This
Reuters article reports the ruling Islamist party in Turkey did poorly in local elections.
The AK Party won 39 per cent of the municipal vote, but the results were below its 47 per cent target and the worst since it first came to power in parliamentary elections in 2002.
The article concludes:
Local elections have traditionally been important in Turkey, with governments severely handicapped if they failed to score well. The results are not expected to halt reforms but may force (Prime Minister) Erdogan to seek compromises with the opposition to achieve his goals, which may in turn strengthen democratic institutions.
That is bad news for the AK Party but good news for Turkey's friends in the United States.
