Two other, secularist parties also crossed the 10 per cent threshold to enter parliament.Erdogan has vowed to continue the reforms needed to join the European Union and the negotiations, though it is now well known that most of Turkey is cooling to EU membership.
The Republican People's Party (CHP) won about 20.7 per cent and the National Movement Party (MHP) took about 14.4 per cent.
No other party passed the threshold, though over 20 independent Kurdish candidates also won seats.
More importantly for Turkey's future, he said:
We will support and protect what our nation has entrusted us with. We will work to undertake the duty you have given us.Adding that AK continued to believe in plurality of political voices (something that Kemalists do not often accept) and free market reforms.
We will never compromise the basic principles of our republic. These principles are needed for a strong and wealthy Turkey.
We shall have to see how things develop. Turkey is facing a few problems, not least the renewal of fighting in the Kurdish parts. Erdogan will not be able to deal with that without the army, who views him with some suspicion.
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