Turkish Armenians to vote for ruling AKPJuly 13, 2007 - 18:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In terms of political parties, 60 percent of Turkish Armenians will vote for the outgoing Justice and Development Party (AKP).In Istanbul's second electoral region where a lot of people with Armenian origins reside, they will vote for the independent leftist candidate professor Baskan Oran, bilingual Turkish Armenian weekly Agos editor-in-chief Etyen Mahcupyan told Tempo magazine. He emphasized that Turkish Armenians have always voted for center-right parties. "Turkish Armenians will vote for the AKP. According to our reviews in Istanbul's second electoral region they will mostly vote for independent candidate Baskan Oran. But excluding the independent candidate factor, 60 percent will vote for the AKP," Mahcupyan stated, adding that the rest of the votes will be split between pro-secular opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), nationalist Young Party (GP) founded by the controversial entrepreneur Cem Uzan and the center-right Democrat Party (DP). Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |