TURKEY'S MARCH 2009 ELECTIONS: LOSS WITHOUT DEFEAT, GAIN WITHOUT VICTORY

In the March 2009 Turkish local elections, the opposition Nationalist Action Party (MHP) and Democratic Society Party (DTP) did better but not as well as they had hoped. The incumbent Justice and Development Party (AKP) was content to finish first but disappointed by reduced support. Government loss...

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Published in:Middle East review of international affairs MERIA 2009-06, Vol.13 (2), p.17
Main Author: Sekercioglu, Eser
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Economic Crises
Elections
Nationalism
Political Parties
Social Democracy
Support
Turkey
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Summary:In the March 2009 Turkish local elections, the opposition Nationalist Action Party (MHP) and Democratic Society Party (DTP) did better but not as well as they had hoped. The incumbent Justice and Development Party (AKP) was content to finish first but disappointed by reduced support. Government losses were concentrated in the developed west -- hard-hit by the global economic crisis -- and the east and southeast -- where continuing violence breeds discontent. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:1565-8996
1565-8996