Turkey’s Ruling Party Wins Third Term, But Not Overwhelmingly

CNSNews ^ | 6/13/11 | Patrick Goodenough

[CNSNews]

(CNSNews.com) – Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP), whose foreign policies have troubled some Western officials, sailed to a third term victor in elections Sunday, as expected.

But voters did not hand Erdogan the majority he sought to push ahead with plans for a new constitution without the support of opposition parties. The Islamist-leaning AKP’s 49.9 percent of the vote translates into 325 seats in the 550-seat parliament, down from 331 in the last parliament.

That result is well short of the two-thirds needed to replace the constitution without consulting other parties or Turkish citizens in a referendum.

[askrenr]

Small speed bump on the road to Islamafacation of Turkey

[drpix]

How far did Hiltler go with his 30%?

Quotes from Mr. Erdogan:

"{Democracy is like a tram/bus:} You ride it until you arrive at your destination, then you step off."

"There is no moderate Islam. Islam is Islam and that’s that”

"Mosques are our barracks, minarets our bayonets, domes our helmets, the believers our soldiers."

"Assimilation is a crime against humanity..."

[PGalt]

Thanks for posting. Very interesting.