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Tue, 04/12/2011 - 08:28
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Turkish political parties submit candidate lists for June 12 elections
ANKARA (A.A) - 11.04.2011 - Political parties in Turkey on Monday submitted their lists of candidates who will run for the MP in the 550-seat parliament in the upcoming general elections on June 12.
Eighteen parties, including the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), are set to take part in the elections while six political parties said they will not compete.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and CHP leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu have been nominated from Istanbul both as MHP leader Devlet Bahceli was nominated from the southern province of Osmaniye.
AK Party's State Minister Aliye Selma Kavaf for women and family affairs has not been nominated as MP on the AK Party lists.
General elections in Turkey were last held in 2007, which saw the AK Party claimed a powerful 46.58 percent majority to win 341 seats.
Main opposition CHP received 20.88 percent of the popular support to win 112 seats, and MHP won 14.27 percent and 71 seats. A total of 26 independent candidates were elected as MPs.
Eighteen parties, including the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party, main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), are set to take part in the elections while six political parties said they will not compete.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and CHP leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu have been nominated from Istanbul both as MHP leader Devlet Bahceli was nominated from the southern province of Osmaniye.
AK Party's State Minister Aliye Selma Kavaf for women and family affairs has not been nominated as MP on the AK Party lists.
General elections in Turkey were last held in 2007, which saw the AK Party claimed a powerful 46.58 percent majority to win 341 seats.
Main opposition CHP received 20.88 percent of the popular support to win 112 seats, and MHP won 14.27 percent and 71 seats. A total of 26 independent candidates were elected as MPs.
