Plus Ça Change Turkey and the Upcoming Elections |
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Author:
| Turan, İlter |
ISBN: | 978-1-62117-501-8 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2015 |
Publisher: | German Marshall Fund
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $0.00 |
Book Description:
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Turkey's June elections failed to give any one of the parliamentary parties a majority. After attempts to form a coalition government failed, Turkey scheduled new elections for November 1, but among ordinary Turks, there was little enthusiasm for them. Unless there is a totally unexpected turn of events, the greatest probability is another split parliament that will make rule by coalition necessary. The difficulties that each coalition possibility harbors may mean a long, drawn-out...
More DescriptionTurkey's June elections failed to give any one of the parliamentary parties a majority. After attempts to form a coalition government failed, Turkey scheduled new elections for November 1, but among ordinary Turks, there was little enthusiasm for them. Unless there is a totally unexpected turn of events, the greatest probability is another split parliament that will make rule by coalition necessary. The difficulties that each coalition possibility harbors may mean a long, drawn-out process of coalition forming. After the elections, we might see that nothing much has change at all.