PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2011

Latest Figures

After almost three quarters of all ballot boxes have been opened, the Justice and Development Party takes the lead again, followed by the main opposition Republican People's Party. The far-right Nationalist Movement Party is above the 10-percent election threshold.

Turkey

According to the votes counted till 8.00 pm local time on Sunday evening (12 June), the day of the 2011 parliamentary elections in Turkey, the religious-conservative Justice and Development Party (AKP) holds the majority. As reported by ntvmsnbc.com, 68 percent of all ballot boxes have been counted so far. The turnout of voters amounts to 73.38 percent.

Latest results

AKP: 51.10 percent

Republican People's Party (CHP): 25.13 percent

Nationalist Movement Party (MHP): 13.40 percent

Independent candidates: 6.03 percent

Istanbul:

1. District: AKP: 49.28 %; CHP: 32.59 %; MHP: 8.93 %; Independent: 4.66 %

2. District: AKP: 51.26 %; CHP: 29.11 %; MHP: 9.38 %; Independent: 5.31 %

3. District: AKP: 48.73%; CHP: 31.27 %; MHP: 10.12 %; Independent: 5.76 %

Ankara:

1 District: AKP: 47.74 %; CHP: 32.33%; MHP: 15.15 %

2. District: AKP: 54.70 %; CHP: 26.26 %; MHP: 14.48 %

Izmir:

1. District: CHP: 43.17 %; AKP: 37.41 %; MHP: 11.23 %; Independent: 4.8 %

2. District: CHP: 44.57 %; AKP: 35.85 %; MHP: 12.06 %; Independent: 4.0 %

Diyarbakır:

Independent: 62.73 %; AKP: 32.03 %; CHP: 2.12 %

Mersin:

CHP: 32.73 %; AKP: 32.10 %; MHP: 24.6 %; Independent: 7.5 %