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Turkey: Observers say fear overshadowed Turkish election

Turkey: Observers say fear overshadowed Turkish election

Adam Justice
By Adam Justice
November 2, 2015 18:26 GMT 1 1

European election observers voiced concerns on Monday (2 November) over Turkey's snap elections that saw the ruling AK Party sweep back to power. A jubilant President Tayyip Erdogan cast the return of Turkey's Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party to single-party rule as a vote for stability that the world must respect but opponents fear it heralds growing authoritarianism and deeper polarisation.

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