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Turkish civic society mobilizes against election fraud - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Turkish civic society mobilizes against election fraud

As Turkey’s June 7 general elections draw near, the fate of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hinges on whether the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), an offshoot of the Kurdish movement, will overcome the 10% national vote threshold to enter parliament.

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