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Thursday, June 30, 2011

Turkey after the election: Business as usual | The Economist

"Turkey after the election
Business as usual
It has not taken long for rancour to return to Turkish politics

Jun 30th 2011 | ISTANBUL
RIDING on pledges of continued stability and more democracy, on June 12th Turkey’s conservative Justice and Development (AK) party was returned to an unprecedented third term of office. In his victory speech the prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, declared that he would work with the opposition to write a new constitution. Yet a fortnight later the country seems on the verge of political deadlock. At the opening session of the new parliament almost one-third of the deputies refused to be sworn in."

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