ISTANBUL – In very few democracies could such a small shift in votes lead to outcomes as different as the ones that could result from Turkey’s general election on June 7. A swing of less than 1% of the national vote could decide whether the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is forced to form a coalition government – Turkey’s first after 13 years of single-party rule – leaving it unable to fulfill President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s longstanding desire to strengthen the presidency.
伊斯坦布尔——极少有民主国家像6月7日大选时的土耳其那样因为很小的选票变化而改变最终选局。不到1%的国内选票变化就有可能决定执政的正义与发展党（AKP）是否要在土耳其13年的一党执政后被迫组建联合政府——从而使雷杰普·塔伊普·埃尔多安总统无法达成强化总统权力的愿望。