Turkey elections: A coalition looks likely but what kind of coalition, how will affect war in Syria?

[Jefferson23]

Full title: Turkey elections: A coalition looks likely – but what kind of coalition, and how will affect the war in Syria?

June 8, 2015

The outcome of the Turkish election affects two pivotal issues facing the government in Ankara: its degree of involvement in the Syrian civil war and its relationship with Kurds, both in Turkey and Syria.

Turkey has played a central role in trying to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad since the Syrian uprising of 2011. The 510-mile Turkish border with Syria has never been entirely closed to armed opposition groups including Isis and Jabhat al-Nusra, the al-Qaeda affiliate.

Turkey is alleged to be giving strong backing to the latest rebel offensive in Idlib province in Syria, one that has largely driven out regime forces.

But the aggressive policy towards the Assad regime is very much the creation of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his AK party. The other three main political parties in Turkey have opposed his Syrian venture. The leftist-Kurdish HDP party, whose success was the most striking feature of the election, will be critical of any Turkish government that appears tolerant towards Isis and that is hostile to the 2.2 million Syrian Kurds living in three enclaves on the Syrian side of the Turkish frontier.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/turkey-elections-a-coalition-looks-likely--but-what-kind-of-coalition-and-how-will-affect-the-war-in-syria-10306187.html

[bemildred]

1. Interesting, thanks, I've been trying to figure that out. nt

[KoKo]

2. Interesting...I was surprised that so many minority groups now have a voice...

What many of us who try to sort out Foreign News from many sources were thinking was that he was "double dealing" with the US and other Powers and winning in his "Triangulation Efforts" and double dealing with others.

Should be interesting to watch going forward. Thanks for Posting!