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Turkey elections: Erdogan says no party can rule alone | |
(35 minutes later) | |
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the inconclusive election result means no party can govern alone. | |
His AK party is meeting to try to form a government after losing its majority in 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. | It secured 41%, a sharp drop from 2011, and must form a coalition or face entering a minority government. |
Mr Erdogan has called on all parties to take a "healthy and realistic" evaluation of the results. | Mr Erdogan has called on all parties to take a "healthy and realistic" evaluation of the results. |
The Turkish lira and shares dropped sharply in response to the results on Monday morning. | The Turkish lira and shares dropped sharply in response to the results on Monday morning. |
The AK party is now likely to try to form a coalition, but no party has yet indicated it is willing to join forces with it. | |
The BBC's Mark Lowen in Istanbul | The BBC's Mark Lowen in Istanbul |
This is potentially a new political era in Turkey. | This is potentially a new political era in Turkey. |
The AKP still won this election, with over 40% of the vote - a share of the vote that parties in any democracy would crave. | The AKP still won this election, with over 40% of the vote - a share of the vote that parties in any democracy would crave. |
It still has a substantial power base, mainly of the more religious, conservative Turks, who feel liberated by the party and the president. | It still has a substantial power base, mainly of the more religious, conservative Turks, who feel liberated by the party and the president. |
But the AKP's dominance, the one-man political show that has played out in Turkey for 13 years and polarised this nation, has just taken a very big kick. | But the AKP's dominance, the one-man political show that has played out in Turkey for 13 years and polarised this nation, has just taken a very big kick. |
Turkey: Bloody nose for Erdogan | Turkey: Bloody nose for Erdogan |
Profile: Recep Tayyip Erdogan | Profile: Recep Tayyip Erdogan |
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is meeting AKP cabinet members and officials to assess the election results in Ankara. | |
After the official final result is declared, he will have 45 days to form a government. | |
One of Mr Davutoglu's deputies, Numan Kurtulmus, said an early election was possible. | |
The result is a blow to Mr Erdogan's plans to boost his office's powers. | |
He had been seeking a two-thirds majority to turn Turkey into a presidential republic. | |
The pro-Kurdish HDP crossed the 10% threshold, securing seats in parliament for the first time. | |
"The discussion of executive presidency and dictatorship have come to an end in Turkey with these elections," said HDP leader Selahattin Demirtas. | |
Who are the HDP? | |
Kurds, women, gays put faith in upstart Turkish party | |
On Monday morning, 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. | |
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