Expert: Erdogan's party to win parliamentary elections in Turkey

PanARMENIAN.Net - The results of surveys conducted in Turkey recently show that ruling AKP is most likely to win the parliamentary election July 22, Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies at the RA Academy of Sciences, Dr Ruben Safrastyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.



When asked whether Erdogan's party will succeed in forming the government, Dr Safrastyan said, "Most likely they will fail. However, formation of a coalition government with the National Action Party, also known as Grey Wolves led by Colonel Alpaslan Turkes, is not ruled out. Involvement of independent deputies is also possible."



As to Erdogan's statements that he will quit politics if the AKP fails to gain a single-handed victory, the Armenian expert said it was done to encourage those who still hesitate. "Recep Tayyip Erdogan will become Turkish Prime Minister again. The country doesn't have a politician equal to him at the moment," he said adding that major opposition parties are playing for coalition formation.