The Sunday parliamentary elections in Turkey resulted in the actual defeat of the party Justice and Development (AKP) after a 13-year sole political leadership.
AKP is now deprived of the opportunity to carry out constitutional reforms, expanding the powers of the President, which Erdogan so wishes to receive.
Another surprise was the success of the pro-Kurdish Democratic People's Party (HDP), which won 80 seats in Parliament.
Thus, the Kurds for the first time in history will be represented in the Turkish Parliament as an independent political force.
Following the elections, Erdogan's party won 40.86% of the vote and 258 seats and lost the majority.
The Kemalist center-left Republican People's Party led by Kemal Kilicdaroglu gained 24.96% of the votes, receiving 132 seats in Parliament.
The third place was retained by the right nationalist National Action Party (MHP) led by Devlet Bahceli. 16.29% of the vote allowed them to dramatically increase the number of representatives in Parliament from 28 to 81 mandates.
From now on Erdogan's party will not be able to form a government alone, and has to arrange a coalition with other forces. However, all three parliamentary parties have not allowed the opportunity yet.
If the parties cannot reach an agreement and form a government, Turkey will expect the new early elections.
Meanwhile, local observers note that the authority of the ruling party in recent years was badly undermined. So, local sources told Turan IA the main reason was the policy of Erdogan against Syria. Overt and covert support of Islamic State groups planning to establish a Sunni caliphate and other political ventures have seriously undermined confidence in Erdogan.
"Ordinary voters were willing to forgive a lot Erdogan, including the corruption scandal in December 2013, when Erdogan and his ministers were convicted of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars. However, Turkey's Syrian adventure has brought more than a million refugees from that country and has posed a serious source of tension and instability on its borders. The nation has not forgiven Erdogan for that," said a local analyst, who requested anonymity.
The Turkish society perceived as a threat to freedom of expression that the editor of the newspaper Hurriyet exposing Erdogan's direct financing and supplying arms to Islamic State militants has faced with the prospect of a life sentence for this publication. -05D06-
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