Some Turks may vote for HDP not because they like it
One of the key factors in Turkey’s early elections on June 24 is whether the Kurdish problem-focused Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) will be able to exceed the 10 percent national threshold, which is necessary in order for it to enter parliament as a group. The difference between the HDP getting into parliament or not is estimated to be around 60 seats in the 600-seat parliament, and that difference could determine whether the alliance led by President Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Parti) will be able to secure a majority in the legislative body.
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