In Turkey, completed the election of local authorities
In election was attended by about 48 million citizens of Turkey. For the right to lead the City and the counties of 19 candidates fighting political parties.
According to preliminary data, leads the ruling Islamist Justice Party, headed by Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Islamists are ahead of the main rival – opposition Republican People's Party. In the south-east Turkey, where the mainly Kurdish population, the undisputed leader Party democratic society, protecting the interests of the Turkish Kurds, – said an independent analyst, political scientist Tanyl Bohr. He cites radio Freedom.
According to Turkish media, the fight at the polling stations claimed the lives of 5 persons, about 100 were knife wounds and trauma. Among the victims – the police, who received gunshot wounds in an attempt to raznyat opponents.