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Sunday, June 12, 2011

Turkey's Erdogan set for victory with reduced majority | Reuters

"Turkey's Erdogan set for victory with reduced majority

Turkey's ruling AK Party supporters celebrate the results of the elections in front of the party headquarters in Ankara June 12, 2011. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

By Seda Sezer and Daren Butler

ISTANBUL | Sun Jun 12, 2011 11:28pm IST

(Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's ruling AK Party was set to win Sunday's parliamentary election with 50.2 percent of the vote, but looked unlikely to get enough seats to call a referendum on a planned new constitution."

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