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How voters, not politicians, could be the losers in Turkey's November elections - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

How voters, not politicians, could be the losers in Turkey's November elections

The Nov. 1 parliamentary elections will have direct bearing on the democratization of Turkey, the course the country will adopt and how the spiral of violence that has swept the country since July 20 will evolve. But the primary issues about the elections are how to ensure security in the 22 predominantly Kurdish provinces in eastern and southeastern Turkey, and whether the election results will reflect the free will of voters.

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