ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The latest as tens of millions of Turkish voters cast ballots in a contest that will determine whether the ruling party can restore the parliamentary majority it had enjoyed for over a decade. All times are local.
7:45 p.m.
State-run TRT television says that preliminary results in Turkey’s crucial parliamentary election suggest a surprising boost for the ruling party.
It said that with more than 81 percent of the votes counted, the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, has won just over 50 percent, which would comfortably restore its ruling majority.
The result could still change significantly as votes come in from disparate regions of the country, but early indications suggest that the ruling party’s gamble to hold new elections has paid off. Supporters at the party’s Istanbul headquarters were already waving flags in a rapturous celebration.
The vote is a rerun of a June election in which AKP surprisingly lost its one-party rule due to a strong showing by a Kurdish party.
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7:20 p.m.
State-run TRT television says that preliminary results in Turkey’s crucial parliamentary election suggest a surprising boost for the ruling party.
It said that with 76 percent of the votes counted, the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, has won 51 percent, which would comfortably restore its ruling majority.
The result could still change significantly as votes come in from disparate regions of the country.
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The Latest Report suggests win for Turkish ruling party
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