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Turkey: Female voters will determine outcome of June 12 elections

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Turkey: Female voters will determine outcome of June 12 elections

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24.4 million male and 25 million female voters will head to the ballot box on that date. The number of female voters has surpassed that of male voters in Turkey’s past three elections and the same is true for the 2.5 million Turkish citizens casting votes from abroad. According to research done before and after the 2002 and 2007 elections, female voters tend to favor the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) at the ballot box. The party shown to have the fewest female supporters is the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).

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24.4 million male and 25 million female voters will head to the ballot box on that date. The number of female voters has surpassed that of male voters in Turkey’s past three elections and the same is true for the 2.5 million Turkish citizens casting votes from abroad. According to research done before and after the 2002 and 2007 elections, female voters tend to favor the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) at the ballot box. The party shown to have the fewest female supporters is the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).

To read the complete article please visit www.todayszaman.com

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