Erdogan's Party Set for More Impressive Election Win than in 2007

April 30, 2011, Saturday

Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is likely to win more votes in the upcoming general elections than it had in 2007, a poll shows.

According to a public opinion survey published Saturday in the Turkish daily Sabah, Erdogan will win a third consecutive term in the elections on June 12, 2011.

The poll carried out between April 12 and April 27, shows that the Justice and Development Party will get 48.7% of the votes in Turkey, a better result than the 46.6% it received four years ago.

A total of 2 250 votes in 60 Turkish districts were polled. The opposition Republican People's Party is predicted to get 25% of the votes, the conservative Party of the Nationalist Movement – 11.9%, and the ethnic Kurdish party for Peace and Democracy – 6.4%, below the 10% threshold for entering Parliament.

The estimates take into account the Turkish electoral system, which redistributes the votes for parties that get fewer than 10% of the cast votes.

Source: Sofia News Agency.
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