Saturday, February 26, 2011

Turkey's election: A Muslim democracy in action | The Economist

"A Muslim democracy in action
Popular uprisings in the Arab world are drawing new attention to the example of Turkey’s democracy
Turkey's election

Feb 17th 2011 | ANKARA | from the print edition

“VOTE for AK. Write Your Own Constitution.” This is the slogan under which Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development (AK) party will launch its campaign for the general election that is to be held on June 12th. On one level, the outcome seems predictable. Opinion polls have consistently suggested that the mild Islamists who came to power in 2002 will bag a third term of single-party rule, with over 40% of the vote."

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