ArmInfo.Presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey showed - Recep Tayyip Erdogan will continue building the new state of his dreams, and the country will continue to strengthen its sole management. This June 25 at a press conference in Yerevan Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, turkologist, professor Ruben Safrastyan.
At the same time, he noted that another important event in this election was the passage to the parliament of the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP). "Moreover, the HDP has received even more votes than during the parliamentary elections in 2015. And this is against the backdrop of unprecedented pressure exerted on members of this party.These indicators indicate that the Kurdish issue not only continues to be relevant in the country, but will become even more acute in future years, "the expert believes.
Equally important, the expert considers the loss of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) 7% of the electorate. According to him, the decline in the credibility of the AKP is due to the decline in Turkey's economic development, caused by inflation and the deterioration of the social situation in the broader social strata. According to Safrastyan, Erdogan could foresee the decline in the rating of the ruling party, and quickly organized extraordinary elections in the country.
The turkologist also believes that the elections showed that Turkey's geography is divided into three parts, and this in turn leads to a political division in the country and the emergence of disagreements. "But the past elections also testify that Erdogan will continue to build Turkey of his dream. New Turkey, which is not of regional but of global importance, Erdogan has already stated that he intends to do everything for Turkey to enter the 10 strongest countries in the world, it means that Ankara will continue to lead an adventurous foreign policy, " said the expert.
On the eve of the presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey. According to the results of the calculation of 85% of votes, "Justice and Development Party - AKP" - 43.5% and 297 seats, "Party of the Nationalist Movement - MHP" - 11.5% and 51 seats. Together, the "People's Alliance" - 348 seats in the parliament. Meanwhile, the "Republican People's Party - the People's Republic of China" - 22.0% and 142 seats, "Good Party" (young nationalists) - 9.9% and 45 seats, Felicity Party - SP - 1.4% - no places. In total, the alliance "Nation" - 187 seats in parliament. Pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) - 10.4% of the vote and 65 seats in parliament. There are 600 seats in the Turkish Parliament.
In the course of the presidential elections, the incumbent head of state Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after counting more than 99% of the ballots, won the majority of votes.