Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Deputy Chairman and Spokesperson Ömer Çelik has said the whole nation is the winner of Sunday's vote, stressing the party will not seek “revenge” from its critics.
The new government will include two holding companies. The parliament officials informed 24.kg news agency.
According to them, this is National Energy holding company and the State Property Management holding. According to the preliminary structure, it is proposed to retain the level of the State Agency for Geology and Mineral Resources and to pull the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Migration down to the level of Migration and Employment Service.
The leaders of Turkey's pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) have said that unfair election conditions and a deliberate policy of polarization by President Tayyip Erdoğan explain their drop-off in Sunday's parliamentary elections.
The HDP was forced to cancel election rallies following two deadly attacks on pro-Kurdish gatherings since July. Television stations gave party representatives little air-time amid government attacks branding the party as the political wing of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli, who denied claims that he stepped down as the MHP chairman following the election results, has said Sunday’s results do not change Turkey’s gloomy picture and that he will work for the goals of the party until his last breath.
LAHORE / KARACHI: Polling during the first phase of the local government elections in 12 districts of Punjab was relatively peaceful but marked with irregularities and illegalities, suggesting weak grip of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on the electoral process, said the Fair and Free Election Network (Fafen) on Sunday.
It said that despite some irregularities the polling in eight districts of Sindh was conducted in a better way as compared to the past elections in the province.
A total of 12 small parties in the Nov. 1 general election failed to gain any seats in Parliament, as the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) regained the majority in a repeat parliamentary election on Sunday by winning 49 percent of the vote.
THE trend that emerged after the end of polling for LG elections in 12 districts of Punjab and eight of Sindh on Saturday took root on Sunday with the ruling parties in both the provinces achieving commanding positions.
Independent candidates in the two provinces claimed most seats after the PML-N and PPP. The PML-N grabbed 1,192 of 2,696 UC seats in Punjab while the PPP in Sindh won 2,700 out of the 3,800 seats. Chakwal, however, was a different story. In contrast to N’s winning streak elsewhere, independents bagged 33 of the 68 seats against PML-N’s 28.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is gearing up for victory in Punjab with a total of 1,195 seats while in Sindh, while Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is reportedly ahead with a firm grip on 767 seats, according to the unofficial results of first phase of the local government polls.
According to the unofficial statistics, the independent candidates have clinched 1,239 seats followed by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) which managed to grab only 285 seats.
Several major players in Faisalabad politics faced a surprising defeat in the local government elections on Saturday. No one political group has gained a majority and most of the seats have been swept by independent candidates.
Of the 346 seats in Faisalabad district, 166 seats went to independents, followed by the PML-N which won 134 seats, the PTI bagged 36 seats and the PPP four. Elections were postponed for three union councils and the results of three seats have not been announced.
LAHORE: The government announced on Sunday that winners in the second phase of local government elections would not be allowed to arrange celebratory processions.
The decision was made at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif. The meeting reviewed the steps taken for maintaining order during the first phase of elections.
KABUL (Pajhwok): Electoral Reform Commission (ERC) members on Monday said their evaluation study on changing electoral system, shrinking constituencies and defining role of the transparency committee has been somehow finalised.
At the end of August the Electoral Reforms Commission (ERC) following discussions with different segments of society submitted its set of 10 suggestions regarding electoral reforms to the government. The President approved seven of the suggestions and tasked the panel to find ways for implementation of the other three suggestions.
Divisions have emerged at the national dialogue talks over the characteristics of a new president for the country, reported the daily An Nahar on Monday.
It said that the March 8 and 14 camps are disputed over a president who supports the resistance, Hizbullah, and one who calls for Lebanon to adhere to its policy of disassociation from regional conflicts.
The March 8 camp, led by Hizbullah, is advocating the former, while the March 14 camp is advocating the latter.
The Kyrgyz Parliament formed a coalition for the Stability, Confidence and New Opportunities in the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic. The signing of the coalition agreement took place today in the White House.
The ceremony was attended by the leaders of the factions that joined the parliamentary majority. They are Chynybay Tursunbekov (SDPK faction), Kanatbek Isaev (Kyrgyzstan faction), Bakyt Torobaev (Onuguu faction) and Omurbek Tekebayev (Ata Meken faction).
A number of factors come to the fore in analyses explaining what had changed since the June 7 elections which helped the AKP regain enough seats for single-party rule. Here are four reasons why the AKP garnered more than four million additional votes at the expense of the opposition parties.
1.Bahçeli’s negative attitude
The Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) base did not support the negative attitude of its leader, Devlet Bahçeli, especially during the coalition talks with the AKP.
The European Union and Council of Europe have both underlined the high voter turnout during the Nov. 1 snap elections in statements issued a day after the polls, while expressing a desire to advance cooperation with Turkey on a number of issues.
EU High Representative and Vice-President Federica Mogherini and the EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn said in a joint written statement that the Nov. 1 snap elections in Turkey, which saw a turnout as high as 85 percent, “have reaffirmed the strong commitment of the Turkish people to democratic processes.”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a call on Nov. 2 for the whole world to respect the country’s parliamentary election result, which gave the Justice and Development Party (AKP) he founded nearly 50 percent of the vote.
Speaking to reporters after praying at a mosque in Istanbul, Erdoğan said Turks had voted for stability on Nov. 1 after the failure of coalition talks following a June vote.
