Turkish Ecevit
Socialist Press1977 1977-06-08Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 1 →
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A victory in the Turkish general election of Sunday last 5 June for the Republican People's Party (RPP), of Bulent Ecevit seems certain as we go to press.
In the results declared by Monday afternoon, the RPP had won 193 seats against 165 for the right wing Justice Party of Suleyman Demirel.
The fascist National Action Party led by Turkes had 8 seats and the reactionary Islamic Salvation Party, 19.
However, other • reports indicate that Ecevit himself, on four short of an overall majority, and certainly enough for him to form a government without having to rely on any other party.
In the big cities the RPP has been well ahead of all its rivals, with 27 seats in Istanbul against 13 for the Justice Party, 3 for the NAP and one for the Salvation Party, while in Ankara. 16 seats
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