Turkey kicks off general elections

 
Xinhua, June 12, 2011

Local analysts said the AKP will win 46.5 percent of the vote while the main opposition CHP may get 26.8 percent.

The MHP and the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party are expected to have 10.8 percent and 6.7 percent respectively, they added.

However, they noted, the ruling party will not reach the 367-seat threshold.

The AKP, which has been in power since 2002, owns a largely conservative electorate and has a pro-business and pro-European Union (EU) platform.

In addition to its popularity among conservatives, the AKP has also secured support from political liberals due to the reforms aimed at Turkey's EU membership.

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