The Islamist party of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan regained
its majority in Parliament this past Sunday, ensuring Mr. Erdogan’s continued
dominance of Turkish politics after months of political turmoil and violence. Mr. Erdogan will remain the country’s
pre-eminent political figure and critics say Mr. Erdogan’s strategy of
targeting opponents as terrorists or traitors, helped polarize the country. The
victory validated Mr. Erdogan’s electoral strategy of turning more nationalist,
and taking a harder line with Kurdish
militants. The election results will
return the country to single-party rule, and achieve a measure of stability by
foreclosing the possibility of a fractious coalition.
Tom Sora
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