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| Turkey's AKP faces challenge to form government | Turkey's AKP faces challenge to form government |
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| Turkey's AK party faces a challenge to form a government after losing its majority at a general election for the first time in 13 years. | Turkey's AK party faces a challenge to form a government after losing its majority at a general election for the first time in 13 years. |
| It secured 41%, a sharp drop from 2011, and must form a coalition or face entering a minority government. | |
| The pro-Kurdish HDP crossed the 10% threshold, securing seats in parliament for the first time. | The pro-Kurdish HDP crossed the 10% threshold, securing seats in parliament for the first time. |
| The Turkish lira and shares dropped sharply on Monday morning as markets reacted to the news. | |
| The Turkish currency fell to near-record lows against the dollar, and shares dropped by more than 8% soon after the Istanbul stock exchange opened. | |
| The central bank acted quickly to prop up the lira by cutting the interest rate on foreign currency deposits. | |
| The election result is a blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's plans to boost his office's powers. | |
| He first came to power as prime minister in 2003 and had been seeking a two-thirds majority to turn Turkey into a presidential republic. | He first came to power as prime minister in 2003 and had been seeking a two-thirds majority to turn Turkey into a presidential republic. |
| Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said: "The winner of the election is again the AKP, there's no doubt." | Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said: "The winner of the election is again the AKP, there's no doubt." |
| But he added: "Our people's decision is final. It's above everything and we will act in line with it." | But he added: "Our people's decision is final. It's above everything and we will act in line with it." |
| The HDP's supporters were jubilant, taking to the streets to chant "we are the HDP, we are going to the parliament". | |
| "It is a carnival night," 47-year-old Huseyin Durmaz told AFP. "We no longer trust the AKP." | |
| HDP leader Selahattin Demirtas ruled out entering into a coalition with the AKP. | |
| "The discussion of executive presidency and dictatorship have come to an end in Turkey with these elections," Mr Demirtas told a news conference in Istanbul. | |
| The BBC's Mark Lowen in Istanbul | The BBC's Mark Lowen in Istanbul |
| The AKP has polled worse than it ever feared and lost its majority. President Erdogan will be unable to change the constitution and extend his powers. | The AKP has polled worse than it ever feared and lost its majority. President Erdogan will be unable to change the constitution and extend his powers. |
| It's a stark contrast with the HDP, which gambled to run as a single party for the first time, hoping to cross the 10% threshold. It paid off, gaining a significant voice for the Kurdish minority on the national stage. | It's a stark contrast with the HDP, which gambled to run as a single party for the first time, hoping to cross the 10% threshold. It paid off, gaining a significant voice for the Kurdish minority on the national stage. |
| It succeeded by appealing beyond the Kurds, drawing in leftists and staunch Erdogan opponents with its message of equality, gay rights and environmental concerns. | It succeeded by appealing beyond the Kurds, drawing in leftists and staunch Erdogan opponents with its message of equality, gay rights and environmental concerns. |
| This could be the start of a new political era here; a major setback for a president who has polarised this nation. | This could be the start of a new political era here; a major setback for a president who has polarised this nation. |
| In a volatile Middle East, Turkey matters greatly - and so the path it takes, the nature of its democracy and the leaders it produces, all have implications far beyond its borders. | In a volatile Middle East, Turkey matters greatly - and so the path it takes, the nature of its democracy and the leaders it produces, all have implications far beyond its borders. |
| Turkey's least predictable election | Turkey's least predictable election |
| Profile: Recep Tayyip Erdogan | Profile: Recep Tayyip Erdogan |
| With nearly all the votes counted, the AKP looks likely to win 258 seats in parliament, 18 fewer than it requires for a majority. | With nearly all the votes counted, the AKP looks likely to win 258 seats in parliament, 18 fewer than it requires for a majority. |
| The Republican People's Party (CHP) looks likely to be the second largest party, as in the previous parliament, polling around 25% of the vote. | The Republican People's Party (CHP) looks likely to be the second largest party, as in the previous parliament, polling around 25% of the vote. |
| In third place is the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) on 16.5%, with the People's Democratic Party (HDP) in fourth place with 13%. | In third place is the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) on 16.5%, with the People's Democratic Party (HDP) in fourth place with 13%. |
| The HDP is expected to finish with 75 to 80 seats after attracting votes beyond its Kurdish support base. | The HDP is expected to finish with 75 to 80 seats after attracting votes beyond its Kurdish support base. |
| Who are the HDP? | Who are the HDP? |
| Kurds, women, gays put faith in upstart Turkish party | Kurds, women, gays put faith in upstart Turkish party |
| Many turned out to vote in the HDP's heartland of Diyarbakir, two days after a bombing in the eastern city killed two people and injured 200 more. | Many turned out to vote in the HDP's heartland of Diyarbakir, two days after a bombing in the eastern city killed two people and injured 200 more. |
| The MHP's leader Devlet Bahceli did not rule out the possibility of entering a coalition government, but said the results represented the "beginning of the end for the AKP". | The MHP's leader Devlet Bahceli did not rule out the possibility of entering a coalition government, but said the results represented the "beginning of the end for the AKP". |
| Once viewed as invincible, President Erdogan's party has been criticised in recent years for its clampdown on free speech and its growing authoritarianism. | Once viewed as invincible, President Erdogan's party has been criticised in recent years for its clampdown on free speech and its growing authoritarianism. |
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