Turkish PM announces victory for ruling party
Q. Which AKP party Turkish leader has announced a victory/ majority in the parliamentary elections on 2nd November 2015?- Published on 03 Nov 15a. Recep Tayyip Erdogan
b. Ahmet Davutoglu
c. Ahmet Erdogan
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Ahmet Davutoglu
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu declared victory for his ruling party after results showed it garnering a majority in the parliament. Preliminary results suggest that AKP or Justice Development Party has picked up millions of votes at the expense of the nationalist MHP and pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party, or HDP. AKP’s vote tally jumped nearly nine percentage points. Turnout for the election was pegged at 87% among 54 million persons eligible to vote at more than 175,000 polling stations.
