see live update of the results coming in from this website.

I am following it at Radikal's website!

[Tim Drayton]

whoever turkey wants to win will win

The expert on turkish affairs has spoken.




The elections are amazing, with 52% of the votes in AKP are leading, but they have lost nearly every coastal municipiality on the west, they are fighting by a 1% difference in istanbul, and 4% in ankara, MHP has made gains and DTP has basically stayed the same. THis is a very bad result for AKP.

The CHP did well on the Agean and Mediterranean coasts and in Thrace in the last general elections, so there is no great change there. I am glad to see the AKP polling slightly less well than forecast, but to get around 40% of the vote in the middle of an economic crisis is still pretty a respectable performance.

[Tim Drayton]

One interesting thing I note is that the CHP looks like regaining control of a number of municipalities in Istanbul from the AKP, for instance, Kartal, Maltepe, Sarıyer, Beyoğlu.

[turkkan]

the richest districts of istanbul as well as the middle class ones were all taken by CHP, the ones where i wouldnt allow my dog to walk through were taken by AKP. Eitherway, AKP is leading by one percent there, if CHP takes istanbul tonight it will be a massive lost for AKP.

[runaway]

BBP won in Sivas.