Ecevit's party wins largest number of votes in Turkey

The Democratic Left Party in Turkey chaired by Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit won 23.8% of the total votes in the outcomes of Turkish elections.

Meanwhile, the Nationalist Movement Party occupied the second position, winning 20.2% of the vote, while the Motherland Party chaired by former Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz took 14.5% while the Islamic Virtue Party received 14.3%, in front of the True Path Party chaired by an other former prime minister, Tansu Ciller, which took 13.8%.

A party source told ArabicNews.com there are contacts to form a coalition government under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit, asserting that the alliance will be between the Democratic Left Party, the Nationalist Movement Party and the Motherland Party, but these contacts did not yet reach any agreement.

He said that the Foreign Ministry might be attached to the Motherland Party.