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November 2, 2015

Turkey: Ruling Party Regains Parliamentary Majority 
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In Turkey, the party of president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has regained its
parliamentary majority in national elections. On Sunday, Turkish voters
elected Erdogan's Justice and Development Party—the AKP—to 330 of
the Parliament's 550 seats. It's a major comeback for the AKP after
losing its majority in the last campaign five months ago. The victory
will help Erdogan strengthen a hold on power critics say has become
increasingly authoritarian and divisive. We'll go to Turkey for more
from journalist Patrick Cockburn later in the broadcast.

 

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