Sunday, March 29, 2009

Ruling Turkish party leads vote in local elections; 6 killed in election violence - Los Angeles Times

"Ruling Turkish party leads vote in local elections; 6 killed in election violence
SUZAN FRASER, Associated Press Writer
12:31 PM PDT, March 29, 2009
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Islamic-oriented party emerged as the leading party in Turkey's local elections Sunday but, with half the votes counted, saw a slide in its support compared with a landslide victory two years ago."

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