"A Variety of Scenarios for Turkey’s Upcoming Presidential, Parliamentary Elections
By Jon Gorvett
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (r) speaks with Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul Dec. 12, before a speech in which Erdogan denounced as “unfair” the EU decision to slow down Turkey’s accession talks (AFP photo/STR).
BALLOT WATCHERS and vote counters are set for a busy year in Turkey, as the country sees its parliament vote for a new president, while its citizens later vote for a new parliament. Already the theories are out in earnest over what may happen in both elections, with the predictions ranging across a wide horizon. The prospect of an Islamist president—or, more specifically, a headscarfed first lady—has sent many old secularists into meltdown, while the prospect of electoral manipulation by military and state officials has drawn dark warnings from Islamist stalwarts."
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