Ruling Party Wins Big in Turkey
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Despite secularist fears of its Islamist roots, Erdogan's party gets even more support than it did five years ago
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Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was elected president by Turkey's parliament on Tuesday, the first former Islamist to take the post in the secular but predominantly Muslim country's modern history.
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Brazil&#39;s ruling party has made gains in Sunday&#39;s local elections seen as mid-term referendum on the government of left-leaning President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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Turkey's governing AK Party have claimed a comprehensive victory in the country's general election. Send us your reaction.
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The party backing ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra easily won the most seats in Sunday's election, creating a big problem for the generals who booted out the telecoms billionaire in a 2006 coup.
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The prime ministerâs party took a strong lead, setting the stage for a final confrontation over who should run Turkey.
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A devout Muslim with a background in political Islam won the Turkish presidency on Tuesday, in a major triumph for the Islamic-rooted government after months of confrontation with the secular establishment.
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Turkey's ruling party claimed a resounding victory Sunday in parliamentary elections. But the AKP's Islamic roots and its appeal to religious supporters have unnerved many in the officially secular nation.
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Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was elected Turkey's next president on Tuesday, the first former Islamist to take the post in the secular but predominantly Muslim country's modern history.
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Palestinian militant group Hamas has won a huge victory in local polls in Gaza, unofficial results indicate.
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ISTANBUL, Jul 16 (IPS) - Turkey's Islamic-rooted governing party will  soon put its record to test in a parliamentary election dominated  by the role of religion in public life and possible military  incursion into the Iraqi quagmire. It may win, but not govern.
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Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono received a welcome boost when his deputy was elected as leader of the country's most powerful political party.
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Abdullah Gul prevailed today in a parliamentary vote, breaking the secular establishmentâs 84-year grip on political power.
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A devout Muslim won Turkey's presidency yesterday after months of confrontation with the secular establishment, promising to be impartial and praising the idea that Islam and the state should be separate.
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Donald Tusk's center-right party won a decisive victory in Sunday's elections.
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GAZIANTEP, Turkey  - A high-flying City of London economist and a woman are Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's top bets in this fast-growing city to present a modern, liberal face for his Islam-rooted AK Party to voters and the world.
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Turkey's Islamic-rooted ruling party led parliamentary elections Sunday with 39.2 percent of the votes counted, CNN-Turk television reported. channel. The election is viewed as pivotal in determining the balance between Islam and secularism in the nation of more than 70 million.