TURKEY: LIVING WITH THE LEAST BAD OPTION
Amir Taheri writes about the implications of the latest elections in Turkey and the victory of the Justice and Development Party.
To all those who believed that the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) is past its sell-by date, the outcome of the latest general election in Turkey is a big disappointment.
To start with, the party’s record in the life of the previous parliament was not a bright one by any standards. Domestically, it divided the nation as never before since the military coup of 1960. In foreign policy, the story was one of picking quarrels with almost everyone, propelling Turkey into uncharted waters.
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