Re: 50% , Grest Victory for Turkey AK Party



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Governing party 'near Turkey win'
Supporters of Turkey's governing AK Party have begun celebrating after
partial results put them on the verge of a general election victory.
Reports said the AKP, which is rooted in political Islam, had won almost
48% of the nationwide vote.

With 80% of votes counted, the main opposition party was holding second
place, with up to 20% of votes.

The vote was called after disputes over a presidential candidate, and was
seen as a test of Turkish secularism.

Voting was compulsory and turnout was reported to be extremely high.

Throughout the campaign the AK Party consistently denied opposition
claims that Turkey's secularism was in danger.

"Our democracy will emerge from this election strengthened," Prime
Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters as he cast his vote on
Sunday morning.


This is a battle of different classes, as well as of religion and
ideas
BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell


Some 42 million people were eligible to vote in the poll, while 14
parties are vying for seats in the 550-member parliament.

Sentiments high

Supporters of the AKP streamed onto the streets as early results after
the close of polling put the party on the brink of a comprehensive win.

News channel CNN Turk projected that the AKP would win slightly less than
47% of the final vote.

But that would be enough to secure the party a majority of seats in the
country's 550-member parliament, the channel predicted.

The BBC's Sarah Rainsford, in Ankara, the Turkish capital, says people
streamed in to vote from the early morning.





Many people broke into applause as Turkey's military Chief of Staff,
General Yasar Buyukanit, arrived to cast his vote.

The early election was called after the generals warned that Turkey's
strict secular system was in danger and the army was prepared to step in
to defend it.

But now that ballot boxes have been opened, early results suggest many
Turks do not see the AKP as a threat after all, our correspondent says.

Turkey's relations with the outside world, ongoing fighting with
separatist Kurds and speculation of an incursion into northern Iraq were
also expected to influence the vote.

Record of growth

The election was called in an effort to break a stalemate over a package
of constitutional reforms proposed by Mr Erdogan's current government.

Those reforms included a proposal for the country's president to be
elected directly by the people, rather than by parliament.

They were put forward by the AK Party, whose candidate for the
presidency, Abdullah Gul, was repeatedly rejected by parliament.

Turkey's current president and its secularist establishment have vowed to
resist what they regard as the Islamist agenda of the AK Party.

Mr Erdogan's government denies the claims, saying its record in office
proves the contrary.

The government has overseen almost five straight years of economic growth
and opened membership negotiations with the European Union.


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Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/europe/6910444.stm

Published: 2007/07/22 18:40:21 GMT

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