Carte blanche for Erdogan but can he deliver?

After more than a month of intense campaigning, Turkey has cast its verdict, handing a major victory to Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP). Literally, one in every two voters cast their ballot for the prime minister’s party as it increased its share of the vote for the third election in a row – a noteworthy achievement in democratic societies these days, where officeholders cannot usually escape the corrosive effects of being in power. For several reasons, the outcome of this election was seen to be more critical than usual. In short, Sunday’s vote may have been one of the more important in recent Turkish political history.

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