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Although the AKP party lost the relative majority, through which it could solely form a government, it maintained its lead. These votes were much more than it won in 2002 and 2007, but less than those in 2011. Therefore, in spite of the talks of the party’s regression, it may be said that AKP did not actually lose a great deal of its basic public support. There are analyses of what is seen to be a relative decline for the AKP and progress for the Kurds. Most of them refer to a significant development in the Kurdish party discourse, a ninth version of the political wing of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). It tends to present itself as a Turkish party supportive of different minorities with a Marxist economic ideology. In addition, three main reasons may have made the difference in the votes won by the Democratic People and National Movement parties at the expense of the AKP. The first is the attempt to adopt the Presidential instead of the Parliamentary System. The second is the upcoming independence of Iraq’s Kurdistan due to the Kurds’ intensive participation in favour of their party in the areas close to the region. The third is the economic factor. However, the AKP will stay as the powerful party for being the backbone of economic stability in the country, facing a weak, disputant opposition. The AKP does not expect early elections if a government is not formed. But some argue that if this happens, those who risk the stability of the country by not taking a responsible decision in the 40 days assigned to form a cabinet. That would be in the interest of the AKP if it recognizes the message conveyed by the people in the ballot-as the party leaders said.
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