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Jun 8, 2015

Elections in Turkey

By Rafik Hariri Center

 

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Jun 8, 2015

Slavin: A Victory for Democracy in Turkey

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Voice of America on the outcome of the Turkish election, and its reduction of President Erdogan’s executive authority:

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New Atlanticist

Jun 8, 2015

A Win for Democracy in Turkey

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Election should boost Turkey’s regional prestige, says Atlantic Council’s Ricciardone Turkish elections that eroded the ruling Justice and Development Party’s parliamentary majority for the first time in thirteen years and put the country on the path to coalition politics represent a big win for Turkey’s democracy, says the Atlantic Council’s Francis J. Ricciardone. “This is […]

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Jun 8, 2015

Stein on President Erdogan’s Continued Influence

By Aaron Stein

The National quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Fellow Aaron Stein on President Erdogan’s persistent political clout, despite the outcome of the parliamentary elections which reduced the potential for a stronger presidency:

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Jun 8, 2015

Stein on the Potential for a Coalition Government in Turkey

By Aaron Stein

Financial Times quotes Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Aaron Stein on the Turkish electorate’s rejection of a strong presidential system and the resultant uncertainty as the country faces a potential parliamentary coalition:

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Jun 8, 2015

Ricciardone on the Turkish Election

By Francis Ricciardone

Financial Times quotes Rafik Hariri Center Vice President and Director Francis Ricciardone on the outcome of the Turkish election, which ended President Erdogan’s ambitions for a powerful executive office:

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New Atlanticist

Jun 8, 2015

A ‘Readjustment’ in Turkey

By Sabine Freizer

“Turkey every couple of decades veers towards an extreme, and then there is a readjustment,” veteran Turkey watcher and International Crisis Group spokesman Hugh Pope told me for years. That readjustment came June 7, with Turkey’s parliamentary elections. After years of amassing more powers, the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) lost its majority—and President […]

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New Atlanticist

Jun 8, 2015

Erdoğan Loses His Midas Touch

By Ross Wilson

The wheel of politics goes round and round. Turkish voters demonstrated this in the thumping they gave in parliamentary elections June 7 to the Justice and Development Party (AKP) that had governed the country for over a decade. The AKP did win a 41 percent plurality and will take about 255 seats in the Turkish […]

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Jun 8, 2015

Ricciardone on Turkey’s Election

By Francis Ricciardone

Reuters quotes Vice President and Rafik Hariri Center Director Francis J. Ricciardone on why Turkey’s Kurds are determined to push for peace after their historic vote:

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Jun 8, 2015

Is Turkey Marching Toward Early Elections?

By Aaron Stein

Over 50 million Turkish voters went to the polls on Sunday June 7 to cast their ballots for their preferred political parties. During the final days of the campaign, the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) sharpened their political attacks on Turkey’s fourth largest political party, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP).

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