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and significantly improve its vote share, with support coming from former AKP nationalist voters who are disillusioned with the
Kurdish peace process. the MHP leader Devlet Bahçeli claimed that there was a very low possibility that such voters would return to the AKP, accusing the AKP of continuously
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with the
Kurdish rebels. the MHP's rhetoric was dominated by negative campaigning against the AKP, whom Bahçeli accused of corruption and financing terrorism. Since 2013, the MHP was observed to have increased its support, taking many votes from disaffected nationalist voters who had deserted the AKP
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on 21 March 2015 as scheduled, which had resulted in the unanimous election of Bahçeli as leader of the party unopposed. The party's
Central Executive Committee (MYK) due to oversee the party's election campaign was also elected. Splits between key party officials, such as those between Bahçeli,
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with
Kurdish militants. In their constitutional reform proposals, the party promised to keep a constitutional reference to the Turkish ethnicity while not allowing other minorities to obtain constitutional recognition. Pressing for a manufacturing based economy, the MHP has also pledged to
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The MHP has strongly targeted the AKP in their campaign, accusing the
Supreme Electoral Council of serving no-one apart from Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and vowing to bring violations of the law to justice in the future. Such promises include the sending of Erdoğan to the
374:(Turkish: 11. Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi Olağan Kongresi) was held on 21 March 2015. The Congress resulted in the re-election of Devlet Bahçeli as party leader, with rivals failing to obtain enough signatures to contest the leadership election.
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The MHP has implemented one of the lowest application fees of any party for potential candidates. Between 12 and 18 March, all male, female and disabled citizens wishing to apply had to pay a fee of ₺2,000. The MHP had charged ₺2,500 in the
476:. The MHP began its electoral rallies on 6 May in the north of the country, with Bahçeli also making stops at local cafes during his campaign to directly meet with voters. Bahçeli endorsed the new legal process that had begun against the
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and to establish an anti-corruption commission to lead the investigation. The MHP has also promised a strong, international response to terrorism and to raise the minimum wage to ₺1,400.
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had obtained the recording to blackmail Akşener, though both Akşener and Gülen's lawyer denied the claims and accused them of being baseless.
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for the first time in 20 years. In the space of one month (between 6 May and 6 June), the MHP conducted election rallies in 60
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Development Party election campaign, June 2015
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Türkiye'nin Kalbi Burada! (Turkey's heart is here!)
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791:HÜRRİYET – TÜRKİYE'NİN AÇILIŞ SAYFASI
350:Number of delegates/turnout
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284:MHP 21 March 2015 Ordinary Congress
216:in Turkey. The campaign was led by
817:June 2015 Turkish general election
506:2013 government corruption scandal
150:June 2015 Turkish general election
91:Came third with 80 members elected
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253:also attracted media attention.
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827:Election campaigns in Turkey
222:elected party leader in 1997
72:550 parliamentary candidates
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242:11th Ordinary Congress
447:to the more moderate
420:2011 general election
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785:Umut ERDEM/ANKARA.
748:. 30 September 2014
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409:MHP party flags in
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353:1,242
344:100.0
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