Erdogan hails AK party poll win as ”vote for stability”

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hailed his party’s election victory as a vote for “unity and integrity” after the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK party) took back a majority in parliament. With almost all of the ballots counted early on Monday, Erdogan’s party won 49.4 percent of the vote – enough for a […]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hailed his party’s election victory as a vote for “unity and integrity” after the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK party) took back a majority in parliament.
With almost all of the ballots counted early on Monday, Erdogan’s party won 49.4 percent of the vote – enough for a majority of 316 seats.
The main opposition CHP won about 25 percent of the vote (134 seats), while the nationalist MHP party secured 11.9 percent (41 seats).