Turkey votes in national poll as PM seeks third term

Polls have opened in Turkey with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) seeking a third term in office.

Izvor: BBC

Sunday, 12.06.2011.

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Polls have opened in Turkey with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) seeking a third term in office. After eight years in power, the AKP hopes for two-thirds of the seats in parliament to amend the current, military-backed constitution. Turkey votes in national poll as PM seeks third term Erdogan has promised they would include basic rights but has provided few details. The main challenger is the secular Republican People's Party (CHP). It is fielding a large number of younger candidates in an attempt to improve its appeal. The conservative AKP, which has Islamist roots, has presided over strong economic growth and a more assertive foreign policy during its eight years in power. It has also seen unemployment fall - down to 11.5 percent in March from 14.4 percent in the same period last year. The country is a NATO member as well as a candidate for membership of the European Union (EU). The AKP has put its economic record at the centre of its campaign, promising an ambitious program of new construction if elected.

Turkey votes in national poll as PM seeks third term

Erdogan has promised they would include basic rights but has provided few details.

The main challenger is the secular Republican People's Party (CHP).

It is fielding a large number of younger candidates in an attempt to improve its appeal.

The conservative AKP, which has Islamist roots, has presided over strong economic growth and a more assertive foreign policy during its eight years in power.

It has also seen unemployment fall - down to 11.5 percent in March from 14.4 percent in the same period last year. The country is a NATO member as well as a candidate for membership of the European Union (EU).

The AKP has put its economic record at the centre of its campaign, promising an ambitious program of new construction if elected.

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