Kurds Vow to Push Erdogan Back in Parliament or Outside
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The stage is set for a showdown between Turkey’s most powerful man and a political party that’s never won a seat in parliament.
The all-or-nothing structure of Turkey’s elections system means Kurds are kingmakers in the election on June 7. Either they enter parliament with 10 percent of the national vote and gain about 50 seats, or they fall short, ceding those seats to the ruling AK Party, which is seeking to expand the power of its founder and former boss, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the nation’s unquestioned leader of 12 years.