Parliamentary Elections in Turkey

Ruling Party Wins

The elections were initiated after the opposition parties in the parliament prevented the AK Party from appointing Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul as a President. But Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) rose from 34% in the 2002 election to nearly 47% of votes this time, according to preliminary results. It marks the first time in 52 years that Turks have voted an incumbent party back into power with even more support than before... full story


By AYCA YARCI
from Ankara, TURKEY

How to suspend the President: Romanian case

Dossier Basescu

Reuters states on January 23 that the Romanian Government is on the edge of collapse, only three weeks after joining the European Union, endangering the country's hope of obtaining quick benefits after the integration. The Conservative Party announces that wishes the suspension of president Traian Basescu, using as arguments not the famous notes but the evidences that accuse the head of the state of undermining the national economy as well as of false statements... full story


By IOANA EMINA DUMITRASCU
from Bucharest, ROMANIA