June 16, 2011

What Erdogan’s win means to Pakistan, Afghanistan

Naveed Ahmad

Turkey’s June 12 polls indicate that the country is moving towards two-party system with Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Adalet Ve Kalkinma Partisi (AKP) increasing its vote bank by 5 million since the last 2007 elections and opposition party Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (CHP) emerging strong with additional 3.5 million votes.

The AKP has won unprecedented 50 percent votes and secured 326 seats in 550-member parliament. The opposition party, CHP, bagged 25.9 per cent votes and attained 135 seats.