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Obama congratulates Erdogan on election victory
AFP ^ | 6/15/2011 | Uncredited

Posted on 06/15/2011 12:22:12 AM PDT by Lattero

US President Barack Obama called Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Tuesday and congratulated him on his election victory, White House spokesman Jay Carney said.

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Erdogan has vowed to seek compromise with the opposition after his party won a thumping election victory, but fell short of the majority needed to overhaul the constitution.

The Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP) won 49.9 percent of the vote, according to unofficial results, its best electoral performance yet and the first time any party has won a third straight term in power while improving its support.

But the AKP, in power since 2002, fell just four seats short of the 330-seat majority it was seeking in the 550-member parliament to press ahead with a major constitutional overhaul without the support of other parties.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: akp; erdogan; obama; turkey

1 posted on 06/15/2011 12:22:16 AM PDT by Lattero
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To: Lattero
The Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party (AKP)

Yeah, I can see why Barry would congratulate that guy. How long before his first anti-American proclamation?

2 posted on 06/15/2011 12:25:16 AM PDT by Rocky (REPEAL IT!)
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To: Lattero

You’ve gotta be effing kidding me. Will he be congratulating Bashar on putting down the protesters next?


3 posted on 06/15/2011 2:29:08 AM PDT by sinanju
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