A political party must receive at least 10 percent of the vote to enter parliament in Turkey. But when only two parties did so in the elections of 2002, the remaining seats were distributed proportionally among them, giving Erdogan's party 66 percent of the seats.
Fri, May 04, 2007 - Page 6 News List
Parliament sets date for Turkey's general elections
CHURCH VS STATE The prime minister hopes the polls will avert a political crisis brewing as a result of his attempt to install an Islamic figure as president
AFP AND AP , ANKARA AND ISTANBUL, TURKEY
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